Iraqi Kurdistan
Photos capture gleeful Kurds voting for their independence
Crowds gathered by the thousands and celebratory gunfire rang out in the city center on Monday evening as polls closed in the controversial Kurdish independence referendum.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called the vote "unconstitutional and illegitimate.”
American Mennonites Are Going to Iraq — to Fix Windows
A band of young, devout Christians traveled to the middle of a war zone in Sinjar, a stone's throw from Islamic State fighters. And they say they are there to help, not convert people.
Protests Erupt Across Turkey After Killing of Kurdish Lawyer Tahir Elci
Riot police in Istanbul used tear gas, rubber bullets, and a water cannon to quickly disperse a demonstration over the killing one of Turkey's most prominent human rights lawyers.
Turkey Is Denying Entry to Bodies of YPG Fighters Killed Fighting IS
VICE News visited the Turkish border to meet relatives of YPG members killed fighting the Islamic State. It's thought the sudden refusal to let 13 bodies enter Turkey is a political move.
Canada Continues Bombing ISIS as Mission-Extension Deadline Nears
CF-18s are bombing terrorists in Iraq while Harper pushes his 1984 bill at home.
Joe Biden Visits Turkey in Attempt to Heal Rift on Fighting the Islamic State
US Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Turkey today to try and persuade Ankara to play a larger role in the fight against the Islamic State.
Suicide Attack Hits Iraqi Kurdish Capital Erbil
At least four were killed when a car exploded outside the Erbil Governate building, the first major attack in the city for over a year. Suspicion has fallen on the Islamic State.
As Europeans Flock to Syria and Iraq to Join the Islamic State, Some Kurds Make the Same Trip to Go Fight Them
Some members of the Kurdish diaspora in Europe are traveling home to Iraq and Syria to defend their homeland against the Islamic State.