Wladimir van Wilgenburg

Political differences between Kurdish parties have indefinitely postponed efforts to retake the area from ISIL.

Kurdish leaders fear mass exodus from Syria will cause major demographic changes in areas they control.

Iraq’s Kakai religious minority is taking up arms against ISIL.

PKK forces have joined the fighting in Iraq, a move some say could boost tension between Turkey and Iraqi Kurds.

Surrounded by Islamic State fighters, members of the Yazidi religious minority fear an onslaught of violence.