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A composite image of Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, (left) and a Kurdish legal ...

Syria’s Kurds say attack by gov’t Islamist forces kills several fighters

Syrian government Islamist forces attack Kurdish SDF convoy while withdrawing from eastern Aleppo, January 17, 2026. Photo: Video/X/via iKurd.net QAMISHLO, ...

U.S. President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Dec 29, 2025. Photo: The White House

Rubio, Blair, Kushner named to US Gaza board under Trump plan

U.S. President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Dec 29, 2025. Photo: ...

Depiction of the "Susian guards" from the Palace of Darius in Susa. Photo: Creative Commons/wikimedia

Who Are the Persians? – Part VI

by Ardishir Rashidi-Kalhur

Depiction of the "Susian guards" from the Palace of Darius in Susa. Photo: Creative Commons/wikimedia The Origin of the Persian ...

US President Donald Trump receives former al-Qaeda leader and current Syrian interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, at the White House on November 10, 2025. Photo: The White House

Syria’s Kurds Should Seek a More Trusted Ally Than Trump’s U.S.

by Serwan Zangana

January 16, 2026

US President Donald Trump receives former al-Qaeda leader and current Syrian interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed ...

An Iraqi passport. Photo: Creative Commons/pintrest/via iKurd.net

Iraqi passport remains world’s third weakest in 2026: Henley Index

An Iraqi passport. Photo: Creative Commons/pintrest/via iKurd.net NEW YORK,— Iraq’s passport has been ranked among the weakest in the world, ...

Kurdish PJAK (Partiya Jiyana Azad a Kurdistane)/HGP (Hêzên Parastina Gel HPG) female fighter in the border area in Iranian Kurdistan (Rojhelat). The PJAK has more than 3,000 armed militiamen, half the members of PJAK are women, 2016. Photo: AFP

Kurdish armed groups cross into Iranian Kurdistan from Iraqi Kurdistan: MIT

Kurdish PJAK (Partiya Jiyana Azad a Kurdistane)/HGP (Hêzên Parastina Gel HPG) female fighter in the border area in Iranian Kurdistan ...

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani. Sharaa past includes being part of al-Qaeda, ISIS, and later founding al-Nusra Front, which was initially aligned with al-Qaeda before rebranding to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Sharaa was previously wanted by the United States, which has offered a $10 million bounty for his capture. January 14, 2026. Photo: iKurd.net/screengrab/Shams TV video/X

Syria’s Sharaa urges Kurdish integration as troops deploy east of Aleppo

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani. Sharaa past includes being part of al-Qaeda, ISIS, and ...

Shaswar Abdulwahid, leader of the New Generation Movement (Cûłanewey Newey Nwê), after his release from prison in Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan, January 14, 2026. Photo: iKurd.net/screengrab/video/NRT TV

Shaswar Abdulwahid released from jail on bail