Iranian Kurdish rebels relax in the shade of the Qandil Mountains. Commander Beryar Gabar (right) said the 2,000 militants in his faction are fighting to create a secular democracy in Iran.

You may think about taking a trip to a place generally headlined for conflict and unrest. Well, I did just that, and it turned out to be one of the most enlightening experiences of my life. American, ...

Still, Iraqi Kurdistan has a ways to go to becoming an international destination. “They’re doing well with regional tourism, Iraqis and Iranians, Gulf tourists.

Deep in the mountains of Turkey's southeastern Hakkari province, bordering Iran and Iraq, Kurdish livestock owners and farmers have gradually returned with their animals after decades of armed ...

2005 – (IRAQ) The 2005 Iraqi constitution upholds Kurdish autonomy, and designates Kurdistan as an autonomous federal region. August-September 2006 – (TURKEY) A wave of bomb attacks target a ...

In 1996, just eight years after Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein massacred thousands of Barzani’s tribesmen and just five years after the Kurdistan Regional Government formed under the protection ...

Thousands of people from Iraq's Yazidi minority trapped on a mountain in northern Iraq by Islamic State militants have been able to escape in the past three days with help from Kurdish security ...

Deep in the mountains of Turkey's southeastern Hakkari province, bordering Iran and Iraq, Kurdish livestock owners and farmers have gradually returned with their animals after decades of armed ...

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq ...