Trump to Abadi: Dissolve Shiite militias, Devolve Self-Rule on Northern Minorities
Although the battle for Mosul is still unfinished, US President Donald Trump has summoned Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi for
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After Russian Bombers in Iran, Putin Wants Role in Iraq’s Op to Free Mosul
Shortly after discovering Russian bombers were not only established in a new air base in Iran but already conducting strikes
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US Tigris Bridge Plan for Mosul Offensive Sparks Baghdad-Kurdish Tug-o’-War
On a surprise visit to Baghdad on July 11, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced a more than 10 percent
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Khamenei Is Dying. Three Radicals Tabbed as Successors – to Obama’s Chagrin
Iran’s supreme leader 76 years-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s health is in rapid decline. The prostate cancer he is suffering from
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America’s Precarious Balancing Act vs. ISIS in Iraq, Syria
In battling the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, The White House, Pentagon, and the US command in the Middle
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Obama Backtracks Again on Mosul Liberation
During April, US President Barack Obama had two positions regarding the fate of Mosul, the ISIS capital in Iraq. At
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US Fails to Muster Local Iraqi Forces to Fight ISIS
Recent reports coming mostly from Washington claim that ISIS has been weakened and has withdrawn from territories in Syria and
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Prospects of US-led Mosul Offensive Fade as Iraq Fragments
Even though US President Barack Obama and his top aides have reiterated over the past few days that an American
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