An American man from the state of Georgia has been living in a remote part of the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq working as a carpenter. VOA’s Ahmad Zebari has filed this story, narrated by Sirwan Kajjo. Camera: Ahmad Zebari
In Irbil, Iraq, three sisters are challenging the region's norms about what women can and cannot do
Islamic State terror group launches major assault on two Kurdish villages in northern Iraq, killing more than a dozen people, including at least 10 Kurdish Peshmerga troops
The Islamic State terror group launched a major assault Thursday on two Kurdish villages in northern Iraq, killing more than a dozen people, including at least 10 members of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces
VOA speaks to the family of a 24-year-old Kurdish woman Baran Nuri Hamadamin is among 27 people who drowned in English Channel last week as they tried to cross from France to the UK via an inflatable boat
Iraqi Kurdish migrants who had fled to Belarus with the hope of reaching Western Europe are flown back
Thousands of displaced Iraqi Sunnis who fled the Islamic State to the refugee camps of Iraqi Kurdistan’s regional capital of Irbil are complaining about a lack of services amid the looming winter season. VOA’s Ahmad Zebari reports from the region.
Iraqi forces on Wednesday progress into city limits of Mosul, entering eastern neighborhood of Gogjali in their push to rid Islamic State militants from Iraq’s second-largest city
Iraqi forces on Wednesday progressed into the city limits of Mosul, entering the eastern neighborhood of Gogjali in their push to rid the Islamic State militants from Iraq’s second-largest city.
Islamic State militants are transporting carloads of dollars from Iraq to de facto capital city in Syria following US airstrikes that destroyed millions in IS currency holdings
The area known as Sultan Abdullah Heights southwest of the Iraqi city of Erbil is a place where fighting occurs on an almost daily basis between Kurdish Peshmerga forces and militants of the self-styled Islamic State. The Peshmerga in the area claim that, a few days ago, IS used chemical weapons against them which affected 22 of their fighters. VOA Kurdish Service stringer Ahmed Zebari reports from Iraq. Robert Raffaele narrates his report.
Arabs say they feel comfortable in Shaqlawa, but some Kurdish residents complain that Arabs are taking all the available jobs
More than 2 million internally displaced persons are settled in cities, towns and camps in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. The city of Shaqlawa has more than doubled in population because of the influx of displaced Arabs. VOA's Randy Ahmad narrates this report from Ahmad Zebari.
