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 […]
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Background and strategy of Kurdish Peshmerga operation to take 11 villages near Khazir-Gwer
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In the early hours of August 14th Kurdish Peshmerga forces launched an offensive on the Khazir and Gwer fronts aimed at liberating 11 villages from Islamic […]
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 