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Iraqi Kurdistan

American Village entrance gates on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq, the Kurdish defacto capital.
Military
Kurds grapple with US troop drawdown in Iraq
The Jaffar Mosque in the Daretu neighborhood of Erbil in 2015 where Imam Shawan preached before he left to join ISIS. 
Sacred Nation
In the wake of ISIS, Kurdish authorities are controlling religious messaging
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Conflict
These women are taking the fight against ISIS into their own hands
Peshmerga on patrol
Conflict
American veterans choose to head back to Iraq to fight against ISIS
Dean Parker, a commercial housepainter and avid surfer from Florida, traveled to northern Iraq to fight with the Kurdish Peshmerga against ISIS.
Global Scan
Some foreigners fight for ISIS, but this American joined the fight against it
Dean Parker, a commercial housepainter and avid surfer from Florida, traveled to northern Iraq to fight with the Kurdish Peshmerga against ISIS.
Conflict
Meet the surfing grandfather from Florida who helped the Kurds fight ISIS
Mohammed Jamil lived across the street from Iman Shawan, who left the Kurdish community to join ISIS.
Conflict
Kurdish men are joining ISIS to kill their own people
Raid Latif has been making the Erbil-Baghdad trip for nearly five years. One one trip, he says he saw a car full of Iraqi security forces executed by ISIS fighters on the side of the road.
Conflict
Iraq’s Baghad-to-Erbil route is a lifeline, but still a dangerous one
A Kurdish peshmerga fighter holds up a piece of clothing worn by an ISIS fighter on December 18, 2014. Kurdish peshmerga fighters have fought their way to Iraq's Sinjar mountain and freed hundreds of people trapped there by ISIS.
Conflict
Kurdish fighters finally end the months-long siege of Mount Sinjar
Jordan Matson's profile picture on Facebook
Conflict
A veteran from Wisconsin explains why he joined the fight against ISIS
A Syrian woman holding her infant waits near an informal border crossing to go back to Kobane, Syria, despite ongoing clashes between ISIS and Kurdish fighters. Many Syrian Kurds are finding Turkey expensive and inhospitable.
Conflict
Kurds threaten dark days for Turkey if Kobane falls
Kurdish protesters set fire to a barricade blocking the street as they clash with riot police in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on October 7, 2014.
Conflict
‘The Kurds have no friends but the mountains’
US bombing targets since 2011
Global Scan
These are the seven countries the US military has bombed in the last three years
Kurdish Peshmerga forces, Makhmur.
Conflict
Kurds in northern Iraq now suspect their Arab neighbors of siding with ISIS
A Kurdish fighter shows off his new weapons outside the gun bazaar. Behind him is the prison that sits next to the market.
Conflict
Kurdish soldiers are paying for their weapons out of their own pockets
Fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, stand in formation in northern Iraq on May 14, 2013.
Conflict
The US named this Kurdish party a terrorist group — now it needs its help to fight ISIS
Kurdish men display weapons for sale at an arms market in Irbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq.
Conflict
A Kurdish British lawmaker goes back to Iraq on a mission to boost support for the peshmerga
Kurdish peshmerga troops stand guard in the Iraqi province of Nineveh on August 6, 2014.
Conflict
Kurds in Irbil try to maintain normal lives with ISIS close by
People with portraits of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki rally in support of him in Baghdad on August 11, 2014.
Conflict
The fight against ISIS takes a back seat to squabbles in Baghdad
A Kurdish resident holds a signs during a demonstration in support of peshmerga troops in front of the US consulate in Erbil, Iraq.
Conflict
War, politics and humanitarian disasters give Iraq a perfect storm of crises
A Kurdish resident holds a signs during a demonstration in support of peshmerga troops in front of the US consulate in Erbil, Iraq.
Conflict
War, politics and humanitarian disasters give Iraq a perfect storm of crises
Displaced people, who fled from the violence in the province of Nineveh, arrive at Sulaimaniya province August 8, 2014. The United States began to drop relief supplies to beleaguered Yazidi refugees fleeing Islamist militants in Iraq, but there was no imm
Conflict
The situation in Iraq is ‘a humanitarian crisis that could turn into a genocide’
Female fighters from Colonel Nahida's peshmerga battalion view the front lines with ISIS.
Conflict
Meet the female colonel leading Kurdish forces into battle against ISIS
Female fighters from Colonel Nahida's peshmerga battalion view the front lines with ISIS.
Conflict
Meet the female colonel leading Kurdish forces into battle against ISIS
A US Coast Guard image of the oil tanker United Kalavyrta, which is carrying a cargo of Kurdish crude oil, approaching Galveston, Texas on July 25.
Business
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Displaced families from the minority Yazidi sect flee violence in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar. Iraq's Prime Minister, Nuri al-Malik, ordered his air force for the first time to back Kurdish forces against Islamic State fighters after the Sunni milit
Conflict
The battle against ISIS leads to odd alliances in Iraq
Displaced families from the minority Yazidi sect flee violence in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar. Iraq's Prime Minister, Nuri al-Malik, ordered his air force for the first time to back Kurdish forces against Islamic State fighters after the Sunni milit
Conflict
The battle against ISIS leads to odd alliances in Iraq
A member of the Kurdish security forces takes up position with his weapon as he guards a section of an oil refinery.
Conflict & Justice
After ISIS advance, Kurds win back important control over northern Iraq’s oil
Conflict & Justice
In Kurdish Iraq, the fight against ISIS isn’t just for men
Conflict & Justice
In Kurdish Iraq, the fight against ISIS isn’t just for men
Conflict & Justice
The Kurds push for independence from Iraq, yet again
Members of the Kurdish security forces occupied Kirkuk province last week, after Iraqi government forces fled.
Conflict & Justice
With Iraq in chaos, Kurds argue it’s time for partition
Members of the Kurdish security forces occupied Kirkuk province last week, after Iraqi government forces fled.
Conflict & Justice
With Iraq in chaos, Kurds argue it’s time for partition
Conflict & Justice
In Kurdistan: no friends but the mountains … and the US
Erbil's skyline, where construction is booming
Development & Education
Young entrepreneurs in Erbil, Iraq, are making a killing
Global Politics
Turkish prime minister courts Kurds in bid to establish strong presidency
Global Politics
Some still skeptical despite Turkish government’s steps to integrate Kurdish language
In Turkey, Kurdish classes taught by a girl who is young enough to be in grade school
As Iraqi political crisis deepens, Kurds see role as kingmaker
Fighting FGM in Northern Iraq
Arts, Culture & Media
To Create Strong Presidency, Erdoğan Woos Turkish Kurds
Arts, Culture & Media
How Syria’s Civil War in Spilling into Iraq
The World in Words
A New Beginning for the Kurdish Language in Turkey?
Conflict & Justice
13-Year-Old Teaches Kurdish in Turkey
Lifestyle & Belief
Bombings Rip through Iraq in Lead-up to Arab Summit
Global Politics
As Iraqi Political Crisis Deepens, Kurds See Role as Kingmaker
Hundreds Die in Earthquake at Time of Crisis for Turkey
Global Politics
Turkish Troops Pursue Kurdish Rebels Into Iraq
Arts, Culture & Media
Visit beautiful … Iraq?
Global Politics
Kurds play strong role in Iraq elections
Conflict & Justice
Shining a light on Turkey’s Kurdish minority
Global Politics
Geo Quiz and answer
Conflict & Justice
Violence in Kirkuk
Conflict & Justice
Violence spikes in Iraq
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
Arts, Culture & Media
Invisible Nation
Global Politics
Iran’s role on Iraq
Turkish troops enter northern Iraq
The World – Episode 20071218 – Turkey goes after Kurdish rebels