“You have been a strong ally,” former US Secretary of State John Kerry told President Masoud Barzani; “Your Peshmerga forces have performed bravely and I honor their sacrifices.” Although ...

Throughout this period, the Kurdish Peshmerga forces fought on numerous fronts against ISIS to prevent the group’s advance into regions administered by the Kurdistan Regional Government.

Iraqi forces say they have now wrested control of all areas of Kirkuk province from Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, following fierce fighting. They say they have retaken Alton Kupri, the last Kurdish ...