By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In the wake of the unprecedented withdrawal of Peshmerga forces from Kirkuk and other disputed territories in the face of an offensive by Iraq security forces […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Renewed clashes at Altun Kupri between Kurdish Peshmerga and Iraqi Security Forces on October 20th led to more confusion in the ongoing crises that is reshaping […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In Forty-eight hours the Kurdistan Regional Government, the Iraqi Security Forces and Iranian-backed Shia militias have re-drawn northern Iraq. In a shocking reversal after three years […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The following are accounts I will update and collect as I see them of those who witnessed or participated in the fall of Kirkuk to Iraqi […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN After the rapid conquest of Kirkuk on October 16th there are reports that the Iraqi Security Forces and particularly the Hashd al-Shaabi or Shia militias, have […]
By Seth J. Frantzman The rapid and unprecedented fall of Kirkuk on October 16, 2017 will likely be remembered as a turning point in Kurdish history and perhaps Iraq’s history. […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A recent article says that two of the creators of the “like” button on Facebook have had a re-think. They now see it “as an ‘attention […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Every once in a while I see an article by someone from the West who is writing about the Kurdistan Regional Government, the autonomous region in […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The more revelations emerge about the rape culture in Hollywood, the groping and abuse, the more one has to wonder about the mixed messages we’ve been […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On Wednesday October 11 a court in Pakistan sentenced three Muslim men to death for “blasphemy.” According to the report “In his verdict, Additional District and […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 