Posts Tagged: Iraq Kurds
Trump Seeks Kurdish Allies Against Tehran, but Analysts Say Plan Is Risky, Could Take Years
The Trump administration, weighing whether the war with Iran could eventually require US troops on the ground, has begun reaching out to Kurdish opposition leaders...
Persecuting Minorities Along the Way, Iran’s Final Target Is Israel, Kurdish Expert Declares
Two weeks after the launch of the Iranian-backed offensive on Iraqi Kurdistan, the Kurdish national cause has suffered a significant political defeat but remains alive...
Iraqi Kurds Feel ‘Abandoned’ by the US, as Israel Offers Support
JNS.org - As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly lobbies world leaders to protect the Kurds as they lose ground in Iraq, some activists and experts feel that the...
The US Should Arm the Kurds, Not the Shiite Militias, in Iraq
The Obama administration has provided the Iraqi army with military hardware worth billions of dollars. Iraq's main power brokers are Iraqi Shiite militias, who are...
US Blocks Attempts by Arab Allies to Deliver Weapons to Kurds Fighting ISIS
The United States has blocked attempts by its Middle East allies to fly heavy weapons directly to the Kurds fighting Islamic State jihadists in Iraq,...
Why We Should Support a Unified Kurdistan
Is a united and independent Kurdistan a prospect we should welcome, or a dangerous idea that would create far more problems in the Middle East...
Why Kurdistan Will Benefit Iraq and the Middle East
Before welcoming the emerging state of Kurdistan in northern Iraq, I confess to having opposed its independence in the past. In 1991, after the Kuwait War had...
The Jewish State Supports a Kurdish State, But is the Idea Viable?
JNS.org - The leader of the Jewish state has called for the creation of an independent Kurdish state. But some experts question the viability...
