IRGC airstrikes target Kurdish-Iranian separatist groups in Iraqi Kurdistan

Earlier this year, local officials confirmed to The Cradle that Erbil is a 'hub' of western spy agencies like the CIA and Mossad

A US tool against Iran: Kurdish militancy on the Iran-Iraq border

US and Israeli-backed armed Kurdish separatists on the Iraqi border have participated in every incident of Iranian domestic strife, from 2009 to 2022.

SDF arrests ISIS emir in joint US-Kurdish operation

On 21 November, Russian and US officials called on Ankara to show restraint in northern Syria and Iraq following a wave of attacks by the Turkish army

Turkiye: US, Russia failed to clear Kurdish separatists from border

Turkey has carried out a series of incursions into Syria since 2016 and already controls parts of northern Syria

Iranian president says enemies ‘miscalculated’ in visit to flashpoint Kurdish region

Tehran blames foreign powers for training and arming Kurdish separatist groups in a bid to sow chaos in the Islamic Republic

IRGC reinforces Iran-Iraq border to confront separatist threat

In response to Iraq’s condemnation of Iranian operations on its territory, Tehran has criticized both Baghdad and the IKR for failing to secure their borders

Iran will not compromise national security, in talks with Iraq over Kurdish separatists

Despite Iran reaffirming its respect for Iraq's territorial integrity, Baghdad has condemned Tehran for its operation in the country's Kurdish region

Separatists face off against security forces in western Iran

Internal security forces are working to contain what appears to be an armed separatist insurgency in the Kurdish city of Javanrud

Iranian separatist groups in Iraqi Kurdistan pummeled by IRGC airstrikes

Iran has called on Baghdad and the semi-autonomous leadership of the Kurdistan region to expel armed separatist groups fueling violence in the streets of Iran

Iranian separatists possess weapons smuggled from Iraqi Kurdistan: John Bolton

Tehran has previously warned that Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region is home to over 1,000 military camps training 'terrorist' groups

Iraqi president rejects normalization with Turkiye after continuous border violations

Baghdad considers Turkiye an integral neighbor with mutual interests, yet Ankara's violations of Iraq's sovereignty has become a matter of discontent

ISIS claims responsibility for attack in northern Iraq

The attack killed nine Iraqi police officers and was set off in Iraq's Kirkuk region

Turkiye jails extradited PKK member from Sweden

The suspected Kurdistan Workers' Party member was immediately arrested upon his arrival at Istanbul airport

Iranian FM affirms Tehran’s dedication to easing tensions between Turkiye, Syria

Iranian foreign minister Amir-Abdollahian told his Turkish counterpart that the situation requires further security talks, and not a full-scale ground offensive

Iraqi PM visits Iran as border tensions remain high

Among the main points of discussion will be the issue of border security, as Iran has recently faced a surge of cross-border Kurdish attacks on its territory

Iraqi air force strikes four ISIS hideouts in northern region

This operation was conducted in retaliation over the ISIS attack that killed two members of the Iraqi army two days prior

Over 1,000 US-backed ‘terrorist bases’ spread across Iraqi Kurdistan: Tehran

The Iraqi Kurdistan region has been targeted by dozens of IRGC airstrikes since the start of violent protests in the streets of Iran

IRGC Navy holds military drills in Persian Gulf

The IRGC tested various classes of its naval missiles, smart subsurface unmanned systems, bomber drones, and it's helicopter weaponry

US on alert as UAE seeks to join Turkish-Syrian reconciliation talks

As the UAE tries to join Russia in mediating between Ankara and Damascus, the US is looking to establish a middle ground between Turkiye and the SDF in hopes of preventing normalization with Syria

Car bomb targets police in southern Turkiye

No one has claimed responsibility, but two individuals linked to the attack have been arrested

Iranian security forces arrest three militants linked to murder of Sunni cleric

Sistan and Baluchestan province has been greatly impacted by the nationwide riots instigated by the death of Mahsa Amini

Massive cache of Iran-bound weapons seized by Iraqi authorities: Report

Baghdad has recently assured Tehran that it will not allow the IKR to serve as a hub for anti-Iran operations

US-Turkiye brinkmanship won’t reach a point of no return

A conflict of interest between Ankara and Washington over Syria will likely see the two drift apart, with Turkiye aligning more closely with Eurasian powers.

Iraqis sue Trump, US officials over assassination of Soleimani, Muhandis

General Soleimani and the PMUs deputy head were assassinated in a drone strike near Baghdad's international airport

Iran’s Supreme Leader rejects talks with US

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei referred to the words of US General Wesley Clark in 2003, who said the US had plans to take out seven countries in five years, the last being Iran

US offers support to Iraq in confronting threats to Kurdistan region

Iran accuses the Kurdish region of Iraq of harboring the masterminds of violent unrest in the country, while Turkey blames Kurdish militias based out of northern Iraq and Syria for a terror attack in Istanbul

IRGC calls on Iraqi government, IKR to fulfill commitments on border security

The IRGC launched missile and drone strikes against several targets in Erbil province in the IKR earlier today

Turkey renews call for reconciliation between Syrian opposition and Damascus

Cavusoglu reiterated the need to find a political solution to the Syrian crisis by reaching an agreement based on the UN resolution 2254

Turkish-occupied areas in Syria plagued by infighting

Meanwhile, the Syrian army is withdrawing some forces to take part in a major offensive against Islamic State militants in Syria's desert region

Mahsa Amini’s death a result of cerebral hypoxia: Autopsy report

Amini's autopsy questions the widely circulated narrative that claims she was 'beaten into a coma,' which officials say has been used by the west to fuel unrest on the streets of Iran