Washington Kurdish Institute On July 5, 2017, large demonstrations took place in the Kurdish city of Afrin in Rojava, western (Syrian) Kurdistan against Turkish-backed …
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Washington Kurdish Institute July 6, 2017 The number of Kurdish opposition groups in the Islamic Republic of Iran has grown over the past 30 …
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Iran The Iranian regime bombarded the bordering villages of the Kurdistan region with heavy artillery. The Iranian attacks resulted in injury of one woman …
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Washington Kurdish Insitute Yousif Ismael June 30, 2017 The People’s Defense Units (YPG) released a statement concerning the recent attacks and violations by the …
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Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI) Ari Goldman, June 27 WKI: Could you tell us about the status of Kurds in Iran? Arash Saleh: Let’s …
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Iran On June 23, Iranian revolutionary guards ambushed and killed three Peshmergas from Komala, a Kurdish opposition party. Komala identified the martyred individuals as: …
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Washington Kurdish Institute June 22, 2017 An estimated 20 million Kurds currently live in Turkey. Yet, today these people live in constant fear and …
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Iran Iranian border guards shot and killed a 26-year-old Kurdish man, Sirwan Aziz, who worked as a porter in “Kolbar,” an Iraqi border town. …
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June 20, 2017 The Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI) met with Mr. Hishyar Ozsoy, the Deputy Co-chair of People’s Democratic Party (HDP). Mr. Ozsoy is …
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June 17 On June 17, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced war balance as they are battling ISIS terrorists to liberate what so called …