Mapping and tracking reports of renewed ISIS attack in Iraq’s Kirkuk-Hawija area
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On February 24th several members of the PMU reportedly came under attack from ISIS on a road from Kirkuk to Hawija in Iraq. It is unclear […]
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Reporting on the Kurdistan independence referendum by Seth J. Frantzman
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 […]
Everything you want to know about the Hawija operation, just launched
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 […]
Hurdles and high hopes on the way to Kurdistan’s historic referendum
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN With the Kurdistan referendum in the Kurdish region of Iraq quickly approaching, many of the processes set in motion years ago, even decades or 100 years […]
