World Nov 19 Watch 7:55 Could the fight against ISIS give Kurds more autonomy? Kurdish fighters are on the front lines in the conflict against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, fighting alongside Iraqi forces. But will this fight bring the Kurds closer to independence, something they have sought in several countries for… By PBS News Hour
World Aug 09 Watch Residents of Iraqi Kurdistan flee for safety as panic consumes region As the Islamic State Group moves even closer to Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, residents of the Kurdish region are fleeing in droves to safer areas, as a state of panic consumes the region. Nour Malas of the Wall… By PBS News Hour
Politics Aug 09 Obama tests use of force doctrine in Iraq In making the case for U.S. airstrikes in Iraq, President Barack Obama is drawing on the doctrine involving the use of American force that he outlined less than three months ago, when it seemed he was trying to avoid potential… By Julie Pace, Associated Press
World Jul 02 Kurdish official: ‘We don’t want to stay within an Iraq that has failed’ Kurdish Foreign Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir said Wednesday that the autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq is "determined to go ahead with the referendum" for independence because Iraq has failed politically. By Larisa Epatko
Oct 17 Watch Turkish Parliament OKs Possible Invasion of Northern Iraq The Turkish Parliament Wednesday approved a possible cross-border offensive into Northern Iraq in response to tensions between Turkey and Kurdish rebels in the region. International policy experts discuss the likelihood of armed conflict in the border region and the impact… Continue watching