Aliza Marcus

The Kurdistan Workers' Party, also known as the PKK, is officially considered a terrorist group by the U.S. But now, it's playing a growing role in the fight against ISIS.

Turkey’s Kurdish region in the country’s southeast has exploded into violence once again. We’ll get the latest from Aliza Marcus, author of the book Blood and Belief: The PKK and the Kurdish Fight for Independence.

Elections were held in Kurdistan this past weekend. We'll parse the results with former Boston Globe international correspondent Aliza Marcus, who recently returned from south Kurdistan. Her book is called Blood and Belief: The PKK and the Kurdish Fight for Independence.

There are an estimated 28 million Kurds and the PKK (The Kurdistan Workers Party) hopes to unite them in an independent Kurdistan. It is considered to be a terrorist organization by the United States, NATO and EU countries. Aliza Marcus explains the PKK’s origins and how the movement became radicalized. ...