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• October 09, 2026

  Nashville honors 50 Years of Kurdish community in the United States

  According to an official proclamation obtained by VOA, the first group of Kurdish families arrived in the United States on May 1, 1976. Many later settled in Nashville, Tennessee, while others established communities in cities and states across the country.

• November 23, 2024

  Islamic State figure arrested in Iraqi Kurdistan

  Azad Shakhi, a top regional figure in the terrorist organization's network, had been planning an attack on government institutions, say security officials

• April 19, 2022

  Turkey Launches New Offensive Against PKK Rebels in Northern Iraq

  The Turkish military has launched a new ground and air offensive against the armed rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq.

• March 14, 2016

  Parents of IS Fighter Thought He Was in Canada

  US official confirms that suspect, reported to be a Virginia-born US citizen identified as Mohamed Jamal Khweis, is in custody of Kurdish forces