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Driven by the pressures of war, Iran gives its field commanders more power over militias in Iraq

Iran has granted its commanders more autonomy over militias in Iraq, allowing some to act without Tehran’s approval

The Independent UK

'On the map': Parra rookie's pride as NRL's first Kurd

Araz Nanva is the first Kurdish player in NRL history and hopes he can put his homeland on the map with strong performances for Parramatta.

AAP

Iraq elects Kurdish politician Nizar Amidi as president amid war fallout

Iraq’s parliament has elected Nizar Amidi as president, five months after elections failed to produce a decisive majority

The Independent UK

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‘Tripadvisor-style’ smuggling racket: UK jails Kurdish-origin men who brought 100 migrants weekly to Europe

Two men of Kurdish origin have been sentenced to 19 years each by the Cardiff Crown Court for operating a sophisticated people-smuggling network that moved migrants across Europe.

The Times of India

Old Paris riot footage resurfaces under fake claims

The video has reemerged online in recent days, but it actually shows riots that took place in December 2022, in the aftermath of a fatal shooting against Paris' Kurdish community.

Euronews

Trump Admits Sending Guns to Iranian Protesters as Weapons 'Lost' to Militias in Explosive Claim

Donald Trump reveals US weapons intended for Iranian protesters were intercepted by Kurdish militias, sparking outrage and raising questions about foreign policy.

International Business Times UK

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard would fiercely resist a US ground invasion. History proves it

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has long exerted a strong, often underestimated power in the Middle East. With around 190,000 members, plus an estimated 450,000 reserves in the Basij paramilitary, the largest component of Iran’s Armed Forces also controls much of the country’s politics, intelligence and economy.

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US wrong to negotiate, Iranian regime 'not trustworthy,' Iranian opposition leader says

Speaking to Euronews, the exiled leader of the Kurdish Iranian opposition said that no one in the Iranian regime was “trustworthy”, downplaying claims from the US administration that Iranian officials were "reasonable” negotiators.

Euronews

War disrupts life on the Iraq‑Iran border, isolating families and halting trade

War and heavy Iranian security along the Iran-Iraq Kurdish border are cutting families off and crushing daily life, according to people reached by The Associated Press

The Independent UK

Kurdish kitchens, baked bean alaska and Mexican soul: the best spring cookbooks for 2026 – review

These are the new titles for your kitchen shelf – plus a classic to dust off

The Guardian - UK

Syrian Kurds return home to celebrate Nowruz for the first time since exile

Kurds are returning to Syria’s Afrin district and celebrating the Nowruz spring festival openly for the first time in years

The Independent UK

Exiled Iranian Kurds in Iraq say they will return only if Iran’s theocracy falls

Iranian Kurdish families living in a camp in Iraq hold on to one hope: that the U.S.–Israeli war with Iran weakens Iran’s theocracy and lets go back home

The Independent UK

Tradition and worry at an iftar gathering near the Iran-Iraq border in photos

At the foot of the mountains along Iraq’s border with Iran, a Kurdish family gathers in the village of Gulp, near Halabja, to prepare iftar, the evening meal that breaks the daily fast during Ramadan.

The Independent UK

Iranians cross into northern Iraq for cheaper food, internet and work after border reopens

Iranians in Kurdish areas are crossing into northern Iraq to escape the pressures of war, buy cheaper food, and reach the internet to contact family

The Independent UK

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Turkey warns against drawing Iran's Kurds into Middle East war

The Turkish government is warning the United States and Israel against involving Iran’s Kurdish minority in the war against the Iranian regime. Home to millions of Kurds, Turkey fears any such move could destabilise its ongoing peace process with Kurdish militants calling for an autonomous state.

The Conversation

Why the next escalation in the Iran conflict could be between the US and Turkey

In the two weeks since the US and Israeli strikes on Iran began, Donald Trump’s war aims have fluctuated between crippling Iranian military capabilities and toppling the regime that has ruled there since 1979. But despite the success of the initial strikes, which killed the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, many…

The Independent UK

Iraq is caught in the crossfire of the Iran war, with attacks by both sides on its soil

Iraq is caught in the crossfire of the Iran war and is the only country facing strikes from both sides, threatening to drag the nation that has so far avoided two years of regional turmoil into a full-blown crisis

The Guardian - UK

A new wave of defiance: the Turkish film-makers standing up to autocracy

İlker Çatak’s Yellow Letters and Emin Alper’s Salvation both won headline honours at the Berlin film festival and show dissenting cinema is thriving in the face of Erdoğan’s repression

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The Independent UK

Photos: Charcoal workers in a quiet Kurdish village carry on as war unfolds

As war rages in Iran, life goes on across the border in the Kurdistan region of northeastern Iraq. In the quiet mountainous village of Sarkand, Kurdish workers produce charcoal along a river that winds past small rural communities.

The Conversation

Kurdish gains in Syria could disappear without international support − just as they did in Iraq decades ago

Days into the United States and Israel’s war against Iran, Trump officials and Kurdish leaders began openly musing about whether Iran’s Kurdish minority should seize on the dire situation facing the Islamic Republic and engage in armed operations against the state.

International Business Times UK

Who Are the Kurds — Here's How a Coalition of Iranian Kurdish Groups Could Influence the US–Iran Conflict

As the conflict between the US and Iran intensifies, the potential involvement of Iranian Kurdish groups can serve as a significant 'force multiplier' against the regime

The Guardian - US

Trump vague on Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as he refuses to rule out US troop deployment

US president leaves open possibility of US troop deployment in Iran, while ruling out having Kurdish forces in Iraq mount an invasion US-Israel war on Iran

The Conversation

Arming a Kurdish insurgency would be a risky endeavor – for both the US and Iran’s minority Kurds

With the Iranian regime weakened by relentless American and Israeli missiles, Washington is eyeing a familiar U.S. ally in the Middle East to help push the Islamic Republic over the edge: the Kurds.

Axios

Under threat, Iraqi Kurds resist pressure to join Iran war

"The Kurds must not be the tip of the spear in this conflict," an Iraqi Kurdish official told Axios.

The Independent UK

Kurdish Iranian dissidents in Iraq deny attack plans but say they would join a US invasion of Iran

Officials with one of the armed Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq say they are not planning an imminent cross-border attack on Iran but would join a ground invasion if the U.S. were to launch one

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