List of Kurdistan articles
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fp-cengiz-030-e1460042307858 ‘The Peshmerga Isn’t Afraid of ISIS’
Fighting on the front lines, Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers have joined the Iraqi Army in a bloody battle against the Islamic State. But sharing a common enemy doesn’t make them easy allies.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Liberation of Mosul Has Begun
But who’s going to lead the fight to take Iraq’s second city back from the Islamic State?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘How Happy Is the One Who Says, I Am a Turk!’
The war between the military and Kurdish insurgents is really a conflict over what it means to be a citizen of Turkey. That’s why there’s no end in sight to the bloodshed.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Erdogan’s Turkey, Everyone Is a Terrorist
For the president, there's no difference between critics and suicide bombers.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdogan’s War
Turkey’s government has plenty of scapegoats for the current violence. But it should start by looking in the mirror.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Time for an Independent Kurdistan Is Now
For too long, my people have been attacked, killed, and betrayed. We can no longer believe Washington’s promises or hope that Baghdad will help us.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Mysterious Pipeline Closure Is Bankrupting Iraqi Kurds
The export pipeline connecting Kurdish oil fields to Turkey has been offline for two weeks, costing Erbil at least $200 million.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 If the Kurds Go Broke, It’s Lights Out for Obama’s War on the Islamic State
The Kurds are our best hope of defeating the Islamic State. So it's time to step up our support for the Kurdish Regional Government.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 High Noon in Iraq’s Wild West
The Islamic State is finally being forced out of the country, but anarchy is taking over.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Meet the Obscure Kurdish Fighters Taking Responsibility for the Ankara Bombing
These obscure Kurdish fighters just took responsibility for this week's Ankara bombing.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How the Kurds Became Syria’s New Power Brokers
And why Erdogan's war against them threatens to undermine his relationship with the United States and spark a civil war in Turkey.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 When Peace Is Bad Politics
Not that long ago, Turkey's ruling party was willing to talk peace with the Kurds. But voters had other ideas.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdogan’s Foreign Policy Is in Ruins
Just a few short years ago, Turkey was heralded as one of the region's rising powers. What happened?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Letting Putin Get Away With It
Allowing Russia to set the agenda in Syria will eliminate our last, best hope for defeating the Islamic State and restoring peace: Sunni Arabs.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Men in the Middle
Two young, charismatic leaders in Israel and Turkey are taking on right-wing governments and trying to transform their countries' politics. Can they change the Middle East without firing a shot?
