Articles related to "Kurds"

This article explores the ancient history of the Kurdish people, their history, culture, religion and their struggle for autonomy and independence.

Years after he allegedly gassed thousands of minority Iraqis to death, Kurds are demanding the execution of Hassan al-Majeed, a.k.a., Chemical Ali.

Iran is Arizona on steroids. 5.6 times larger than the Grand Canyon State, she has a sprinkling of CA beaches and Louisiana rain forests. Any fight would be tough.

Prior to U.S. involvement in Iraq there were as many as fifteen opposition groups in Iraq with representatives exiled outside of Iraqi, many situated in London.

He spent most of his adult life fighting the enemies of his people in hopes of building a nation for Arabs.

The major Democratic candidates recognize the potential ramifications of immediate disengagement from Iraq; but Democrats know that they must alter America's strategy.

Many soldiers are fighting in the Middle East, but who exactly are they fighting for and against, and what are the origins of these warring groups of people?

Assyrian Indigenous peoples in the Middle East have had half their population massacred or removed over the last century.

Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein forced to watch himself being satirized in several South Park episodes.

The Crac des Chevaliers (Arabic Qal'at al-Hosn) in Syria, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the best-preserved examples of Crusader military architecture.

Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki supports the security pact between the U.S. and Iraq, which would pull U.S. troops out of Iraq by the end of 2011.

International law recognizes a universal human right to self-determination. However, this is not a right of minorities to secede, and the right has evolved over time.

On April 24, 1915, in Constantinople, the Young Turks began the ethnic cleansing, or genocide, of the Turkish Armenian population.

A key shaper of today's Iraq was a powerful British woman who knew the value of Iraqi oil and advised Winston Churchill not to give power to the Shiites.

In the 11th and 12th Centuries AD, Muslim Cavalry was comprised of a limited number of Mamluks - warriors of slave origins - and faris. Faris is Arabic for horseman.

Iraq needs a fresh approach; free from party political pressures and ulterior motives. Was the Baker-Hamilton Report a missed opportunity?

Language for a New Century (W.W. Norton, 2008) is an exceptional anthology of contemporary Middle Eastern and Asian poetry featuring over 400 poems from 61 countries.

Approximately two-of-three Iraqis believe that the "surge" has failed.

Barack Obama and the US military have been advocating a troop "surge" strategy for Afghanistan as a solution to the war. A solution which poses serious risks.

In its two decade history Have I Got News For You has seen the host shamed in sex scandal, Play Your Iraqi Cards Right and a certain Tory MP make a fool of himself.

The empire that Genghis Khan left behind on his death in 1227 stretched from the Caspian Sea to the borders of China and the Golden Horde searched for further conquests.

For nearly a quarter-century, Saddam Hussein ruled over Iraq as a dictator who admired Stalin and modeled his revolutionary regime on that of the feared Soviet tyrant.