In ancient Kurdish languages, Yelda meant "created light," referring to the birth of Mithra, the sun and light god.

She also called the international community to acknowledge the Kurdistan Region as a “refuge” for all religious communities.

Keep the flame of liberty alive.

The Kurds in Syria and the wider region are grappling with immense challenges due to complex geopolitical dynamics and ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A renowned pastor in northeast Syria (Rojava) on Friday said that all of Syria’s ethnic groups, ...

“Turkey has invaded Syrian territory controlled by the Kurds three times since 2016, shrinking Kurdish-held areas under the ...

Since 2012, northeast Syria’s Kurdish region has been under the control of forces affiliated with the Syrian Democratic ...

They are murdering Kurds in the streets," he noted ... "It allows freedom of religion and does not interfere in that domain, whereas the Islamists do not accept other religions in Syria.

Kurdish authorities have made overtures to Islamist-led rebels who seized power in Syria last week, but the long-oppressed ...