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By Michał Jagielski Senior Middle East and Iran Analyst Genocide Watch The flags of Iraq, the Kurdistan Region, and the United States. File photo: Rudaw At various stages, the Kurdish community of Iraq was one of Washington’s most important regional allies. The KDP and PUK joined American wars, opposed the Baathist regime, and stood at the front lines against ISIS. Despite their commitment and immense sacrifices, they never became equals in the eyes of American policymakers.

The ACLU is tracking 525 Anti-LGBTQ bills in the U.S. While not all of these bills will become law, they all cause harm for LGBTQ people. Map Tracker. Credit: ACLU About the Data: How state lawmakers are targeting LGBTQ Rights Overview In the last few years states have advanced a record number of bills that attack LGBTQ rights, especially transgender youth. The ACLU is tracking these attacks and working with our national network of affiliates to support LGBTQ people everywher

By Juliana Girotto Genocide Watch IRGC military personnel at a military rally in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2023. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via AP) Recent evidence suggests that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has consolidated power in Iran. With the IRGC now functioning as the dominant governing authority, the situation in Iran represents a shift from theocracy to militarized rule, with significant implications for civilian protection, political re

By Michał Jagielski Senior Middle East and Iran Analyst Genocide Watch Syrian Kurds protesting outside a U.S.-led international coalition base near the Turkish border in Syria. Photo: Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images A decade after the establishment of CJTF-OIR, it appears that the alliance between the U.S. and the SDF is at an end. Initially, the Kurdish-led forces were the most reliable ally for Washington’s multilayered Syrian policy aimed at countering ISIS and the gr

An LGBTQ+ rights supporter holds a flag in the hallway outside an Iowa House Judiciary subcommittee hearing, Jan. 31, 2024, at the Statehouse, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) By MATT BROWN Updated 1:55 AM HST, April 21, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Human Rights Campaign, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations, is vaulting into the midterms with a $15 million investment targeting Republicans in battleground districts after a series of