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The New War in Iraq
For a more recent update on the situation in Iraq and additional information on ISIL check out this post. Even before the last US troops left in December 2011, American interest in Iraq was fading...
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Alarming Warning Signs in Iraq
Two recent developments in Iraq have further underscored the severity of the security situation that is spiraling out of control: a surprising attack in the previously untouched heart of Kurdistan and...
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Who are the Kurds? (Part I of II)
Kurdish Flag, Kurdistan, Iraq (Part I of II) The Kurdish people are a distinct ethnic group primarily concentrated in eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, northwestern Iran, and northern Syria. They have...
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Why You Should Care About the Kurds (Part II of II)
Kurdish Militia Members in Syria (Part I on the background of the Kurds can be found here) Why should anyone care about the Kurds? The Kurdish role in the Middle East could drastically change the...
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Iraq at Year’s End
Iraq Sunni anti-government protesters in May It has become clear that 2013 will be the deadliest year Iraq has experienced since 2008. Looking ahead, 2013 will likely be looked at in retrospect in one...
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The New War in Iraq has Begun
ISIS militants marching in captured city of Mosul The Iraqi government, the United States, and the international community must recognize the situation on the ground in Iraq and label it appropriately...
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Civilians Key for Fight Against Islamic State
Yazidi Woman and Children resting after fleeing from IS Over the course of the last several months, the group formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (or alternatively as ISIS) has...
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Mission Creeping and the Ideological Battle against ISIS
ISIS, also called Daesh, militants in Iraq propaganda video After President Obama nearly doubled the number of military advisors to Iraq (from 1,600 to 3,100) on in early November, White House official...
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How Tikrit has Changed the War
Iraqi troops and allied militia in preparation for recapturing Tikrit Tikrit will be remembered as the birthplace of Saddam Hussein and forever associated with the legacy of the Iraq War for many,...
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Updates from Iraq and Syria: Turkey Stepping Up Involvement Abroad
Woman mourning at the mass funeral of bombing victims in Suruc, Turkey After the May ISIS siege on Ramadi that captured the regional capital of Iraq’s largest province, US defense secretary Ash Carter...
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