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Democracy Is Dying Under Erdogan’s Autocratic Rule

by Manish Rai

May 28, 2026

Iraq

It’s High Time for Baghdad to Make Some Hard Decisions

April 30, 2026

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Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) is an internal enemy of Iraq

April 18, 2026

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Basim al-Badri likely to be opposed by Trump for Iraqi prime minister

April 14, 2026

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An Islamic militant aligned with the Damascus government watches as thousands of Kurds flee the Sheikh Maqsud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods in Aleppo, Syria, after Syrian government–aligned Islamist militias attacked the area and declared it a closed military zone, January 7, 2025. Photo: AFP

Syrian Kurds must not be abandoned in their struggle against Jihadist forces

by Manish Rai

January 9, 2026

An Islamic militant aligned with the Damascus government watches as thousands of Kurds flee the Sheikh Maqsud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods...

A composite image: Barzanis' KDP peshmerga militias, Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, 2014. The so-called Peshmerga in Iraqi Kurdistan are not unified forces, and considered as militias loyal and taking orders directly from the ruling parties of KDP which is led by Massoud Barzani and PUK led by Talabani family. Photo: iKurd.net/credit to AP

The United States should strengthen its vital ally, the Peshmerga

by Manish Rai

December 26, 2025

A composite image: Barzanis' KDP peshmerga militias, Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, 2014. The so-called Peshmerga in Iraqi Kurdistan are not unified...

General Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces SDF, the de facto army of Syria's autonomous Kurdish administration in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), February 2, 2025. Photo: iKurd.net/ai/with credit to AP

Syrian Kurds are a strategic ally of the West

by Manish Rai

December 1, 2025

General Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces SDF, the de facto army of Syria's autonomous Kurdish...

An Afghan Taliban fighter sits on a tank near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, October 15, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan’s Policy blunders have turned the Taliban into an adversary

by Manish Rai

October 22, 2025

An Afghan Taliban fighter sits on a tank near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of...

Illustrative: Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament. Photo: iKurd.net

One year after Kurdistan’s elections, still no government or parliament

by Editorial Team

October 20, 2025

Illustrative: Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament. Photo: iKurd.net Kurdistan’s Hollow Democracy: A Political System in Paralysis Sertip Cawher | iKurd.net Translated by...

Composite image featuring Lahur Sheikh Jangi Talabani (back right), Bafel Talabani (back left), Azhin Amin (front left), and Masrour Barzani (front right), 2025. Photo: iKurd.net

U.S. departments must drop the “Kurds will be Kurds” mindset

by Editorial Team

October 7, 2025

Composite image featuring Lahur Sheikh Jangi Talabani (back right), Bafel Talabani (back left), Azhin Amin (front left), and Masrour Barzani...

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Novmber 22, 2005. Photo: Creative Commons/khamenei.ir

Remembering Jalal Talabani, Iraq’s first Kurdish president

by Manish Rai

October 4, 2025

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Novmber 22, 2005. Photo: Creative Commons/khamenei.ir Manish Rai | iKurd.net I had the opportunity to visit...

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 24, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. Photo: AP

Al-Sharaa’s diplomatic wins embolden his monopoly on power

by Manish Rai

October 3, 2025

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations...

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, Ramallah, West Bank, Israel, April 23, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Israel must disband the Palestinian Authority for diplomacy’s sake

by Editorial Team

September 24, 2025

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, Ramallah, West Bank, Israel, April 23, 2025. Photo: Reuters/iKurd.net Michael Rubin | American Enterprise Institute...