Change Is Inevitable in Iran: How the Four-Decade-Old System Has Become Outdated
Public resentment is growing against Iranian control of Iraqi society.
Suicide Bombings in Iraq: A Return to Security Chaos?
Daesh’s return to the Iraqi scene was not surprising.
What Is China’s Endgame in Northern Iraq?
Considering it was the time when Daesh (ISIS) was at the peak of its strength in Iraq, Beijing’s move meant China had a number of strategically important plans in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Why are Iraq’s Politicians Worried about A Dead Dictator’s Daughter?
For those who think her name sounds familiar, that is because she is the daughter of the late and deposed Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, who ruled Iraq from 1979 until an illegal US-led invasion toppled him and his Ba’athist regime in 2003, allegedly on a mission to bring democracy to Iraq and to disarm its weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).
The American Injustice Industry: Why Shutting Down Guantánamo is Not Enough
In fact, many American officials and members of Congress at the time used the Abu Ghraib scandal in 2004 as an opportunity to whitewash and rebrand American crimes elsewhere and to present the misconduct in this Iraqi prison as if an isolated incident involving “a few bad apples”.
Looking Beyond Ain Issa: The Way Forward in North East Syria
But the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq both want the YPG eliminated and have made public statements along those lines.
Iraq’s Political Sectarianism Has Divided Society In Bloody Fashion
t has been almost two decades since the United States led a coalition of Western powers to invade and occupy Iraq, on the promise to the world of ending former dictator Saddam Hussein’s purported Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) program, and the pledge to the Iraqi people that only they would be the masters of their own fates.
Mercenaries in Karabakh: Who They Are and How They Got There
There were several flights from this Iraqi city to Yerevan before and during the recent military confrontations.
Corona Is For All And There Are Lessons To Be Learnt Globally
Wars and migrations were for Iraqis, Yemenis, Syrians, and Afghanis.
Regional Vulnerabilities Sharpen in the Aftermath of the US-Iran Escalation
But, no one was expecting the US to assassinate the Commander of the Quds Force of Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Deputy Leader of Iraqi People’s Protection Units (PMU-a.
Al Hol Camp in Hasakah might breed the Next Generation of Daesh
The camp is mainly divided into two sections, the first hosting foreign Daesh members, the second Syrian and Iraqi Daesh members.
YPG’s Retaliation Against the Press: Kurdistan 24 Case
The step to ban Kurdistan 24 overlaps with a time in which the Iraqi Kurds actively supported Ankara’s fight against the PKK, and might be a way of retaliation.
Operation Claw: Strategy, Scope and Goals
This operation carries critical importance in the creation of a wide and integrated zone for fighting the PKK in Iraqi territory through proceeding in the direction of Mount Qandil, which is the headquarters of the PKK, and expanding towards the Iran border with the regions of Avashin-Basyan and Zap.
Is Drowning Immigrants the EU’s New Strategy?
Jordan homes close to 800,000 both Iraqi and Syrian refugees.
Turkey’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy and Operation Claw
The military presence of Turkish security forces in Barmiza, Dilan, Kawet, Sidakan, Manava in the northeastern part of Iraqi Kurdistan as well as the Turkish military bases around Kani, Mase, and Banfi along the Turkish-Iraqi border are preventing the PKK to mobilize its human resources and logistics.
Media is the Message Now: An Interview with Dr. Hakkı Öcal on Foreign Media Outlets in Turkey
In Turkish we have a saying, “fol yok yumurta yok,” and VOA created a publication company named Middle East Broadcasting House in Maryland (MERNA) that targeted Iraqi Kurds via satellites.
We Live in a Chaotic Matrix of Perceptions: An Interview with Ali Saydam
done in Iraq; started a war in which more than 1 million Iraqis died.
Why Turkey is Complying with the Iran Sanctions
officials, sending additional troops to the region and mediation attempts made by Iraqi officials, the tension has been settled to a great extent.
The Syrian Regime’s Strategy of Forced Migration
It is believed that these passports will be assigned to Iranian, Afghan, and even Iraqi Shiite militants and their families, thus giving them permanent residency in the country.
What’s Behind Turkey and Iran’s Joint Operation on the PKK?
This statement came out on the same day when the PKK killed two Iraqi soldiers at a security checkpoint in the Sinjar area of Northern Iraq.
