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On the Front Line Against Islamic State

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Wall Street Journal - 12.05.2015 Original article ›
Sohrab Ahmari, Sohrab, Ahmari
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Sohrab Ahmari of the WSJ talks to Masrour Barzani at a forward base on the Syria-Iraq border in Dec. 2015, at a time when terrorist attacks in France and the U.S. are shifting public opinion in the UK, Germany and the U.S., as well as France.
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Oil Gives Kurds a Path to Independence, and Conflict With Baghdad

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New York Times - 10.25.2014 Original article ›
Azam Ahmed, Azam, Ahmed, Clifford Krauss, Clifford, Krauss

Kurdish Oil Gambit Hits Troubled Waters

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Wall Street Journal - 07.22.2014 Original article ›
Emre Peker, Emre, Peker, Sarah Kent, Sarah, Kent

Who’s Willing to Fight for Iraq?

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New York Times - 06.01.2015 Original article ›
The Editorial Board, The, Editorial, Board
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This NY Times editorial cites Defense Secretary Aston Carter's comments after the fall of Ramadi to Islamic State, that the Iraqi army units at Ramadi outnumbered the Islamic State militants but "lacked the will to fight." It points out the problem of the Iraqi government using Shiite militias which further aggravates sectarian tensions.
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Facing Militants With Supplies Dwindling, Iraqi Soldiers Took to Phones

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New York Times - 09.26.2014 Original article ›
Kirk Semple, Kirk, Semple

How Kurds Came to Play Key Role in U.S. Plans to Combat Islamic State

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Wall Street Journal - 09.09.2014 Original article ›
Joe Parkinson, Joe, Parkinson, Adam Entous, Adam, Entous

Planned Kurdish Referendum on Independence Unsettles Iraqis, U.S.

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WSJ - 08.30.2017 Original article ›
Maria Abi Habib In Beirut, Ghassan Adnan In Baghdad
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The situation in Iraqi Kurdistan is covered in this WSJ report, with the referendum by the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq set for Sept 25, 2017. This is a region of 5.2 million people in northern Iraq. Adjoining it is a region with a mixed Arab and Kurdish population in oil rich Kirkuk province. The referendum is being held also in these areas as the Kurdish militia the Peshmerga took control of Kirkuk following the hasty withdrawal of the Iraqi army from attacks by Islamic State. Like the other aspects of the long war in Iraq this again complicates the U.S. position. As this report shows Arabs are being displaced in this part of Iraq after moving south as refugees. The Kurdish forces were a reliable ally for the U.S. in the war in 2015-2016, yet the U.S. maintains a policy of fairness towards all communities in Iraq. 

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Turkey Fires Artillery Into Syria in Retaliation for Civilian Deaths

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New York Times - 10.03.2012 Original article ›
Tim Arango, Tim, Arango, Anne Barnard, Anne, Barnard

Turkey Strikes Syria, Adds War Powers

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Wall Street Journal - 10.05.2012 Original article ›
Emre Peker, Emre, Peker, Nour Malas, Nour, Malas

Russia denounces Turkish seizure of Syrian aircraft with 17 Russians aboard - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 10.11.2012 Original article ›
Liz Sly, Liz, Sly

Turkey Forces Syrian Plane to Land

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New York Times - 10.10.2012 Original article ›
Anne Barnard, Anne, Barnard, Sebnem Arsu, Sebnem, Arsu

Turkey Recognizes Rebel Group as Head of Syria

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New York Times - 11.15.2012 Original article ›
Sebnem Arsu, Sebnem, Arsu, Tim Arango, Tim, Arango
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Turkey's recognition for Syria's national coalition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people.
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Syria and the region: What happens if Assad goes?

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Economist - 05.21.2011 Original article ›
Economist.Com
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Syria borders Turkey, Israel, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, placing it in a pivotal geographical location. Because of this unique geography what happens in Syria affects Turkey because of the Kurdish minority in Syria, it affects Lebanon because of Syrian support to Hezbollah, it affects Jordan because of demands for democracy there, and it affects Israel because of the Golan Heights. Meantime the Syrian democracy protests continue with the military crackdown by the Assad government, which has ruled Syria since Hafez Assad, an air force commander, took power in 1970. After his death power was passed on to his son, as has happened much too frequently in the Middle East, resulting in the stifling of any movement for change and participation in government. An added complication is that Assad comes from the minority Alawite sect in a largely Sunni country.
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Syrian War Increasingly Colors Turkish Politics

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Wall Street Journal - 10.28.2014 Original article ›
Joe Parkinson, Joe, Parkinson, Emre Peker, Emre, Peker

As Erdogan Sculpts New Turkish Identity, Turks Look at His Work With Unease

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The New York Times - 07.11.2016 Original article ›
Sabrina Tavernise, Sabrina, Tavernise
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Turkish identity is changing as Erdogan pushes through changes in Turkey that replace the secular character established by Kemal Ataturk with his own brand of Ottoman identity. Erdogan appeals to the pious Muslims from the lower classes in Turkey who were ignored earlier, and to people who trust him in the middle class for preserving economic gains. By increasing tension with Kurds and other people in society Erdogan has increased the divisions in Turkish society. It is not clear what will take the place of the secular society and the gains made by it in modernization of Turkey now that the whole region is engulfed by conflict, and Turkey also faces a refugee crisis at its borders with Iraq and Syria.

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New Border Tensions Erupt in Syrian Conflict

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New York Times - 03.28.2013 Original article ›
Sebnem Arsu, Sebnem, Arsu, Rick Gladstone, Rick, Gladstone

Premier Haider al-Abadi, Facing Protests, Proposes Iraqi Government Overhaul

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New York Times - 08.09.2015 Original article ›
Omar Al Jawoshy, Omar, Al Jawoshy, Tim Arango, Tim, Arango

A United Iraq Is Pushing ISIS Back

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Wall Street Journal - 12.19.2014 Original article ›
Haider Al Abadi, Haider, Al Abadi

Diplomatic Note Promises Immunity From Iraqi Law for U.S. Advisory Troops

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New York Times - 06.23.2014 Original article ›
Peter Baker, Peter, Baker

Turkey's Spymaster Plots Own Course on Syria

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Wall Street Journal - 10.10.2013 Original article ›
Adam Entous, Adam, Entous, Joe Parkinson, Joe, Parkinson

Iraq Faces Tough Task of Rebuilding Mosul After ISIS Defeat

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WSJ - 07.11.2017 Original article ›
Karen Leigh, Asa Fitch

Iraq’s Premier Narrows Divide, but Challenges Loom

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New York Times - 12.15.2014 Original article ›
Tim Arango, Tim, Arango

Kurdish Forces Declare Victory in Kobani

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Wall Street Journal - 01.28.2015 Original article ›
Ayla Albayrk, Ayla, Albayrk

Saving Iraq in the Post-Maliki Era

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Wall Street Journal - 12.09.2014 Original article ›
Qubad Talabani, Qubad, Talabani
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Talabani, deputy prime minister under Iraq's new Abadi government, says centralization is not an option, as regional autonomy has to be respected. He says the toxic effects of the Maliki regime are only gradually being undone.
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To Defeat Islamic State in Iraq, Bridge the Sunni-Shiite Divide

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Wall Street Journal - 02.13.2015 Original article ›
Nussaibah Younis, Nussaibah, Younis

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