Kurdistan

A Battlefield Death Leads Back to a Kurdish Family Familiar With Loss

By Andrew Katz

The Soccer World Cup for Unrecognized States Has Begun

By Rishi Iyengar

Captured American ISIS Fighter Says He Became Disillusioned by ISIS

By Daniel White

American ISIS Member Captured By Kurdish Forces

By Maya Rhodan
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See Images of the Unknown War Underway in Southeast Turkey

The photographer Tommaso Protti documents the conflict you haven't heard of

By TIME Photo

The Kurds Are Building a Country With Every Victory Over ISIS

Syrian Kurds take a town 30 miles from the ISIS capital, but their goal of their own nation complicate the fight

By Karl Vick

Meet the Women Taking the Battle to ISIS

At the command of a charismatic leader, a cadre of female Kurdish soldiers is taking the battle to the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria

By Newsha Tavakolian

Photojournalism Daily: Oct. 16, 2014

Photojournalism Links is a compilation of the most interesting photojournalism found on the web, curated by Mikko Takkunen

By Mikko Takkunen

Photojournalism Links Daily Digest: Sept. 23, 2014

Photojournalism Links is a compilation of the most interesting photojournalism found on the web, curated by Mikko Takkunen

By Mikko Takkunen

Dams Key to Saving Iraq From ISIS

U.S. airstrikes prevent ISIS from seizing control of Iraq's water supply—but now the Kurds control a major dam, complicating Iraqi politics

By Rebecca Collard / Erbil

#LightboxFF: On the Streets of Tehran with Ako Salemi

Iranian Photographer Ako Salemi brings an artful vision of Tehran to his Instagram feed through street scenes inspired by old Hollywood and classic film noir

By Mikko Takkunen

Iraq Looks to New Leader

With divisive Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki finally stepping down, Iraq looks to a new leader. But can he knit his country back together?

By Rebecca Collard / Erbil

Into Kurdistan

Obama sends the U.S. military to repel a 
 gruesome terrorist army

By Michael Crowley

Kurds Finally Have America’s Attention

Obama sends in the military to repel a gruesome terrorist army

By Michael Crowley

Tragedy on Mount Sinjar

The Yezidis – one of Iraq’s oldest and most secretive sects – believe that following the great biblical flood, Noah and his ark came to rest on Mount Sinjar, a range of mountains that run...

By Olivier Laurent

Kurds Welcome U.S. Help in Iraq, But Remember History of Betrayal

A brief history of the Kurdish/U.S. relationship shows why

By Jay Newton-Small

Leadership Crisis Hits Iraq

Political discord, a humanitarian crisis in the north, and the ongoing war against Sunni extremists have rendered the situation in Iraq extremely unstable

By David Stout

Experts Skeptical of U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq

“It maybe good for the U.S. administration to understand that the world does not stop turning and does not hold its breath while they do nothing,”

By David Stout

Thousands of Iraqi Refugees Are Stranded on a Mountain

Tens of thousands of Iraqis are trapped on a barren mountain without water or aid. If they descend, they risk being massacred by Sunni militia

By David Stout

Five Best Ideas of the Day: July 30

1. The bipartisan deal on VA reform is a good first step, but more must be done to fix this badly broken system.By Jesse Sloman at the Council on Foreign Relations2. Notes from an intervention:...

By The Aspen Institute
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