Arab League Secretary General says no to a Kurdish state

The Arab League has taken a clear position on the Kurdish call for independence.

Iraqi Kurdistan's President Urges PKK to Leave City of Sinjar

Iraqi Kurdistan Region's President Masoud Barzani recalled on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Friday to leave the Yazidi city of Sinjar located in northern Iraq.

Inspect Yazidi mass grave: Kurds to International Criminal Court

Kurdish authorities want the International Criminal Court (ICC) to examine 25 mass graves in northern Iraq containing the bodies of Yazidis allegedly executed by the Islamic State (IS) militant group, a media report said on Thursday.

Daesh détient plus de 3 500 esclaves en Irak, majoritairement des femmes et des enfants - ONU

L'ONU indique que l'EI a commis des atrocités en Irak qui peuvent constituer des crimes de guerre, des crimes contre l’humanité voire un génocide. L’EI retiendrait environ 3 500 personnes surtout des femmes et des enfants de la communauté yazidie.

US Will Have to Wait for Next President to Fight ISIL

In the wake of the night of terror in Paris and the downing of a Russian passenger jet in Egypt more world leaders seem to be genuinely determined to fight ISIL, the terrorist group behind the attacks. Barack Obama, argues journalist Charles Krauthammer, is not among them since his priorities apparently lie elsewhere.

Kerry ‘confident’ Sinjar will be taken by Kurdish forces ‘in days’

Iraqi Kurdish regional President Massoud Barzani said Friday that the Iraqi town of Sinjar had been retaken from Islamic State (IS) group militants, with US Secretary of State John Kerry saying he was ‘confident’ the town would fall ‘in days’.

Iraqi Kurds forces enter town of Sinjar, reach city center

Iraqi Kurdish forces entered Sinjar and reached its city center on Friday in a major operation to retake the northern town from the Islamic State jihadist group.

Iraq Kurds launch major offensive to retake Sinjar from ISIS/ISIL

Iraqi Kurdish forces on Thursday launched a major operation against the Islamic State group in the town of Sinjar, which lies on a key supply line for the jihadists, a senior officer said.

Religious minorities remain vulnerable amid IS violence

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday religious minorities remain highly vulnerable since the Islamic State (IS) affiliated groups are targeting minorities and attacking religious sites in Libya.

Mideast's religious minorities at risk of 'disappearing'

Christians, Yazidis and other religious minorities are under attack in the Middle East and some of them could "disappear entirely" unless the world acts to protect them, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Friday.

Islamic State frees around 350 Yazidi captives in Iraq's north

Islamic State freed around 350 members of Iraq's Yazidi minority, delivering them to safety in the country's Kurdish north.

Almost all those released were elderly, disabled, or unwell, and included several infants with serious illnesses, according to a Reuters reporter who saw them arrive in the Kurdish-controlled city of Kirkuk.