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Analysis: Turkey's deadly air campaign in northern Iraq is fuelled by geopolitical rivalries and ambitions to reshape the region's political landscape.
Analysis: Despite some criticism of Turkey's past operations, Baghdad is showing a new level of tolerance towards Ankara's ongoing offensive in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Analysis: Iran's attack was a show of military strength following Israeli and US strikes on its regional interests, but also a message to Iraqi Kurdish leaders.
In-depth: With politically motivated charges and show trials, the Kurdistan Regional Government has intensified its crackdown on activists and journalists to silence dissent, as new restrictions come into play.
Analysis: Iran has sought to blame external Kurdish groups for the wave of anti-government protests sweeping the country following the death of Jina Mahsa Amini.
In-depth: In his memoir, Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani shared for the first time that Turkey's former President Turgut Ozal had proposed annexing Iraqi Kurdistan after the Gulf War. But how serious was the idea?
Analysis: Political disputes over amending the region's decades-old election law, an expired elections commission and questions about minority representation are overshadowing the KRG's parliamentary elections scheduled for October 1st.
![Students stage a demonstration demanding Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) to resume issuing their monthly stipends in Suleymaniyah, Iraq on November 23, 2021. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/large_16_9/public/2021-12/GettyImages-1236753890.jpg?h=2991bd2d&itok=WcNW_WjD)
In-depth: Students in Iraq's Kurdistan region are demanding financial aid from their government, as they continue to face deteriorating economic conditions and the oppressive and often brutal rule of authorities.
![Turkish soldiers at an observation post near Iraq border on 15 August, 2017. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/large_16_9/public/2021-06/GettyImages-834658840.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=GdQa1UOq)
Analysis: Turkey is deforesting swathes of land along the border in Iraqi Kurdistan to pave the way for roads, enabling further military expansion in the region.
With a crumbling economy, rampant corruption and unpaid salaries, Iraqi Kurdistan's woes are intricately linked to the wider problems the country faces as a whole.