Middle East
Won't get fooled again: Kurds have lent arms to US before, at their peril
America has relied on this independent minority in Syria and Iraq and has never offered concrete agreements or treaties in return. That matters.
March 08, 2026
America has relied on this independent minority in Syria and Iraq and has never offered concrete agreements or treaties in return. That matters.
But don't think Tehran won't seek to bring down its Gulf neighbors along with it
In an interview with RS, Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed says neither Iraq nor the Kurdish people of Iraq are prepared or willing to be drawn into another conflict
If reports tonight are true, it's a very dangerous game that Washington is playing
The balance of power has shifted in the new government's favor
Without some form of transitional justice to address sectarian violence, the country risks slipping back into chaos
