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A member of the Kurdish internal security forces (known as the Asayish) inspects the Alaya prison in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli on April 22, 2016.

Kurdish-Pro-Syrian Government Forces Declare Truce in Qamishli

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 23, 2016 | Middle East

BEIRUT, April 23 – A ceasefire has been declared in northeastern Syria by the Regional Kurdish security forces and the pro-Syrian government according to Kurdish sides, and thus in in result bringing to an end a three-day outbreak of violence that lead to the...

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Kurdish Peshmerga fighters inspect an rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher as they take control of the area, on the outskirts of Mosul on February 6, 2015. (Reuters/Ari Jalal)

Kurdish Peshmerga surround Mosul from three sides: official

by Dalshad Abdullah | Feb 12, 2015 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kurdish Peshmerga forces have surrounded Mosul from three sides ahead of a planned operation to liberate the city from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) control, a senior Peshmerga official said. In comments to Asharq Al-Awsat, Peshmerga...

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Rebwar Saeed with his work.

Kurdish painter Rebwar Saeed on his colorful career

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jan 10, 2015 | Lifestyle & Culture

Suleimaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kurdish artist Rebwar Saeed has donated the profits from sales of his paintings at a recent exhibition in Suleimaniyah, Kurdistan, to Kurdish Syrians from Kobani—a Syrian town currently witnessing fierce battles between...

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A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter takes his position behind a wall on the front line with militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), in Tuz Khurmato on Wednesday, June 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Peshmerga, Shi’ite forces coordinating in Jaloula: Kurdish commander

by Dalshad Abdullah | Dec 14, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kurdish Peshmerga forces are “coordinating” with the remaining Shi’ite national mobilization forces in Jaloula after liberating the Kurdish-dominated town from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters last month. In comments to Asharq...

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Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters take position on the front line in Khazer, near the Kurdish checkpoint of Aski Kalak, 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on August 8, 2014. (AFP/Safin Hamed)

Peshmerga only “effective” force against ISIS: official

by Dalshad Abdullah | Dec 12, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The high death toll among Kurdish forces over the past six month is due to the fact that the Peshmerga are the only “effective” fighting force in the battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), senior Peshmerga officials have told...