Mohammed A Salih

Kurdish forces say they fear an increase in ISIL’s chemical attacks to weaken the frontlines as Mosul offensive looms.

Peshmerga forces launched an offensive to retake ISIL-controlled villages, populated by religious minorities.

Internally displaced Iraqis from Nineveh province have found temporary shelter in the country’s Kurdish region.

Iraqi forces launch the “Nineveh Liberation Operation” but not much success has so far been made.

Being small actors in a great game of regional powers will put limits on Kurdish ambitions, analysts say.

The life and death of Saeed Hibo, a Yazidi father and fighter who died while defending his home from an ISIL attack.

Kurdish and Yazidi fighters succeeded in expelling ISIL from Sinjar last week, but the town is in ruins.

Violent popular protests and political score-settling threaten the stability of Iraq’s Kurdish region.

Thousands of residents have returned to Kobane after fleeing ISIL one year ago, but their future remains uncertain.

Barzani’s term is set to end this week, but a controversial government decision could extend it for another two years.