High in the mountains of northern Iraq’s Kurdistan region lies Amedi, a stunning fortress town that seems frozen in time.

“Turkey’s goal is not to support a democratic project in Syria, but to prevent any democratic vision in the Middle East that embraces diversity and accepts Kurds, Arabs, and Assyrians,” he said.

A small number of Assyrians survived the Sayfo in Turkey. In the late 20th century this population suffered another exodus as it was caught up in violence between the Turkish state and Kurdish ...

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have no intention of “surrendering their arms to any side,” but they could “play a key role in rebuilding Syria’s future army,' the spokesperson for a brigade that ...

Northeast Syria, he said, is enduring a silent tragedy. The region is struggling to cope with the influx of internally ...

Many Christians across Syria were uncertain about their future under insurgent rule, given the radical history of groups like ...

Except for a few Assyrian villages, the area south of the M4 predominantly houses Arab tribes. The population is more ethnically diverse north of the M4, including Arabs, Kurds, Assyrian ...

Unfortunately, new policymakers in Damascus are of the view that strengthening ties with Turks is more important than getting all the Syrian political groups on board. Also, Damascus thinks that with ...

Unlike many parts of the Middle East, Kurdistan has been generally recognized as a safe haven for diverse communities, ...

The Anfal genocide, one of modern history's darkest chapters, claimed 182,000 Kurdish, Assyrian, Shabak, Turkman, Yazidi, and Mandean lives and destroyed 4,500 villages.

"We're preserving the coexistence and pluralism that was in Iraq," Benjamen said. Born and raised in Kirkuk, an oil-rich ...

The Guardian reported that talks between the Greek government and the British Museum over the potential return of the Parthenon marbles were “well advanced.” Although a final agreement isn’t imminent, ...