Iraqi militia commander brushes off US call to disband
BAGHDAD – With the Islamic State group driven from nearly all of Iraq, U.S. officials have suggested that the thousands of mainly Shiite paramilitary fighters…
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Israel Must Recognize An Independent State of Kurdistan
It’s very ironic that all the noise about the Kurdish independence referendum; the battles between Kurdish and Iraqi forces; Turkish, Syrian, and Iranian opposition to…
Turkey’s paradox in Iraq: Weaker because of a weakened Kurdistan
The sight was vivid proof of how quickly and dramatically the sands of Middle East politics can shift: the smiling faces of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip…
Renewed Saudi-Iraq ties ‘to rival Iran’s influence’
A recent warming of ties between Saudi Arabia and Iraq could signal a move away from Iran’s influence over Baghdad, analysts say, but with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arriving on…
Tillerson seeks Arab help in US effort to isolate Iran
DOHA, Qatar — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took the Trump administration’s case for isolating and containing Iran in the Middle East and beyond…
America Is in Denial About Iraq
Well, that didn’t take long. The last pockets of the Islamic State in Iraq have still not been recaptured, and already the country’s sectarian divisions…
Kurds fearful and angry after Iraqi forces take Kirkuk
As the sun lowers over Kirkuk, crowds of young Arabs and Turkmen take to the streets waving Iraqi flags, dancing and honking car horns in…
Is ISIS defeated in Iraq and Syria?
The Islamic State, a day after being ousted from its defacto capital of Raqqa, is losing its foothold in the two nations where it established…
Kurds’ independence dreams shattered by Iraqi tanks in Kirkuk
A month ago, Iraq’s Kurds raised their hopes for independence after voting overwhelmingly to break away from Iraq in a referendum. Those dreams now appear…
Iran: Trump’s Gift to the Hard-liners
If Donald Trump decertifies the nuclear deal this week, the political fallout within Iran will be no different from earlier instances of Washington’s punishing of…