Estimated at between 25 million and 35 million people, the Kurds are the fourth-largest ethnic group in the Middle East, and while most are Sunni Muslims, there are also Christians, Jews, Yazidis and Zoroastrians among them
Concerns are expressed a second humanitarian crisis could unfold if the Turkish government creates a safe zone to relocate internally placed people
VOA reporter eyewitness to Islamic State bombing in Qamishli
Losing hope that government could help them recover, many people have turned to charity or borrowing from their friends to rebuild
The PMF is an umbrella organization of Iraqi Shiite militias formed in 2014 to fight the Sunni militant Islamic State (IS), whose capture of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul triggered a collapse of the nation’s military
The role of social media companies has come under scrutiny in recent months in the aftermath of assorted high-profile mass shootings that were posted online
Recent actions by Australia and New Zealand to tackle online extremism have renewed debate over threat of radicalization on the internet, with some analysts seeing new opportunities for states and tech giants for a joint action
Iraq’s Falcon Intelligence Cell did not disclose the time of her arrest, saying only that she had been arrested during an operation at an earlier date
Spectators say distinctive breed and riders' equestrian skills offer respite from conflict that has been wreaking havoc in Syria since 2011
Local officials say about 4,000 Mosul residents, mostly men and teenage boys, are still unaccounted for, more than two years after IS removal from the city
Flute player describes his home city as a big wound in his heart
Ciwan Husen lost his left hand and eye at age 21 in Kurdish fight against Islamic State in northwest Syria
Four mass graves with dozens of bodies believed to be Kurds killed by former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s forces were found in desert of al-Muthanna province in southern Iraq
A series of announcements by Islamic State about the creation of ‘wilayats’ renews debate over the group’s possible resurgence after its self-proclaimed caliphate fell
Svetlana Prokopieva said she believes the decision was made in retaliation for her blaming Russia's repressive policies for an incident in October 2018 when a teenager detonated explosives outside the Federal Security Service
The elections are considered critical for Tunisians in consolidating their democratic process
Filmmaker works as researcher and writer for University of London, while at same time remaining active advocate for Uighur ethnic minority
District, also known as Deh Bala, today is blanketed in despair as war against IS has reduced it to wasteland without any significant improvement in security
Afghan man imprisoned by government for allegedly collaborating with Taliban is now mourning death of his son who had joined Afghan army and was killed by Taliban insurgents
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