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Demonstrators protest against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in central London on August 16, 2014. (Asharq Al-Awsat)


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President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani speaks during a joint press conference with British Foreign Secretary William Hague (unseen) in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s autonomous region of Kurdistan, on June 27, 2014. (AFP Photo/Safin Hamed)


Opinion: Barzani Flying a Kite

Opinion: Barzani Flying a Kite

What do you do when you have walked your cat the wrong way? The reasonable answer is that you walk it right back. This is what Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani should do regarding his talk of a referendum on independence for Iraqi Kurds. Unless...
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(Asharq Al-Awsat/Hannah Lucinda Smith)


A City Almost United as Iraq Divides

A City Almost United as Iraq Divides

Kirkuk, Asharq Al-Awsat—With its crumbling ruins and ghostly relics of communities that have long since disappeared, Kirkuk’s ancient citadel tells the story of what may happen to Iraq in the near future as deftly as it illustrates the city’s past. We passed through...
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Demonstrators hold Kurdish flags and flags with portraits of the jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a gathering to celebrate Newroz in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir March 21, 2013. Source: REUTERS/Umit Bektas


Analysis: What Does Turkey Gain from PKK Talks?

Analysis: What Does Turkey Gain from PKK Talks?

On April 25, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) announced that it would withdraw its militants from Turkish soil after more than four decades of fighting against Ankara, including carrying out terror attacks inside Turkey. The announcement follows recent news that...