Subscribe
Subscribe
Home Tags Kurds

Tag: Kurds

Ultimately, the U.S. ground presence in Syria forces President Bashar Assad and his allies to recognize that they cannot, by themselves, decide what happens next. By staking an American flag in the ground, the U.S. lends credibility and power to those whom Assad would otherwise turn into terrorists. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Opinion

Obama’s Iraq blunder nurtured ISIS; Trump’s Syria policy might prevent ISIS 2.0

Washington Examiner -
0
The Turkish president is frustrated with the United States and Russia for working with the Syrian Kurds. (Yasin Bulbul/Pool Photo via AP)
National Security

Turkey’s Erdogan: US, Russia should leave Syria

Joel Gehrke -
0
Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim arrives in Washington, late Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Yildirim is in the United States to meet U.S. Vice President Mike Pence for talks aimed at mending frayed ties between the two NATO allies, including over Turkish demands for the extradition U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is blamed for last year's failed coup, and Washington's backing of Syrian Kurdish militia, whom Turkey considers to be terrorists. (Pool via AP)
Beltway Confidential

The Trump administration is welcoming the Turkish prime minister when he deserves a cold shoulder

Michael Rubin -
0
Eight lawmakers are urging Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to strike an agreement that would end a crisis between the central government and the Kurds. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
National Security

Senators warn Abadi that ISIS could return to Iraq

Joel Gehrke -
0
With help from the United Nations and private humanitarian organizations, Kurdistan and its population of just more than 5 million is supporting nearly 2 million refugees and internally displaced people from within Iraq. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
Foreign Policy

Don’t overlook Kurdistan’s humanitarian contributions to the refugee crisis

Keeley Hanlon -
0
Kurdish security forces head to a town on the outskirts of Irbil, Iraq. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
Beltway Confidential

US must not let Iran cut off the Kurdish controlled Iraq-Syria border

Tom Rogan -
0
The U.S.-led coalition said that a cease-fire has been reached between Baghdad and Iraq's Kurdish minority, temporarily halting clashes that followed a controversial vote on Kurdish independence last month. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)
National Security

Kurds and Iraqis are ‘talking,’ but no cease-fire declared, spokesman clarifies

David Brown -
0
National Security

Lawmakers: US military might need to prevent a ‘massacre’ of allies in Iraq

Joel Gehrke -
0
Tillerson arrived in Baghdad for talks with senior officials about Iran, a newly invigorated Kurdish independence movement and efforts to rebuild after the defeat of ISIS in major towns and cities. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
News

Rex Tillerson makes surprise trip to Iraq after Afghanistan visit

Associated Press -
0
The official spokesman of the Syrian Democratic Forces declares the
National Security

Trump White House oddly quiet after major victory over ISIS in Syria

Sarah Bedford -
0
1...192021...36Page 20 of 36
Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

NEWS

POLICY

COMMENTARY

RESTORING AMERICA