The Regional and International Responses to the Seizure of Kirkuk
A variety of regional and international actors are weighing in on the October 16th seizure of oil-rich Kirkuk province by...
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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...
Turkish Troops to Create De-Escalation Zones in Idlib
On October 12th, Turkish troops crossed the border into Syria heading towards Idlib in northern Syria to begin a new...
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...
Turkish NATO Delegation Walks Out of Event Over Dissident Speech
PHILADELPHIA — Turkish representatives to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s Parliamentary Assembly walked out of a Middle East Forum...
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,...
New Center Monograph Shows Continuity of Islamic Warfare
Purchase for Kindle Purchase paperback Download free PDF Modern_Islamic_Warfare The Islamic State may be on its way to defeat, but...
Syrian Democratic Forces in Raqqa
On June 6, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched an offensive on the northern city Raqqa, the Islamic State’s...
NATO Ally Turkey Working with U.S. Muslim Brotherhood
Osama Abu-Irshaid (National Director of American Muslims for Palestine, AMP, a founding member of the USCMO), USCMO Secretary General Oussama...
A new approach to U.S. Middle East strategy
The Trump administration has a unique opportunity to implement a new strategic policy to bring some semblance of stability to...
Turkish “Free Police” Another Tool to Stop Kurdish Expansion
On January 24th, a 450-person Syrian police force trained by Turkish police began operating in the rebel-held border town of...
Erdogan Cracks Down on Secular Officials After Failed Military Coup
Roughly 8,000 people, 6,000 of them members of the military and judiciary, have been detained in connection to a failed...
Turkey Grants Immunity to Soldiers Fighting PKK
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on June 24th that his government would be granting immunity to troops participating in...
Visa Waiver Program May Unravel EU-Turkey Deal
European Union (EU) leaders are now having doubts about the EU-Turkey deal's visa waiver program, which will allow Turkish citizens...