My new article for Fikra Forum | منتدى فكرة

Turkey’s military operations in Bahdinan region and its direct link with Development Road in Iraq

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Irak'ta Türkiye dahil bütün aktörler Amerika'nın çekilmesi sonrası doğacak boşluğu doldurmak için pozisyon alıyor.

Dr. Arzu Yılmaz ile konuştuk
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🔴 CNN TÜRK programında dün, Eski Devlet Bakanı Dr. Masum Türker Bey, Türkiye’nin Musul vilayeti petrollerindeki hakkından 1980’li yılların sonunda vazgeçtiğini belirten bir açıklama yaptı.

Türker, konuya dair, “1980’li yılların sonunda, bizim halen Musul ve Kerkük üzerindeki…

On the same day that Iraq Kurdistan President Nechirvan Barzani met with the US-led coalition forces commander, talking on KDP and PUK-owned Peshmerga’s unification, a long simmered intra-Socialist Party dispute resulted in armed clashes.

This once again underlines the fact…

My two cents for Fikra Forum | منتدى فكرة on Iraq's trajectory and how the US and international community should adjust their approach to avoid another crisis

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I wouldn’t surprise that in case of failure to hold the election, Federal Court may bring up another contentious decision on the legitimacy of the Iraq Kurdistan’s caretaker government, such as restricting it’s authorities or handing them partly or completely over to Nechirvan…

BIG: Zahedi was Quds Force's top cmdr in Levant. He was also only non-Lebanese member of #Hezbollah 's Shura Council.

Coming amid secret Iran-US talks & Hezbollah-GCC engagement, his killing seems geared to distract both Khamenei & Nasrallah. Ali Hashem علي هاشم
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#Israel targeted the Iranian consulate in Damascus, marking a significant escalation in tensions. The attack resulted in the death of Brig. Gen.Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander of the Quds Force, and his deputy.

Some initial thoughts:

.Amwaj.media will publish on today's events in Damascus in coming hours.

For now, useful to consider context of #Israel 's other killings in #Syria in past months—incl assassination in December of the most influential IRGC-Quds Force commander in Levant.
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🇹🇷 🇮🇶 'From PKK to corridor project: Ambitious agenda awaits Turkey’s Erdoğan in Iraq'

In my latest analysis for @almonitor, I discuss Turkish Pres. #Erdogan 's upcoming visit to Iraq and the bilateral issues that the visit will address.

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A pro-KDP website called ‘darkamazi’ claims that Russia might have given the PKK the technique against the Turkish armed-drones, in retaliation for Ankara’s military supply to Kiev.

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“With elections for the Kurdistan Parliament slated to be held in June, the setback in Kirkuk means that local Islamist parties must engage in introspection, strategic reassessment, and form stronger alliances to address the concerns that cost them so heavily in the provincial…

📢 My colleague Mehmet Alaca -Mehmet Alaca- has been reporting in Israel for a while, on Tel Aviv’s war on Gaza, escalating tension with Hezbollah and several more pressing issues including anti-Netanyahu protests, crises in Israeli government and growing dispute on the compulsory…

Netanyahu, BMGK'da Gazze'de ateşkes kararının kabul edilmesi ardından, İsrail heyetinin ABD ziyaretini iptal etmesinin Hamas'a 'Bu baskıya güvenmeyin, işe yaramayacak.' mesajı olduğunu iddia etti.

Kaynaklara göre, heyet gelecek hafta Washington'a gidecek.
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Pleased to share this article I wrote for Middle East Program on Baghdad's recent push to centralize power and decrease Kurdistan Region's autonomous powers.
Important as Iraqi PM Sudani comes to Washington in April. Win-win deal for all sides is possible.
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NEW: Tensions persist between #Turkey & #PUK , the 2nd largest party in Iraqi Kurdistan. This, over the latter’s purported links to the #PKK , an entity blacklisted by Britain, Turkey & US.

For deeper insight, check out Renwar Najm's analysis on Amwaj.media amwaj.media/article/why-th…