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Turkey Launches Attack on Iraq

Voice of AmericaAugust 18, 2011.

Turkish airstrikes hit targets of the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party in northern Iraq, following attacks by Kurdish fighters.

I Was a Professor at the Horribly Corrupt American University of Iraq... Until the Neocons Fired Me

John Dolan, AlterNet. October 8, 2010.

Horror stories from the graft-ridden American University of Iraq campus in Kurdistan.

Ahmadinejad Hints at Possible Prisoner Exchange for 3 U.S. Hikers; State Department: "We're Not Interested"

Omid Memarian, IPS News. February 5, 2010.

Six months after three U.S. citizens mistakenly crossed the Iran-Iraq border, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran could be willing to exchange them for Iranians imprisoned in the U.S.

Will Iraq's Upcoming Elections Bring Stability, or More Turmoil?

Mohammed A. Salih, IPS News. January 12, 2010.

Increasing tensions in parts of Iraq threaten to add to the country's myriad problems as the March elections approach.

A Statement On My Friends, Three U.S. Hikers Reportedly Detained at Iran/Iraq Border

Shon Meckfessel, The Nation. August 7, 2009.

"I hope that people understand my friends' presence in the area for what it was: a simple and very regrettable mistake."

In Northern Iraq, Journalists Who Expose Government Corruption Can Pay a Deadly Price

Carol Burke, AlterNet. August 3, 2009.

In Iraq, the murders of journalists routinely go unsolved.

Mother of American Arrested in Iran Voices Concern

Agence France Presse August 2, 2009.

Three Americans were arrested Saturday after crossing into Iran while backpacking.

Border Conflicts Testing Kurdish Tightrope Act in Iraq

Najeeba Mohammed, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. May 16, 2009.

Will there be a breakthrough to end the fighting between Turkey, Iran, and Iraqi Kurds?

One of Iraq's Few Successes Since the U.S. Invasion Was Saving Its Ancient Marshes: Now They're In Peril Again

Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. April 30, 2009.

A unique civilization that has existed in Iraq for thousands of years, the marsh Arabs survived Saddam but now are losing a battle against nature.

Will Iraq's Next Battle be Between the Kurds and Baghdad?

Mohammed A. Salih, IPS News. March 7, 2009.

The balance of power in Iraq is quickly tilting toward forces that Kurds perceive as hostile.

Does the Status of Forces Agreement Spell Doom for Kurds?

Mohammed A. Salih, IPS News. November 29, 2008.

Is the SOFA takes effect, Kurds could find themselves not only on the opposite side of the trench against the Iraqi army, but U.S. troops as well.

Kurdistan Parliament Forbids Forced Marriages

Iraq UpdatesNovember 7, 2008.

An sweeping amendment to a 1959 law will punish those who try to force marriage upon family members.

Oil for Soil: Crisis Group Proposes "Grand Bargain" on Iraq Oil Land Dispute

Iraq Oil ReportOctober 29, 2008.

The goal is to de-escalate tensions between Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government and the central government in Baghdad.

Tensions Rising Between Kurds and Iraqi Government

Mohammed A. Salih, IPS News. September 30, 2008.

A dispute over territory is raising fears that of ethnic clashes between Kurds and Arabs.

A War on Iran Would Be Like Another War on Iraq

Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. July 7, 2008.

With covert operations against Iran poised to be carried out from Iraqi territory, Iranian retaliation would target the already embattled country.

A Possible Deal on Kirkuk?

Mohammed A. Salih, IPS News. June 5, 2008.

A breakthrough in negotiations over the fate of the oil-rich Iraqi province of Kirkuk may be in the works.

Unity Between Turkey and Kurds Grows

Spencer Ackerman, Attackerman. June 2, 2008.

Both people are finding the economics of peace compelling.

Trying to Stop the Other Invasion of Iraq

Cam Sylvester, The Tyee. November 23, 2007.

Inside Turkey's risky anti-war movement.

The Next Invasion of Iraq? Kurdish Mountain Army Awaits Turkish Incursion

Patrick Cockburn, CounterPunch. July 23, 2007.

Another war in Iraq looms as Turkey's 140,000 troops amassed on the border with Kurdish Iraq threatens to set off a new wave of violence and destabilization in the Middle East.

How Lost the War Is

Peter Galbraith, The New York Review of Books and TomDispatch. July 19, 2007.

Neither the President nor the war's intellectual architects are prepared to admit this. Nonetheless, the specter of defeat shapes their thinking in telling ways.

Tinderbox: Turkey and the Iraqi Kurds

Philip Barron, April 13, 2007.

Philip Barron: The fire next time will be in Kurdistan...and the sparks are flying now.