Israel tries to balance Iran strategy between Trump and Putin
Israel’s leaders stressed to Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu the importance of thwarting Iran’s military entrenchment in Syria. But can’t
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Kirkuk
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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How the Kurdish Independence Bid Sent Turkey Running into Iran’s Arms
The US military command in Syria strongly suspects that the Turkish-backed rebels who opened fire on US forces in northern
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Iraq’s Kurds Run to Moscow after Iran Warns of Kirkuk’s Loss for Their Referendum
Tehran has threatened military force against the independence referendum which the semiautonomous Kurdish Regional Republic of Iraq (KRG) has scheduled
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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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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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ISIS’ Kirkuk raid spreads. US air force in action
Kurdish General. Mariwan Mohammed The raid of Iraq’s northern oil city of Kirkuk launched by the Islamic State Friday began
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Iranian military forces are fighting ISIS in Iraq. Gen. Soleimani is in Baghdad. Obama may send Iraq arms
President Barack Obama is close to a decision on a number of US military steps for thwarting the march of
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