Exposed and Disposable: Why Iranian Kurdish Groups May Be the War’s Biggest Losers
As the United States and Iran are reported to have…
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Has the Kurdish Moment in Iran Passed?
In the early days of the Iran war, there was…
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Iraq’s Oil Exports Collapsed by 82% in March as SOMO Scrambles to Build Emergency Alternatives
The war’s first full month wiped out most of Iraq’s…
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Bombed by Both Sides, Iraq Faces a War That Could Unravel It From Within
The map of Iraq since February 28 shows three overlapping…
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Iraq’s Government Deadlock Has Produced Two Cross-Sectarian Camps Fighting Over One Session
Iraq’s parliament has scheduled a session on 11 April to…
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Why Iran’s Kurds Are the Most Divided Kurdish Population
The Kurds of Iran are the most internally divided Kurdish…
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Deterrence, Division, and Decay: How Iran Politically Contains Iranian Kurdish Armed Groups
Iran’s strategy toward Iranian Kurdish armed groups is not built…
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The Logic Behind Iraq’s Militia Strike Campaign
Since 28 February 2026, US and Israeli airstrikes have hit…
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Airstrikes Target Iraq’s Disputed Territories and Sunni Heartland, Not the Shia-Dominated South
From Jurf al-Sakhar and Baghdad to al-Qaim, Mosul, Kirkuk, and…
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