Lindsey Hilsum
Heirs to a fascinating and idiosnycratic religion, the Yazidi community of Iraq has faced countless attempts at oppression, but its current plight could be the most dangerous yet.
Lindsey Hilsum
There are so many different power blocs and interest groups in Iraq and Syria that it is almost impossible to predict where events might lead.
Jonathan Rugman
With Baghdad battling Isis militants, will Iraqi Kurds finally achieve the goal of an independent Kurdish state?
Jonathan Rugman
It has been 23 years since my first visit to Iraqi Kurdistan and I have never quite got over the beauty of the place, the warmth of the people, or the memory of what humanitarian intervention achieved here.
Lindsey Hilsum
A cross-border mortar attack sparked this latest low in Turkish / Syrian relations, but Lindsey Hilsum reveals it may have more to do with Syria’s role in Turkey’s internal conflict with the Kurds.
Jonathan Rugman blogs on Kurdistan’s growing confidence in its economic future as questions remain about Iraq’s political deadlock in Baghdad.