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Iraqi forces drive toward Kurdish peshmerga positions on the southern outskirts of Kirkuk. — AFP

Balance of Power Shifts in Kirkuk

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 20, 2017 | Features

Kirkuk- “Before we couldn’t proudly declare that we are Turkmen, now our flag is flying over Kirkuk’s citadel again,” Iraqi Omar Najat, 23, told Agence France Presse. According to the agency, with the return of Kirkuk to Iraqi control, the...

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SDF spokeswoman Jihan Sheikh Ahmed, Asharq Al-Awsat

Tears, Joy & Devastation Fill Raqqa’s Post-ISIS Air

by Kamal Sheikho | Oct 18, 2017 | Features

Raqqa- Four months ago, Syria’s Raqqa found itself drenched in bloodshed as fierce and violent battles ripped through the former ISIS stronghold. When casually strolling down liberated areas, it becomes all the more evident how destructive the battles were. Homes...

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US President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran deal from the Diplomatic Reception room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 13, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Brendan SMIALOWSKI)

Trump’s Iran Strategy Sharpens Power Struggle in Tehran

by Amir Taheri | Oct 16, 2017 | Features

London- Although it had been expected for months, US President Donald Trump’s unveiling of his new strategy on Iran seems to have taken the ruling elite in Tehran by surprise, intensifying the power struggle within it. The radical faction close to “Supreme Guide”...

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US President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran deal in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Friday. AFP photo

Is Europe Able to Protect its Businesses from US Sanctions?

by Rick Noack and Erin Cunningham | Oct 16, 2017 | Features

Berlin- In a decision that could deepen the transatlantic rift, President Trump announced his withdrawal of presidential “certification” of the Iran nuclear deal Friday ahead of a Sunday deadline. Trump previously called the 2015 agreement disastrous and has argued...

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A new book examines the why women join terrorist groups like ISIS. (Reuters)

Women and Terrorism … A Gender Reading

by Hani Nasira | Oct 16, 2017 | Features

Dubai – Every now and then the stories of female members of the ISIS terrorist group and of other extremist organizations emerge. The latest of these stories is that of a 16-year old German ISIS member, who was persuaded to join the group by another member through the...

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Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. (Reuters)

Long Thorny Road to Building a United Libyan Army

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Oct 16, 2017 | Features

Tripoli – In 2014, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar reunited the Libyan military forces after they became fragmented in wake of their country’s NATO-backed armed uprising against leader Moammar al-Gadhadfi. Under Gadhafi’s regime, the army included a little more than...