Iraq
Why the 2018 Election Season Isn’t Over for the Kurds
Morgan Kaplan Sun, May 13, 2018, 1:12 PM
Five ways Iraq's first election since the Kurdish independence referendum last fall will affect the country's politics.
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Tillerson Firing Places Iran Deal in Jeopardy
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Mar 20, 2018, 10:00 AM
Mohammed bin Salman arrives for a week of meetings in the United States, Trump may finally withdraw from the JCPOA, and Turkish-backed forces take control of Afrin.
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What’s on Mohammed bin Salman’s Agenda?
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Mar 13, 2018, 7:00 AM
The U.S. presses for a new ceasefire in Syria, and Mohammed bin Salman embarks on a grand tour.
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Israel Strikes Iranian Targets in Syria after Drone Incursion
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Feb 13, 2018, 10:00 AM
Israel intercepts an Iranian drone and retaliates, U.S. troops attacked by the Assad regime, Egypt launches a new counterterrorism offensive, and Iraq raises funds to recover.
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Egypt Finds a Token Candidate to Run Against Sisi
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Jan 30, 2018, 10:30 AM
Turkey continues its offensive against the Kurds in Afrin, one challenger will be allowed on Egypt’s ballot in March, and Yemen’s pro-government coalition is falling apart.
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Turkey Invades Syria to Fight U.S.-backed Kurdish Forces ... Again
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Jan 23, 2018, 10:00 AM
Tillerson’s new Syria strategy is silent on Turkey’s intervention, Vice President Pence receives a warm welcome in Jerusalem, and Egypt prepares for presidential elections in March.
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Iran Nuclear Deal Still at Risk After Trump Waives Sanctions
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Jan 16, 2018, 11:03 AM
Trump gives the JCPOA a “last chance,” Turkey prepares to attack U.S.-backed forces in eastern Syria and the U.N. stops short of accusing Iran of providing missiles to Yemeni rebels.
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Attack in Egypt, U.S. and Turkey Spar over Trial and Arming Kurds, Saudi Arabia Tempers Its Power Play
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Nov 28, 2017, 10:00 AM
Islamic State militants kill hundreds at an Egyptian mosque, U.S. policy in eastern Syria in flux amid spat with Turkey, and the state of Saudi Arabia’s shake-up.
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Iraq Seizes Control of Kirkuk, Trump Sends Iran Deal to Congress, Islamic State Forced from Raqqa
J. Dana Stuster Wed, Oct 18, 2017, 11:00 AM
Kurdish national aspirations in Iraq are collapsing, Trump decertifies the JCPOA but won’t say what he wants to change, and the Islamic State loses its de-facto capital.
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Backlash to Kurdish Independence Referendum Begins, Trump Has Made Decision on Iran Deal, Russian and U.S.-backed Forces Converge in Syria
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Sep 26, 2017, 11:00 AM
Iraq and its neighbors mobilize against Kurdish referendum, Trump won’t tell his allies his plans for the JCPOA, and Russia bombs Syrian Democratic Forces near Deir El-Zour.