Amid attempts to bring Tehran and Baghdad closer to the KDP, relations shift and sway as involved players look for their interests. Add Turkey into the mix, and things get even more complicated.

After nine Turkish soldiers were killed by the PKK in Iraq, there is a sombre and angry mood in Ankara. There are major political implications into local elections and over relations with the US.

Increased cross-border operations have followed an attack claimed by the PKK in Ankara as frustration grows over the seeming unwillingness of allies to admit links and act accordingly

An attack on an airport, bombings in the mountains, and Iran's threat of a ground invasion have led the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to tread carefully between its neighbours. Al Majalla explains.

Iraq and Turkey share an extremely important strategic relationship, but multiple unresolved issues continue to create friction between the two

After decades shrouded in mystery, Al Majalla reveals a watershed moment in the history of relations between Ankara and Damascus