What draws foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria?
In the small, northern Iraqi town of Tel Eskof, a white pick-up truck rolled down the dirt road towards a nearby frontline, carrying part of…
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US military opens formal investigation into deadly July airstrike in Syria
The US military has opened a formal investigation into a 19 July airstrike in northern Syria that local and outside observers consider the deadliest coalition…
How will Turkey’s failed coup impact Iraq?
Firstly, there’s general consensus in both the United States and across Iraq that the ongoing military purge is going to handicap Turkey’s fight against the…
A “parallel state” in Russia?
The Turkish mutiny: a response to change in foreign policy paradigm On the night of June 15th-16th, Turkey faced an attempted coup d’etat. According to…
MSF to open hospital in Ramadi
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will open a hospital in Ramadi, Anbar province, western Iraq, a government official announced. Member of the Anbar Provincial Council, Amal…
The US-Saudi plan to withdraw Iranian troops from Syria
The US and Saudi Arabia have been conspiring with one another to engineer a series of crises that could prompt Iran to pull back its…
Iraq: Army to dig ‘security trench’ around Fallujah
The Iraqi military will use a medieval tactic to keep control of Fallujah after recapturing it from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant…
A large US strategy for the Middle East
For a long time, there has been a particular concept of the Grand Strategy in the US. It is some kind of umbrella, which hides…
Canada to provide field hospital for Mosul battle
Canada said its military is set to deploy up to 60 medical staff to Iraq to run a field hospital for the international coalition fighting…
The Sense Behind the Nonsense From Iraq’s Foreign Minister
On the eve of a major donor’s conference in Washington, Iraq’s foreign minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, would like Americans to know a few things about his…