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The Signal Leak Has Little Precedent

NY Times Iraq - Fri, 03/28/2025 - 00:02
The military takes extraordinary measures to keep combat operations secret, cutting off outside communications for service members before launching an attack.
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Senior Islamic State Leader Killed in Joint Iraqi-U.S. Operation, Iraq Says

NY Times Iraq - Sat, 03/15/2025 - 17:15
The killing comes as the group has been reconstituting in Syria, carrying out more attacks than at any time since it lost control of its territory nearly six years ago.
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Kurdish Fighters Called a Truce, but Turkey Kept Up Lethal Strikes

NY Times Iraq - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 11:03
Turkey is still bombing armed Kurdish insurgents in Iraq and Syria, even after their leader urged them to lay down their arms and disband, and their group declared a cease-fire.
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My Values ‘Can’t Be Nullified by an Executive Order’

NY Times Iraq - Mon, 03/10/2025 - 16:40
A former U.S.A.I.D. worker talks with the columnist Lydia Polgreen about enduring the second Trump administration.
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How to Tell That the Chain Saw Is Coming for America

NY Times Iraq - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 17:23
“Shock and awe” didn’t end well in Iraq and it won’t end well in the United States.
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Hegseth Fires Military’s Top JAG Lawyers in Pursuit of ‘Warrior Ethos’

NY Times Iraq - Sun, 02/23/2025 - 16:00
The defense secretary has repeatedly derided the military lawyers for war crime prosecutions and battlefield rules of engagement.
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Volunteers Search for ISIS Kidnap Victims

NY Times Iraq - Sun, 02/16/2025 - 19:43
No international body is searching for hundreds of Yazidi women and girls still held captive by the Islamist terrorists. Instead, their fates depend on a ragtag army of activists, relatives and armchair detectives.
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It’s No Secret What Trump and His Allies Mean When They Talk About ‘Shock and Awe’

NY Times Iraq - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 23:57
How the war in Iraq helps us understand Trump’s war on the federal government.
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The Familiar Arrogance of Musk’s Young Apparatchiks

NY Times Iraq - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 15:44
He and his team are treating the government like hostile territory to be conquered.
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Tulsi Gabbard’s Unorthodox Path to Trump’s Intelligence Team

NY Times Iraq - Tue, 01/28/2025 - 03:44
Ms. Gabbard grew up in a secretive offshoot of the Hare Krishna movement and has made a dizzying journey from conservative to liberal darling to Trump ally.
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Hegseth Is Dangerous but Not for the Reasons You Think

NY Times Iraq - Tue, 01/14/2025 - 20:37
As secretary of defense, Hegseth would channel his boss’s blend of jingoism and anger to fundamentally alter the character of the military.
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Syria Faces Big Challenge in Seeking Justice for Assad Regime Crimes

NY Times Iraq - Sun, 01/12/2025 - 13:00
The rebel alliance that took power has vowed to prosecute senior figures from the ousted government, but accountability will be hard to achieve in a vulnerable, divided and battered country.
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Don’t Underestimate the Enduring Power of ISIS

NY Times Iraq - Sat, 01/11/2025 - 00:45
The terrorist attack in New Orleans serves as a grim reminder that the group is still able to transform personal crises into public tragedy.
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How the Islamic State Radicalizes People Today

NY Times Iraq - Mon, 01/06/2025 - 22:36
A man who pledged allegiance to the terrorist group carried out a deadly attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day.
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Guantánamo Convict Sues to Stop U.S. Plan to Send Him to Prison in Iraq

NY Times Iraq - Sat, 01/04/2025 - 04:17
A court filing said the prisoner was at risk for abuse and might not be able to get adequate health care if transferred.
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Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth and the Honor of the American Military

NY Times Iraq - Fri, 01/03/2025 - 04:13
Donald Trump’s foreign policy may not be as disastrous as that of George W. Bush, whose idealism and hubris led to calamity, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be corrosive.
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Los últimos días del régimen de Bashar al Asad

NY Times Iraq - Fri, 12/27/2024 - 09:01
Antes de perder el poder, Al Asad buscó apoyo extranjero y después huyó de Siria en medio de planes de un discurso que nunca sucedió.
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Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime in Syria

NY Times Iraq - Sun, 12/22/2024 - 20:35
President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address.
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Thomas Friedman on Syria, the U.S. and Trump

NY Times Iraq - Thu, 12/19/2024 - 13:03
The columnist on why Trump’s biggest challenge will be weak states, not strong states.
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The Fall of al-Assad Increases the Risk of an ISIS Resurgence in Syria

NY Times Iraq - Sun, 12/15/2024 - 23:20
With the fall of al-Assad’s regime, the risk of an ISIS resurgence increases.
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