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Members of Iraqi federal forces are seen in Dibis area on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Kurds Suspend Elections, Withdraw to “Pre-ISIS” Borders

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 19, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil, Baghdad, London– Kurdish Peshmerga forces retreated to positions they had held in northern Iraq in June 2014 in response to an Iraqi army advance into the region after a Kurdish independence referendum, a senior Iraqi commander said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the...

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60 Saudi Firms Seek Investment Opportunities in Baghdad International Fair

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 19, 2017 | Business

Riyadh- Saudi Export Development Authority is part of the Saudi pavilion at the Baghdad International Fair in its 44th session, from October 21 to 30, with 60 companies from various industrial and service sectors. The Saudi Export Authority is seeking through the...

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A model of Saudi airline Flynas is on display during a ceremony to sign a deal between Airbus and Flynas in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Saudi Arabia, Iraq Hold Military Discussions

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 19, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Baghdad- Iraq’s Major General Othman al-Ghanmi, accompanied by a military delegation, headed Wednesday morning to Saudi Arabia, in response to an invitation from his Saudi counterpart Chief of Defense Gen. Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al-Banyan. This two-day...

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Iraqi forces advance towards the city of Kirkuk. (Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP)

The Kurdistan Quagmire Proves Newton’s Third Law

by David Ignatius | Oct 19, 2017 | Opinion

In this week’s crisis over Kirkuk, Iraqi Kurds are experiencing a painful version of Newton’s Third Law: In Middle East politics, as in physics, every action creates an equal and opposite reaction. The initial action was Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani’s decision...

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A member of the Kurdish peshmerga just after the forces retook Zumar in October 2014. REUTERS/Ari Jalal

Germany Suspends Training of Peshmerga

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 19, 2017 | Middle East

Berlin- Germany will suspend its mission training Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in northern Iraq because of the conflict between the Kurds and the Iraqi government, the German defense minister said on Wednesday. Reuters said that Germany has been a major partner for the...