https://uk.news.yahoo.com/iran-dramatically-shifts-iraq-policy-confront-islamic-state-184906127.html#TS3zi2K And further: Iran ‘backs US military contacts’ to fight Islamic State (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29079052)
Tag: Iraq
Obama on ‘IS’: ‘No strategy’ remark reveals political truth -BBC
<http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-28977365 This article is not so much notable for pointing out that there is no simple solution to the situation in Iraq as it is
This Is What Wannabe Jihadists Order on Amazon Before Leaving for Syria, “Islam for Dummies” -New Republic
This Is What Wannabe Jihadists Order on Amazon Before Leaving for Syria “In 2008, a classified briefing note on radicalisation, prepared by MI5’s behavioural
Who Are the Yezidis? -Weekly Standard
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/who-are-yezidis_802256.html Some background information on the Yezidis. The picture above was taken at Lalish, the Yezidis spiritual homeland.
Sectarian-Based Violence: The Case of the Yezidis in Iraq and Syria -Middle East Institute
A brief overview of the persecution experienced by the Yezidis community in Syria and Iraq. As IS (ISIS) makes gains in Northern Iraq, the Yezidis
As Iraq’s politicians fumble, Iran fears its own quagmire -Christian Science Monitor
Iranian concerns about getting involved in the Iraqi crisis parallel American concerns. See previous post: U.S. Sees Risks in Assisting a Compromised Iraqi Force
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