Iran and Iraq go to war with the Kurds over Kirkuk. Rev Guards take part in defiance of US
Baghdad claimed that Iraqi units led the operation launched early Monday against the Kurds over Kirkuk.. DEBKAfile: Pro-Iranian Shiite militias
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Iran-backed Iraqi ultimatum to Kurds to leave Kirkuk. First test for Trump’s threat to Rev Guards
Iraqi Prime Minister Haydar Al-Abadi Saturday night, Oct. 14, gave the Kurdish Peshmerga an ultimatum to surrender the positions in
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Iraqi Kurds vote for independence. Barzani: Our borders lie where our tanks stop
The 5.2 million eligible voters of the semiautonomous Kurdish Republic of Iraq avow their desire on Monday, Sept. 25 to
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Iraq’s Kurds to Hold Referendum – But Delay Independence
The Kurdish leaders of northern Iraq (KRG) are determined willy-nilly to hold their independence referendum on Sept. 25 despite universal
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Mosul offensive folds, waiting now for Trump
The failue of the US-backed Iraqi army offensive to liberate Mosul – nine weeks after it began – could no longer
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The US-Led Coalition’s Advance on Mosul Lags Way behind Schedule
The progress made by the US-led Iraqi-Kurdish forces in their three-week advance on ISIS-held Mosul was commended Sunday night, Nov.
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Pro-Iranian Shiites ready to lead Mosul operation
The US-led coalition offensive for liberating Mosul from ISIS suffered two ominous downturns on its 10th day Friday, Oct. 28,
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The Kurds Suddenly Opt out of Mosul Offensive
All of a sudden on Tuesday, Oct. 25, Kurdish Peshmerga chiefs announced they were pulling out of the offensive for
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Comparing the US-led Mosul Operation with Russia’s Intervention in Aleppo
The similarities between the US-led offensive in Mosul and the Russian-backed operation in Aleppo are less striking than their differences.
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ISIS Counteroffensives across Iraq May Spread to Baghdad and Jordan
The first week of the grand offensive designed to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State showed gaps in the thinking
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