Photo essay: Peshmerga and the war on ISIS
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Since August 2014 the Kurdish Peshmerga, the armed forces of the Kurdistan Regional Government, fought a tough war against Islamic State along a 1,000 kilometers of […]
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Liberating the land: Seth J. Frantzman reports from the Mosul offensive
By Seth J. Frantzman On October 17, 2016 the Iraqi central government launched the long-awaited Mosul offensive. Thousands of Iraqi army soldiers from three units, the 9th Armored, the 16th […]
Photo essay: Kurds on the frontline against ISIS in Bashiqa
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Two months ago we set off for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq. We spent time at various locations of the war effort, including a night […]
What is Turkey doing in northern Iraq?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Recent breaking news has revealed that Turkey has a limited number of troops in northern Iraq. What they are doing there, how long they have been […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 