A deadly post-Ramadan escalation of hostilities has apparently paid off for Iran, as the Party Of A Free Life Of Kurdistan (P.J.AK.) has imposed a unilateral truce on itself, in the hope that Iran will join the ceasefire. At least 5 Iraqis were killed and 14 more were wounded across the country.
read moreIraq: Turkey Resumes Kurdish Rebel Operations, A Day After Iran
Turkish warplanes conducted new air strikes on Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq today, likely in response to violence blamed on the Kurdistan Workers Party (P.K.K.).
read moreIraq’s Border Woes Continue As Iran Resumes Shelling And Kuwait Detains Fishermen
Although violence was fairly light today, an escalating border situation involving Iran and Kuwait could spell increasing woes for Iraq. Frustrated Iranian forces resumed cross-border shelling of Iraqi Kurdistan, resulting in the death of one civilian. And, Kuwait detained 11 fisherman who may have strayed into Kuwaiti waters. Overall, eight Iraqis were killed in new violence. Another 20 were injured in what may have been chlorine gas attack.
read more‘Protection’ Law Offers Little Safety
BAGHDAD - When Ali Sumerian, an editor for Al-Sabah newspaper, and three local media colleagues sat down for a restaurant meal after reporting on a demonstration in Baghdad's Tahrir Square on Feb. 25 this year, security forces detained them. "We were accused of...
Juan Cole, Consultant to the CIA
Poll Tracks Shifts in Public Attitudes Since 9/11
In the first of what is likely to be a tidal wave of polling in the run-up to the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on New York and the Pentagon, a survey released here Thursday by the Pew Research Center found some important shifts in U.S. public opinion over the...
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Iraq: US Troops Suffer No Deaths In August, But Iran Still To ‘Blame’
At least four Iraqis were killed and four others were wounded in light violence. Because of Eid al-Fitr celebrations, reports are scant this week. U.S. troops, meanwhile, reported no deaths during the month of August.
read moreIsrael Wages Lawfare Against Gaza Flotilla
I have already reported how "lawfare," which was defined by Air Force Deputy Judge Advocate General Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap following 9/11, is becoming the new hot button for defenders of Washington’s and Tel Aviv’s foreign policies. Using the law itself to subvert...
