List of Iraq articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Iraq Eyes Small Steps for Big Gains Against Islamic State
In putting the fight for Anbar before Mosul, Iraq seeks to win over suspicious Sunnis. To do so, Washington says Baghdad should also limit the role of Shiite militias backed by Iran.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Preteen Sex Slaves of the Islamic State
For the young victims of the jihadist group’s systematic campaign of rape and imprisonment, the ordeal is far from over.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Are the Islamic State’s Losses in Iraq Offset by Gains in Syria?
The group is on the march in Syria as it is beaten back in Iraq.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Starving of Yarmouk, Then the Capture
The Islamic State’s attack on the besieged Palestinian refugee camp outside Damascus is highly suspicious. It could only have happened with Assad’s complicity.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Arab NATO
The new 40,000-strong Arab League “response force” is all about countering Iran. Get ready for tense times and strange bedfellows in the Middle East.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How to get to the military of the future: We need a much more flexible culture
What the military of the future should look like is a popular and highly contested topic. However, the answer demands we first understand the organizational obstacles stopping the military from adapting. To meet the challenges of the future, the U.S. military will need a systemic cultural reformation — to improve outdated training, promote innovation, and retain talent.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Don Draper Would Be Impressed by the Islamic State
Whether or not it meant to, the Islamic State has pulled off a flawless branding campaign. It's now the premier terror group in the world.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why I remain more optimistic about Afghanistan’s future than about Iraq’s
I still remain more optimistic about the future of Afghanistan than I do about Iraq.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Time for Fist-Bumping
The interim Iran nuclear deal is worth celebrating, but it’s just a small piece of a much bigger puzzle.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Does Gen. Allyn really believe that the Army has been ‘winning’? I’m worried
The other day, Gen. Daniel Allyn, the Army vice chief of staff, supposedly said that, “Winning is what we do in the United States Army.” If he did say that, I am worried. I kind of wonder where he has been the last 13 years.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Thirst for Revenge Threatens to Destroy Iraq
For too long, the United States and its allies have turned a blind eye to abuses by Shiite militias. With the militias now in the city of Tikrit, that has to stop.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘The Unraveling’: Succeeding in Iraq — and then a few years later watching it fall apart
More from Emma Sky’s new book, which comes out this month.
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