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Entifadh Qanbar

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They saved American lives, from Saddam to ISIS. Now, Trump must arm the Peshmerga

They saved American lives, from Saddam to ISIS. Now, Trump must arm the Peshmerga

For years, pundits and policymakers in Washington criticized the Kurds for their political divisions, particularly the long-standing division of the...

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Entifadh Qanbar

Biden’s Iran appeasement blew up the Red Sea. Now, Trump must fix the Saudi-UAE divide

Biden’s Iran appeasement blew up the Red Sea. Now, Trump must fix the Saudi-UAE divide

The escalating war around Saudi Arabia and the Red Sea is not merely another Middle Eastern conflict. It threatens two pillars of the international...

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I survived the 2009 Baghdad bombing. Here’s how Iran forced us to forgive the dictator who did it

On the scorching summer morning of Aug. 19, 2009, I was walking from my home in Baghdad‘s Mansour district to Ahmed Chalabi’s residence, just a...

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Three dangerous myths about Iraq’s popular mobilization forces

In Washington, D.C., policy circles, Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces are often described as a legitimate national force that emerged in 2014 to...

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