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Iraq: It’s Too Soon to Tell

It may be a long time before we really know the outcome of the Iraq war. To put that in perspective, consider that the Korean armistice was signed sixty years ago, but South Korea struggled for decades...

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The Stateless Statesmen

Massoud Barzani, head of the Kurdish regional government, addresses a conference on “recognizing the Kurdish genocide” in Erbil, March 14, 2013 (AFP PHOTO/ ALI AL-SAADI)The vast majority of global...

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The Road to Tahrir Square Ran Through Baghdad

Ten years ago, on April 9, Baghdad fell to a coalition of Western armies. There is a close connection between the downfall of Saddam Hussein and the toppling of a succession of other Arab dictators...

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Opinion: A Broken System

If the 1991 war was about a restoration of the Arab state system, the 2003 war, coming in the wake of the shock of 9/11, called its very legitimacy into question. However much it bungled the first year...

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Opinion: Assad and Saddam’s Final Days

Anybody who reads the interview given by Syrian deputy foreign minister Faisal Miqdad with Britain’s Guardian newspaper will immediately recall Saddam Hussein’s final days in power and the approach...

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Opinion: Political Isolation

Political isolation is nothing new to the Arab region. There have been numerous cases—particularly in the republics that are currently experiencing changes—where it has been imposed on figures...

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Opinion: Nasrallah breaks Hezbollah’s back

Following his invasion of Kuwait in 1990, Saddam Hussein attempted to justify himself in his speeches by alluding to the Palestinian struggle, saying that he would pray in Jerusalem once he fought the...

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Kuwait agrees to release Iraq from Chapter VII

The Iraqi and Kuwaiti prime ministers watching their respective foreign ministers sign agreements in Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim, Pool) Baghdad and Kuwait, Asharq...

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Iyad Allawi: The view from Baghdad

Iyad Allawi (AAA)London, Asharq Al-Awsat—No prominent Iraqi politician has sacrificed as much as Dr. Iyad Allawi for the sake of Iraq and its people since leaving the regime of former president Saddam...

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Kurdistan parliament welcomes Iraq removal from Chapter VII

Iraqi people celebrate after United Nations announced the end of sanctions imposed on Iraq, in Baghdad, June 27, 2013. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani. Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament...

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Iraqi forces arrest Douri’s top aide

Iraqis gather at the site of a car bom in Al-Nasr neighbourhood in the northern Iraqi town of Kirkuk on September 5, 2013, which killed two people and wounded more than 15. (AFP PHOTO/MARWAN IBRAHIM)...

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Opinion: The Arab Situation

Whether the US directs military strikes against specific facilities in Syria or not, whether Bashar Al-Assad turns over his chemical weapons stockpiles or not, whether the Assad regime remains in power...

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FSA Spokesman: Syria shifts chemicals to Iraq and Hezbollah

In this May 5, 2011, photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian soldiers atop their armored vehicles pull out of the southern city of Dera’a, Syria. (AP Photo/SANA) Beirut, Asharq...

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Hunted in Iraq

A woman grieves for her sister, who died in a bombing, while inspecting the site of the car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, October 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)This new sectarian Iraq is...

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Opinion: Drawing is not a crime

Egypt’s official announcement that it is looking into a draft law to ban “abusive” graffiti on public and private buildings has angered graffiti artists across the country. The move was, of course,...

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Opinion: The US is talking to Iran, but about what?

Is Washington beginning to feel buyer’s remorse about the deal struck in Geneva over Iran’s nuclear program? Judging by recent statements by several members of the administration, that might well be...

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Opinion: Is Saddam’s ghost making a comeback?

Anyone listening to Iraq these days would hear the beating of war drums. Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki appears to be preparing for a military assault against opposition groups in Anbar province, with...

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Opinion: How did the Arab Spring get to Britain?

How did the Arab Spring reach British homes? Did the Brits not have enough to handle, what with the unprecedented storms that lashed the British coastline and caused extensive flooding, isolating tens...

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Opinion: Conspiracy theories that will not die

According to some people, Iraq’s former president Saddam Hussein only invaded Iran during Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini’s rule because he was entangled with foreign parties and only invaded Kuwait after...

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Opinion: Moving Beyond Iraq’s Nightmare

Next week’s general elections in Iraq are the first to be held since the US military withdrawal in 2011. Some analysts claim that because the Americans are no longer present the exercise is attracting...

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