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Iraqi soldiers leave Turkish army armored vehicle as they take part in military exercises in Silopi, near the Habur border gate with Iraq, southeastern Turkey, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. (Pool photo via AP)


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Kurdish people protest outside the Erbil International Airport in Erbil, Iraq September 29, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari


Before the Spark Breaks Out in Kurdistan

Before the Spark Breaks Out in Kurdistan

On Sept. 25, the region woke up on a decisive moment with 92.7 percent of Kurdish people voting for independence from Iraq. Then events accelerated and the Iraqi government announced, in coordination with Ankara and Tehran, its willingness to restore control over four...
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The illuminated Eiffel Tower and La Defense business district (background) are seen during the traditional Bastille Day in Paris, July 14, 2014. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (FRANCE – Tags: CITYSCAPE ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY) – RTR3YNRC


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A Kurdish man shows his ink-stained finger after voting during regional parliamentary elections at a polling station in Erbil (Photo: Reuters/Azad Lashkari).


Kurdish Referendum: What Mullah Mustafa Might Do

Kurdish Referendum: What Mullah Mustafa Might Do

What would a list of the problems that need urgent attention in Iraq today look like? No matter how you look at it the campaign to liberate Mosul and wipe out ISIS, regarded by many as an enemy of humanity, would top the list. Next to it might be the formation of a...