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Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone attack on Kurdistan region of Iraq

September 28, 2022by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

Iran’s regime has expanded its campaign against Kurds, using the protests as cover, it has launched numerous attacks over the border in Iraq, targeting the Kurdistan region. Iran’s regime said […]

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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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Amiri, Kata’ib Hezbollah blame US, Israel for Iraqi protests, Khazali vows revenge

October 26, 2019by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN *This article appeared in a slightly different form as ‘Iraq’s Pro-Iranian politician Amiri blames US-Israel for protests’ at The Jerusalem Post Hadi al-Amiri, the head of the […]

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Who ordered the shooting of protesters in Iraq: A preliminary look at the data

October 5, 2019by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

  Why did Iraqi forces shoot protesters? A look at the background and details from October 1 to 5 A version of this article appeared at The Jerusalem Post, this one […]

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Iraq news: Protests in Baghdad, the firing of Al-Saadi, PM blames israel and border crossing opened

October 1, 2019by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

Al-Saadi removed Bracketed by high-level trips to Saudi Arabia and Iran the Prime Minister of Iraq sought to remove one of the country’s most famous soldiers, Lt. Gen. Abdulwahab al-Saadi […]

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‘Drone wars’ articles by Seth J. Frantzman

September 30, 2019by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

Drones or UAVs have become increasingly important on the battlefield. They are used by proxies and terrorists and by states. In 2019 this became highly visible as Iran shot down […]

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Mattis was speaking about Iraq, but it informed his views of the Syria withdrawal

September 8, 2019by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

Mattis on CBS Face the Nation and discussed the decision to withdraw from Iraq which was made by the previous US administration. “Had I known the former vice president was […]

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History of Albukamal from ISIS to “the hub of Iran’s land bridge”

September 4, 2019by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A version of this article appeared at The Jerusalem Post Iran is constructing a new military compound and weapon storehouses, according to a report at Fox News […]

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Iran’s allies in Iraq face complex choice amid increasing “airstrikes”

August 22, 2019by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

Deputy commander of paramilitary forces blames US, while leadership considers next step after fourth mysterious explosion destroys munitions of Iran-backed militias By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A divide within the Popular […]

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US Marine killed in Nineveh province brings spotlight on tensions, ISIS threat, in northern Iraq

August 12, 2019by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

Is Iraq’s Nineveh boiling over? A US service member was killed on a mission assisting Iraqi security forces By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A version of this appeared at The Jerusalem Post […]

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