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Iraqi Gov’t Agrees with US to Take Custody of 7,000 ISIL Fighters in Light of Syrian Instability
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Iraqi Gov’t Agrees with US to Take Custody of 7,000 ISIL Fighters in Light of Syrian Instability

Juan Cole

The thousands of ISIL fighters imprisoned by the Kurds in 14 detention centers had terrorized western and northern Iraq and eastern Syria

Illegal Israeli Strikes burn Lebanon’s Orchards, Wildlife Habitat

Illegal Israeli Strikes burn Lebanon’s Orchards, Wildlife Habitat

01/23/2026 By The Conversation

Venezuela, the Revival of Regime Change and the Decline of Empire

Venezuela, the Revival of Regime Change and the Decline of Empire

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Poll 55 Of Iraqis Would Feel Safer

Poll 55 Of Iraqis Would Feel Safer

Poll: 55% of Iraqis Would feel Safer without US Troops 67% Support Muqtada al-Sadr Associated Press reports a Coalition Provisional Authority poll of Iraqis taken […]

Juan Cole

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21 Killed 62 Injured Three Big Bombs

21 Killed 62 Injured Three Big Bombs

21 Killed, 62 Injured Three big bombs went off in Iraq on Monday. One, in Baghdad, targeted foreign civilian contractors. The 13 dead from that […]

Juan Cole

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Bushs European Allies Punished By

Bushs European Allies Punished By

Bush’s European Allies Punished by their Publics J. Sean Curtin argues that Bush’s European allies have paid a heavy political price for supporting his Iraq […]

Juan Cole

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Marines Visit Fallujah Cut Deal Az

Marines Visit Fallujah Cut Deal Az

Marines Visit Fallujah, Cut Deal Az-Zaman: US Marines went into Fallujah on Monday, meeting with General Muhammad Latif, commander of the Fallujah Brigade, and the […]

Juan Cole

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Sistani To Consult With Kurds Us Seeks

Sistani To Consult With Kurds Us Seeks

Sistani to Consult with Kurds US Seeks Direct talks with Muqtada Az-Zaman: Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has decided to send a representative to Kurdistan to […]

Juan Cole

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Debt And Dollars In Iraq Guest

Debt And Dollars In Iraq Guest

Debt and Dollars in Iraq Guest Editorial David Chambers Middle East Institute Thursday’s BBC story entitled “Iraqi debt write-off divides G8” hovers over the heart […]

Juan Cole

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Iranian Influence In Iraq Robin Wright

Iranian Influence In Iraq Robin Wright

Iranian Influence in Iraq Robin Wright of the Washington Post discusses the ways that US officials view Iran as seeking influence in Iraq. Her contacts […]

Juan Cole

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Ebadi Us War In Iraq Set Back Iran

Ebadi Us War In Iraq Set Back Iran

Ebadi: US War in Iraq set back Iran Human rights Barbara Slavin of USA Today profiles Shirin Ebadi, the Nobel prize winner for peace from […]

Juan Cole

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Powers Internal War Between Cia And

Powers Internal War Between Cia And

Powers: Internal War between CIA and Pentagon as bad as External Wars Mark Follman at Salon.com profiles Thomas Powers, author of “Intelligence Wars: American Secret […]

Juan Cole

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