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In this Wednesday, November 19, 2014 photo, a Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) fighter shows the extent of the damage from a truck bomb in Kobani, Syria. (AP Photo/Jake Simkin)

Kurdish forces call for Turkish investigation into ISIS Kobani attack

by Nazeer Rida | Nov 30, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kurdish forces in Kobani have called on Ankara to carry out an immediate investigation into how Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters were able to launch a suicide attack on the city from Turkish territory on Saturday. The incident...

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Iraqi soldiers stand guard in the holy city of Karbala, southern Iraq, on November 3, 2014. (EPA/Alaa Al-Shemaree)

Pentagon plans Iraqi spring offensive against ISIS: US paper

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 4, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—An American newspaper revealed details of the Pentagon’s plans for an Iraqi military counteroffensive against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Sunday. The New York Times quoted a number of anonymous American and Iraqi officials,...

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A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter takes his position behind a wall on the front line with militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), in Tuz Khurmato on Wednesday, June 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Peshmerga forces ready for anti-ISIS alliance

by Dalshad Abdullah | Sep 19, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kurdistan’s Peshmerga Ministry formally announced its readiness to participate in the US-led international military alliance that is being formed to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, Peshmerga...

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Haider Al-Abadi attends the parliament session to submit his government at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 8, 2014. (Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani)

Opinion: Iraq’s new cabinet is a club of egos

by Amir Taheri | Sep 12, 2014 | Opinion

The good news is that Iraqis have succeeded in forming a new government in a much shorter time than they have been used to since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. The bad news is that the new government, headed by Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, looks more like a...

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Kurdish protestors clash with Turkish riot police after a funeral ceremony of Ramazan Baran in Diyarbakir, Turkey, 09 June 2014. (EPA/Sertac Kayar)

Opinion: A Golden Opportunity for Turkey’s Kurds

by Samir Salha | Jun 15, 2014 | Opinion

Clashes and confrontations have returned once more to southeast Turkey, known for its large Kurdish population, after a two-year truce with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). This ceasefire had been preceded by a political truce with PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan who...