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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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Iraqi Kurds demonstrate at Irbil’s airport after the central government ordered the indefinite halt to all foreign flights to and from Iraqi Kurdistan. AFP file

‘Confederal’ System Alternative to Kurdistan’s Referendum

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 9, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad, Irbil- The option of a “confederal” state reemerged on Sunday as an alternative to the Kurdistan Region’s plans to gain independence from Iraq, informed Kurdish sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. Abdullah Warti, a member of the Kurdistan Supreme Political...

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A man holds an Estelada (Catalan separatist flag) as people gather at Plaza Catalunya after voting ended in the independence referendum, in Barcelona. (Reuters)

From Barcelona to Irbil

by Ghassan Charbel | Oct 2, 2017 | Opinion

My British neighbor has been anxious for days. He has been following up on the news on the television and internet. He has a feeling of imminent disaster. He has forgotten all about the Brexit and his current and future concerns. He ignored the conference of the...

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ISIS members from Kazakhstan, China, the US, Iraq and Syria held in Irbil jail and interviewed by Asharq Al-Awsat. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

3 ISIS Members Recount to Asharq Al-Awsat their Journey with the Terror Group

by Ghassan Charbel | Sep 5, 2017 | Features

Irbil – The ISIS terrorist organization has created a series of catastrophes around the world. The tragedies have taken the form of persecuting minorities and massacres in cities near and far. The group has created tragedies in cities that were accused of harboring it...