Why are Iraq’s Kirkuk oilfields so important?
Iraq's oilfields in the disputed Kirkuk region have taken on new significance after the United States restored oil sanctions against ...
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Kurds near Turkey border dread fresh offensive
ASHMA: Chimo Osman’s children stopped going to school after Turkish shelling struck his home in northeastern Syria, where Kurdish residents ...
For the sake of peace, get out of Syria
In his customary deceitful way, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sought to portray Iran as a pleasant country, ready ...
Iraqi Kurds vote in regional election
Kurds voted in a parliamentary election in their semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq on Sunday, with the two dominant parties ...
Leading candidates in Turkish politics vow to send Syrian refugees home
By Middle East Affairs Responding to growing unease among worried Turks who fear for the economic stability of their country, ...
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