Sulaymaniyah

October 22, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Kurdistan regional elections mark a step forward for Iraq’s stability

Elections in the Kurdistan region are important because they provide a beacon of democracy for the region.

January 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s attacks on Kurdistan region and Pakistan escalate Tehran’s threats

The overall message of Iran is that it will continue to carry out attacks where it pleases.

November 8, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Tehran predicts Russia-China-Iran triangle of power – analysis

Iran hopes to ally with Eastern powers to gain economic and political power in the Middle East.

November 8, 2017 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Merve Tahiroglu

Kurd Your Enthusiasm

On October 16, the world woke to footage of the Iraqi army barreling toward Kirkuk, several hundred miles n...

September 29, 2017 | Aykan Erdemir |

Referendum Triggers Turkish Vitriol against Kurds – and Jews

Iraqi Kurds voted overwhelmingly on Monday in favor of a referendum on independence for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) an...

April 21, 2016 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Despite Coalition Military Gains, No End in Sight in Anti-IS Campaign

The Kurdish Peshmerga commander sat on a couch at his headquarters in Sulaymaniyah. On a nearby table there was a bowl of dried fruit and nuts. Two large sniper rifles lay on the floor by his des...

April 1, 2004 | The New York Post

Oil for Palaces

Authored by Andrew Apostolou Almost a year after the fall of Baghdad, everybody knows that Saddam Hussein stole billions from the Iraqi people. What is now emerging is that the United Na...

March 21, 2004 | National Review Online

An Iraq to be Proud of

Authored by Andrew Apostolou    One year after Coalition forces began the liberation of Iraq, there is a rush to judge how the U.S.-led project of creating a democratic society...

March 3, 2004 | National Review Online

Zero Hour in Iraq: The Terrorist Campaign Moves Up a Gear

Authored by Andrew Apostolou SULAIMANI, IRAQI KURDISTAN–The terrorist attacks that claimed over 140 lives in Baghdad and Karbala on March 2, 2004, are probably the start of a new a...

March 1, 2004 | National Review Online

Baghdad and Karbala Attacks

Authored by Andrew Apost...

March 1, 2004 | National Review Online

Crisis Delayed: The Iraqi Interim Constitution Could Fail

Authored by Andrew Apostolou BAGHDAD & SULAIMANI, IRAQ–Iraqi politicians have been congratulating themselves on the interim constitution that they agreed on March 1, 2004. Adna...

May 4, 2003 |

North of the Border

By Stephen Schwartz WHILE WESTERN MEDIA and politicians peddle their alarums in the aftermath of Iraq's liberation, focusing on Syria and Iran, attention should also be paid to Saud...