By Juan Cole / Informed CommentMar 27, 2017
President Trump may have loosened the rules of engagement for the U.S. Air Force, possibly producing more casualties in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentMar 11, 2017
The president deployed 400 additional troops there this week, in a move that is more political than military. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigDec 14, 2016
Robert Fisk, The Independent's award-winning correspondent, writes that while the bloody clash in the Syrian city is horrific, many questions remain about American and British involvement and Western media's portrayal of the conflict. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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By Juan Cole / Informed CommentOct 30, 2016
The president of the Kurdistan Regional Government presumably made this announcement to assuage fears of Iraqi Arabs that the KRG would take advantage of the campaign against Islamic State to annex part or all of the city to Iraqi Kurdistan. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentOct 25, 2016
Iraqi forces continued their advance on Mosul on Sunday despite the car bombs and sniping tactics of Islamic State. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentOct 24, 2016
The fundamentalist group launches fighting in two cities, amid the slow, steady advances being made by the Iraqi army and its allies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
BLANKOct 23, 2016
Iraqi and Kurdish soldiers celebrated in the town of Bartella, which Iraqi forces recently retook. Not pictured are U.S. officials, who may be cheering the prospect of Islamic State fighters, driven from Iraq, causing problems for Syrian President Bashar Assad and Iran. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentOct 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton pledges not to put United States troops in Iraq “as an occupying force,” but it baffles me that she would say this. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentOct 19, 2016
As guerrillas spread through the beleaguered city of Mosul, a news agency linked to the militant group is carrying video of an IS fighter insisting that he and his colleagues will achieve a decisive victory. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentOct 18, 2016
The Iraqi government has announced that the campaign to take the large northern city back from Islamic State has begun in earnest. What is the significance of the city? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentSep 25, 2016
Five hundred more troops will be sent to help with the massive Mosul campaign. They will not engage in fighting at the front but will help call in airstrikes on Islamic State targets and provide tactical advice and training. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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