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US breaks silence on rocket and mortar attacks near US bases in Iraq

December 6, 2019by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

The US broke six months of silence on the almost weekly attacks that have threatened US forces in Iraq. These have come amid Iran tensions but neither the US or […]

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Iraqis (and others) react to Barham Salih’s election as President and Abdul Mahdi seeking to form new government

October 2, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

    By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Iraqis have reacted with messages of hope and relief following the election of Barham Salih as President. He will take over from Fuad Masum […]

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Al-Jarida: “Israel will bomb Iraq, list of Iranian targets”

July 20, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

The Arabic website Al-Jarida reported on July 21 that Israel will bomb Iraq and that it has obtained a list of Iranian targets. A PDF of the cover of the newspaper was […]

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Follow the money: Kirkuk, Baghdad, Tehran and London, how oil drove an attack on Kurdish control of Kirkuk

December 11, 2017by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In mid-October 2017 Iraqi forces, backed by Shia militias, launched an offensive to take Kirkuk from the Kurdistan Regional Government. It was a major setback for […]

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Many questions remain about Kirkuk debacle

October 16, 2017by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

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. […]

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Reporting on the Kurdistan independence referendum by Seth J. Frantzman

October 11, 2017by Seth Frantzman 1 Comment

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 […]

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Defeating ISIS: Interviews with the US-led coalition by Seth Frantzman

August 29, 2017by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Over the last two years I have written about the war against Islamic State. This has involved numerous visits to northern Iraq to cover the battle […]

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Is this the new face of ISIS: Sinai, Baghdad, Beirut, Paris?

November 14, 2015by Seth Frantzman 3 Comments

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN SInce ISIS burst on the scene in 2014, one of the things analysts have said made it different than many terrorists organizations was its interest in […]

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