Sadr and Amiri Political Alliance
On Tuesday June 12th, 2018 in Najaf, Iraq Moqtada al-Sadr and Hadi al-Amiri, the top two finishers in Iraq’s May...
Iraq
Iraqi Ballot Warehouse Catches Fire
On Sunday, June 10, an election ballot warehouse caught fire in the al-Rusafa district of Baghdad. The fire affected only...
Syrian Army Recaptures Deir ez-Zor City from Islamic State
On November 3rd, the Syrian Army (SAA) and its allies recaptured Deir ez-Zor city from Islamic State, which was the...
Kurdish President Barzani Steps Down from Power
Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani is resigning as president of the Kurdistan Regional Government, effective November 1st,after the September 25th...
U.S. House Votes to Impose Sanctions on Hezbollah
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on October 25th to impose additional sanctions on Iranian-backed Hezbollah in an effort to...
SDF Captures al-Omar Oil Field from the Islamic State
The U.S. backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with air support from the U.S.-led coalition captured the al-Omar oil field from...
Frank Gaffney: Abandoning Kurds in Iraq Is a ‘Strategic Mistake of Epic Proportions’
Originally posted on Breitbart. Center for Security Policy President Frank Gaffney joined SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Wednesday’s Breitbart News Daily to talk...
Raqqa is Liberated from the Islamic State
The U.S. backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said they have defeated the Islamic State in Raqqa, the de facto Islamic...
The Iraqi Government Seize Kirkuk and Deter KRG Independence
The Iraqi army has taken the city of Kirkuk, following an October 16th advance on Kurdish military positions. According to...
Iranian Influence in the Middle East: How the President and Congress can Respond
On October 10th Iran told the United States that it will keep “all options on the table” if President Trump...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Minority Populations in Iraq
In a Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee hearing on October 4th, former Congressman Frank Wolf and Dr. Denise Natali from the...
United States may act pragmatically but should eventually stand with the Kurds
On September 25th, Iraqi Kurds voted in a referendum for independence from the Iraqi state. The plebiscite reflects the aspirations...
Iraqi Kurds Face Tension from Iraq, Iran and Turkey after Independence Referendum
On Monday September 25th, the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) held an independence referendum on whether the KRG will begin to...
Iraqi Government Forces Attempt to Retake the Town of Hawija
As the fight against the Islamic State continues in Iraq, Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said that the government forces...
Baghdad Expels Kirkuk Governor, as Kurdish Independence Referendum Nears
On September 14th the Iraqi parliament voted to remove the governor of the Kurdish controlled region of Kirkuk from office,...
The Implications of America’s Involvement with Afghanistan
According to recent reports the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan is currently around 11,000, higher than the previously disclosed...