Kerry on Syria: May Be Too Late to Keep Whole, May Get Much Uglier
U.S. Senators asked Secy Kerry what could happen if the Syrian cease-fire doesn't hold.
Iran Banks on End to Sanctions, Will Raise Oil Production to 1M bpd
Iran is already banking on the lifting of sanctions; vow to raise oil production to 1 million bpd.
NATO Calls Emergency Meeting at Turkey’s Request Over ISIS, PKK
A full emergency meeting of NATO has been called for Tuesday in Brussels by Turkey over threats it faces from ISIS and the PKK.
300 Shiite & Sunni Iraqi Leaders Condemned Widely for Call to Join Abrahamic Accords
Sheikh Rissan al-Halboussi from Anbar province said that "normalization with Israel is now a necessity."
Kurds Vote ‘Yes’ on Independence from Iraq, Turkey Threatens Israel
“If Israel does not reconsider its support for Kurdish independence, Turkey will not be able to take many steps we would have with Israel, too."
Report: ISIS Launching Suicide Attacks on Allied Forces Fighting to Retake Mosul
With US air power, Iraqi forces are still keeping their distance from Mosul itself and are expected to lay siege before directly engaging the jihadists.
11 Killed in Car Bombing Attack Near Istanbul University
Terrorists have again attacked Istanbul, killing 11 people and wounding 36 more on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Lindsey Graham Blocks Armenian Genocide Resolution on Behalf of Erdogan
Graham, who didn't look happy as Trump's errands boy, said, "I do hope that Turkey and Armenia can come together and deal with this problem."
Syrian Kurds Arrest German Terrorist Tied to 9/11 Plot
In 1996, Zammar visited Afghanistan for a second time, to formally join al-Qaeda, on the personal invitation of Osama bin Laden.
Israelis Protest in Solidarity with Kurds of Northern Syria
The demonstrators held picket signs that referred to the Holocaust, with some of the signs reading, “Never Again.”
Turkey Launches Military Offensive Against Kurds in Syria
The Kurdish civilian administration in northeastern Syria issued a “general mobilization” call on Wednesday, in preparation for a full-blown Turkish invasion.
Female IDF Veteran Goes to Help Kurdish Fighters
A female IDF veteran born in Canada is traveling to help Kurdish fighters in northern Syria.
Iran Attacks US Consulate in Kurdistan, Claims Target Was Mossad Base
“Two bases of the Israeli Intelligence and Special Operations Organization (Mossad) in the city of Erbil in the Iraqi Kurdistan region were targeted by missiles.”
VP Pence Talks Independence with Kurdish President Barzani
The Kissinger betrayal of the Kurds came against the background of the 1974 Second Iraqi–Kurdish War, between the Kurds and the Arab government of Iraq.
Shelling on the Golan Heights: Syria Testing Israel’s Resolve?
Two people were wounded after numerous mortar shells were fired into northern Israel from Syria on Wednesday in 3 separate attacks.
Turkey Blames PKK, Syrian YPG for Ankara Terror Attack, Vows Retaliation
Turkey has already begun retaliation for the bombing in Ankara, attacking the PKK in Iraq.
Iran Claims Kurdistan Referendum Was US-Israeli Conspiracy
Ali Akbar Velayati, a top advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, on Tuesday told Tehran Times that the US and the "Zionist regime...
Analysis: Turkey Toning Down Hopes for Reconciliation With Israel
Turkey seems to be warning its population not to hope for a renewal of ties with Israel -- again.
ISIS Executes Hundreds in Mosul as Iraqi Forces Close In
ISIS terrorists echoed the Nazis when faced with defeat in Mosul, murdering their human shields and bulldozing the bodies into a mass grave.
Shi’ite Militia in Iraq & Syria Offers to ‘Liberate’ Golan Heights
"If the Syrian government requests, we are ready to take action to liberate Golan."
France Says Call Terror Group ‘Da’esh’ – Not ‘Islamic State’
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius urges people to stop referring to terrorists calling themselves ‘Islamic State’ by their self-chosen name.
Update: Hundreds Dead, Thousands Injured, People Sleeping in the Streets After Iran-Iraq Earthquake
Israel's last major earthquake struck in 1927, killing 130 in Jerusalem, but there are many minor quakes each year.
1000 Kurds Run for Life from ISIS
Approximately 1000 Kurds, mostly women and children, are running for their lives to the Turkish border to escape ISIS (Daash).
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party Tells TPS: ‘We Had Nothing to do with the Attack...
An official in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) denied that the organization had anything to do with Sunday’s terrorist bombing in Istanbul.
Fewer Kurdish than Iraqi Women Are Victims of Domestic Violence in the Age of...
The number of women who have filed domestic violence reports in Iraqi Kurdistan has decreased since the start of the pandemic.
ISIS Beheads 21 Coptic Christians; Egypt Declares Week of Mourning
Daesh (ISIS) beheads 21 Coptic Christians at the Libyan seashore, turning the blue Mediterranean red with blood.
Obama Authorizes Targeted Air Strikes Against ISIL
US President Barack Obama has authorized targeted air strikes against ISIL terrorists in Iraq.
Farsi Satellite TV Station CEO Assassinated in Istanbul
The Dubai partner of GEM TV head Saeed Karimian was also killed in the same attack.
ISIS Executes 19 Women and Girls for Refusing ‘Sexual Jihad’
Da’esh (ISIS) murdered 19 women and girls for refusing to participate in “sexual jihad” with terrorists in Mosul.
Lapid Urges Israel to Recognize Kurdistan, Stop Groveling Before the Turks
Lapid also said Israel must let go of what he called a “misguided dream” it will build a gas pipeline to Turkey.