The Standoff at the Border
With the dust still settling in Kirkuk, on 18 October, Iraqi forces- including elements of the...
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Optimism as Iraq Defeats Da’ish Should be Coupled with Caution
Since operations began in and around Mosul, the military advance in Iraq has been nothing short of...
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The Kurdish Political Narrative after the Referendum | PART III
On October 29, 2017 the Kurdish parliament convened to discuss Masoud Barzani’s letter formally...
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The Kurdish Political Narrative after the Referendum | Part II
In the morning of October 15, 2017 the world watched how Iraq’s federal forces took back Kirkuk in...
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The Kurdish Political Narrative after the Referendum
Part I The Kurdish referendum on September 25, 2017 created a sharp political crisis that shifted...
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Baghdad Employs Patience as Barzani Seeks to Escalate
The de-facto president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Masoud Barzani has found...
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Why Lobbying is Not Always the Answer
During discussions with well-educated and professional Iraqis I keep hearing that the cause of...
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How we got to the Kurdish referendum and what it means for Abadi & Barzani
Iraqi Security Forces with the support of the international coalition and cooperation with the...
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PM Abadi, Don’t Abandon Assyrians in the Nineveh Plains
(Locals of Alqosh protest removal of town mayor. August 19, 2017) The Assyrian towns of Alqosh and...
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Yazidi PMU Fighters Face Uncertainty in the KRG
Lalish Battalion, Yazidi PMU Iraq’s Yazidi community remains deeply traumatized by the genocide...
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