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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Russia Joins Turkey to Clobber Syrian Kurds in Efrin
In a double game typical of the players in the Syrian conflict, 150 Russian troops in armored personnel carriers drove
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Erdogan tells US: Stop backing the Kurds
US-Turkish discord over the Turkish army’s onslaught on the Kurds of northern Syria reached a new low Wednesday, Aug. 30,
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Turkey Uses Bilateral Ties with Israel as Alibi
Turkish army attacks Syrian Jarablus Wednesday, Aug. 23. Turkey – in full momentum since the Erdogan-Putin summit on Aug. 9
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US, Russia trade blows in Syria on Kurds’ backs
The near-clash between US and Syrian warplanes over Kurdish Hassaka in northern Syrian Friday Aug. 19 sprung out of the
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ISIS’ First Bombing of Syrian Kurds – A Turning Point in War on Islamic Terror
Syria’s Kurds have been given their first taste of dire Islamic State punishment in two years. On July 27, twin
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The Vast ISIS Arms Industry – a Major Intelligence Miss
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has developed a vast industrial complex for manufacturing explosives, bombs, mines, mortar shells
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US, Turkey Agree on Two Security Zones in Northern Syria
Col. Christopher Garver, the official spokesman for the US-led coalition against ISIS, issued a puzzling statement on June 5. The
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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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US Prepares to Besiege Raqqa, and Corner ISIS Forces on Syria-Turkey Border
According to a growing amount of information gathered by US and European intelligence agencies, ISIS is plotting a series of
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