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Kurdish security forces in Iraq will not unify

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IRAQ

The agreement covers the period to 2026, in which Washington will support Kurdish peshmerga forces with equipment and vehicles for Operation Inherent Resolve against the Islamic…

Turkish suspicion may derail Syrian Kurds’ unity deal

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SYRIA

The PYD controls the US-backed Kurdish-led administration in north-east Syria. It was the target of an October 2019 invasion by Turkey, which equates it with its own rebel…

Key US goals will block rights pressure on Iraqi Kurds

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IRAQ

IRAQ: Key US goals will block rights pressure on Kurds

Syrian and Iraqi Kurds will seek to draw in Washington

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SYRIA/IRAQ

SYRIA/IRAQ: Kurds will seek to draw in Washington

Foreign policy successes will bolster Iraq’s Kadhimi

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IRAQ

A succession of modest but diverse foreign policy successes is gradually strengthening Kadhimi’s domestic position. He is receiving strong backing from the United States, the Arab…

The way is open for more Turkish operations in Syria

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TURKEY/SYRIA

It was just 58 days after Turkey launched an invasion aimed at seizing Afrin from Syrian Kurdish rebels whom Ankara regards as terrorists. Turks have been jubilant at what is…

Damascus can choose to deal with Ankara or the Kurds

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SYRIA

Washington supported the SDF to fight Islamic State (IS) in Syria. Now that it is largely defeated, there are questions over the superpower’s commitment. The United States has…