By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi reportedly lashed out at Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a key commander in the Hashd al-Shaabi, the Popular Mobilization Forces of mostly Shia […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In mid-December anger began to boil over in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. On December 19 several protesters were shot and killed in Rania, a […]
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 On September 25 millions of residents of the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq turned out to vote in an independence referendum. It had been months […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Hawija, a town near Kirkuk in northern Iraq, was conquered by ISIS in June 2014. It was home to around 150,000 people. It was a mostly […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 