Mohammed Samaan Agha, leader of the Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF), was elected governor of Kirkuk, Iraq, April 16, 2026. Photo:...

Ghazal Mawlan, a member of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan, an Iranian Kurdish opposition party operating from Iraqi Kurdistan,...

Kurds register for citizenship in Qamishlo, Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava Kurdistan), April 9, 2026. Photo: ANHA video/via iKurd.net QAMISHLO,— A steady...

An oil truck at Rumaila oilfield, Basra, Iraq, April 6, 2016. Photo: Reuters DAMASCUS,— Syria on Wednesday started loading its...

Basim al-Badri, head of the Supreme National Commission for Accountability and Justice, Iraq, 2025. Photo: Screengrab/Alsharqiya TV/YT/via iKurd net Michael...

Khor Mor gas field Chamchamal, Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan, 2020. Photo: Dana Gas SULAIMANI,— A gas facility in Iraqi Kurdistan has...

Ships at Strait of Hormuz, 2015. Photo: US Navy WASHINGTON,— The U.S. military said it will begin a maritime blockade of...

PUK's Nizar Amedi elected new Iraqi president, Baghdad, Iraq, April 11, 2026. Photo: Channel8.com BAGHDAD,— Iraq's parliament elected Kurdish politician...

Massoud Barzani, tribal leader in Iraqi Kurdistan and head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), 2025. Photo: Barzani's Press Office/via...

Erbil governor Omed Khoshnaw, right, with Massoud Barzani, center, and Masrour Barzani, left), Erbil, March 19, 2026. Photo: Barzani's Press...