The high-profile meeting, held in Erbil’s Pirmam district, focused on fostering Kurdish unity and cooperation. It was met with an outpouring of support from Kurdish politicians and citizens alike, who described it as a "historic moment" for the Kurdish people.

WASHINGTON - Kurdish leaders in Iraq and Syria are pledging to collaborate closely to advance Kurdish rights in Syria following the fall of President Ba

The leaders of two previously rival Kurdish groups met in northern Iraq on Thursday in an apparent step toward reconciliation at a time when the political upheaval in Syria has left Kurds in the region facing an uncertain future.

The footage of the historic meeting between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) chief Mazloun Abdi in Erbil dominated social media late Thursday,

Mazlum Abdi, the commander of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), is set to meet Masoud Barzani, the former president of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and leader of the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), in a significant move to strengthen Kurdish unity.

US Central Command said its chief met with Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria and urged the repatriation of foreign Islamic State group fighters, as Kurds battle Turkey-backed groups in the region.

Masoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), has sent a representative to northeast Syria (Rojava) to meet with the Syrian Democratic Democratic Forces (SDF) chief Mazloum Abdi and the region’s opposition coalition,

Turkey is working to ensure that Syria's transformation over the last month will not bring new instabilities to the region, President Tayyip Erdogan told the Iraqi Kurdish prime minister, Erdogan's office said on Tuesday.

Philippine navy ships were holding drills near a contested shoal in the South China Sea on Friday, a day after Manila and Beijing agreed to seek common ground and find ways to cooperate despite ongoing maritime disputes.

MOSCOW (AP) — The presidents of Russia and Iran sign a broad partnership treaty in the Kremlin.