In both cases most outsiders would prefer these votes were not happening at all
detailsPrime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Iraq will intervene militarily if the Kurdish region’s planned vote leads to bloodshed
detailsMost Iraqi Kurds aspire to their own state, but No For Now campaigners see vote as political gamble to benefit presidency
detailsIraqi PM Haider al-Abadi calls evacuating the militants to region near Iraq alarming and unacceptable
detailsIt is believed that the monetary policy has a pivotal role in making the Iraqi economy avoid this part of the crisis
detailsISIS relies on its ability to attract young people to join its ranks, by offering frustrated individuals an ideologically charged sense of purpose
detailsit is time to recognize that the forced inclusion of the Kurds in Iraq has not worked for us or for the Iraqis
detailsAt 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
detailsWe 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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