Manish Rai

Pakistan military parade, 2017. Photo: Creative Commons/pxhere Manish Rai | iKurd.net The Pakistani Army is fighting tooth and nail to...

Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) freedom fighters have reportedly taken control of Mangocher city in Kalat district, seizing government buildings and military installations, Balochistan, Pakistan, May 2, 2025. Photo: Screengrab/video/X

Baloch Rebels Exposed Pakistan Army Vulnerability

by Manish Rai

May 15, 2025

Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) freedom fighters have reportedly taken control of Mangocher city in Kalat district, seizing government buildings and...

A composite image shows Syria's Islamist interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa (also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani), alongside Kurds, Druze, and Christians holding their flags during the celebration of the Kurdish New Year, Newroz, in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), March 2025. Photo: iKurd.net/AP

Syria’s Future Lies in Decentralisation

by Manish Rai

May 1, 2025

A composite image shows Syria's Islamist interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa (also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani), alongside Kurds, Druze, Yazidis,...

Militants from the Baloch Republican Army (BRA), Balochistan, Pakistan, 2020. Photo: BRA/X

Pakistan Has Lost Control in Balochistan

by Manish Rai

March 25, 2025

Militants from the Baloch Republican Army (BRA), Balochistan, Pakistan, 2020. Photo: BRA/X Manish Rai | iKurd.net Balochistan, Pakistan's largest province...

HDP supporters wave a flag with Turkish Republic's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and others of jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, in Istanbul, 2015. Photo: AP

Ocalan’s Call is a Golden Opportunity for Turks

by Manish Rai

March 5, 2025

HDP supporters wave a flag with Turkish Republic's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and others of jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan,...

Turkish airstrike targets protesters demonstrating against Turkish attacks on the Tishrin Dam

Damascus Should Realise That Only Way Forward is Through Talks

by Manish Rai

February 1, 2025

Turkish airstrike targets protesters demonstrating against Turkish attacks on the Tishrin Dam in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), January 2025. Photo: ANF...

People rally in support of Kurdish-led SDF forces in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava)

Syrian Kurds Should Not be Left at the Mercy of Turks

by Manish Rai

January 7, 2025

People rally in support of Kurdish-led SDF forces in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), December 2024. Photo: ronahi tv/X Manish Rai |...

Manish Rai (3rd from left) with Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces from Brigade 14 at the Qarachoq Mountains in the Makhmour sector, Iraqi Kurdistan, December 2024. Photo: Manish Rai/Handout to iKurd.net.

Peshmerga Contributing Well to Stabilize a Volatile Region

by Manish Rai

December 23, 2024

Manish Rai (3rd from left) with Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces from Brigade 14 at the Qarachoq Mountains in the Makhmour...

Shoresh Ismail Abdulla, the Minister of Peshmerga affairs in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)

Developments in Syria Can Give Opportunity to ISIS to Bounce Back: Peshmerga

by Manish Rai

December 18, 2024

Shoresh Ismail Abdulla, the Minister of Peshmerga affairs in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, December 2024. Photo:...