Pentagon Zeroes Out Peshmerga Funding as Lebanon and Jordan Enter the Picture
The Pentagon’s budget request for next year proposes to end…
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Iraq’s CEO Candidate
Iraq’s Coordination Framework on April 27 named businessman Ali al-Zaidi…
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Why Turkey’s PKK Peace Process Has Stalled
More than a year after Abdullah Ocalan called for disarmament…
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For the KDP, Mansour Barzani’s U.S. Bribery Case Comes at the Worst Possible Time
On April 22, the U.S. Justice Department filed a civil…
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Courts, Coercion and Control: Why SDF-Damascus Integration Is Hitting Its Real Test
On the latest developments in the SDF-Damascus integration process, a…
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Casualty Data Point to a Narrow Social Base for Iran’s Exiled Kurdish Parties
The exiled armed parties have built their strategy around merging…
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The SDF’s Integration Deal Enters a New Phase After the US Withdrawal
Just hours after SDF commander Mazloum Abdi’s meeting with Syrian…
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How a Cross-Sectarian Bloc Led by Iraq’s Next Generation Is Reshaping the Country
Across-sectarian bloc led by five of Iraq’s next-generation political leaders…
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The War Did Not Break Iran’s PKK Exception. It Revealed How Deep It Runs
Much of the discussion around the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran…
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Iraq’s Presidential Vote Exposes KDP’s Shrinking Reach in Baghdad
On April 11, 2026, the Iraqi parliament elected Nizar Amedi,…
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