Iraq

Monetary policy and Iraqi oil economic challenges

2017-08-05

It is believed that the monetary policy has a pivotal role in making the Iraqi economy avoid this part of the crisis

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ISIS After Mosul

2017-07-15

ISIS relies on its ability to attract young people to join its ranks, by offering frustrated individuals an ideologically charged sense of purpose

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Independent Kurdistan would be a failed state

2017-07-04

it is time to recognize that the forced inclusion of the Kurds in Iraq has not worked for us or for the Iraqis

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The Fight for the Northern Iraq-Syria Border

2017-06-29

At the symbolic level, Iran and its proxies are achieving great success in planting their flags along this contested frontier, but real control will entail the much tougher task of establishing permanent bases and logistical arrangements

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Iraq’s ‘Archangel of Death,’ known for slaughtering ISIS fighters, denies war-crime accusations

2017-06-14

We have not entered into Syrian territory, but we are still on the Syrian-Iraqi border and we’re closing in on Daesh, inflicting bitter losses

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Battle for Mosul: Iraq forces seize key bridge as thousands of civilians flee

2017-02-28

Once repaired, the bridge could help bring reinforcements from the eastern side, piling pressure on IS militants in the west

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Battle for Mosul: The forgotten refugees stranded on an Iraqi desert plain

2017-02-13

Islamic State drove them from their homes. Now these villages battle harsh weather, severe water shortages and limited fuel supplies

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