For many years, the Syrian desert was an incredibly dangerous place. Experts believe the last remnants of Islamic State are still there. But are they really?

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sees the upheaval in neighboring Syria as an opportunity to thwart Kurdish nationalism.

Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region on Tuesday reasserted the Kurdish people’s “legitimate claims” towards self-determination, stressing that the Region has only acted as a catalyst to peace and ...