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kurds: stateless people across four countries

In Iraq, Kurds were persecuted under Sunni Arab-dominated of Saddam Hussein and rose up after Iraq's defeat in Gulf War.. The SDF were the main ground in US-led against Islamic State group Syria, losing 11,000 fighters before finally overrunning its self-proclaimed caliphate March.. ..

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During the conversation, General Hatami referred to the growing ties between Iran and Iraq in the past years, saying that Tehran has always put the security of Iraq among its main priorities... Emphasizing the necessity of strengthening the Quadrilateral Baghdad Intelligence..

iraqi leaders resolve impasse

It creates a scenario, where a Shiite religious party and a Kurdish leader hold the main posts in Baghdad, and Iraq's Sunni Arab minority is once more relegated to a secondary role, not unlike the fractious government al-Maliki took control of four years ago. . . . ..

shiite sheiks may join u.s. forces

Anger also rose after the assassinations of two southern provincial governors that were seen as part of a brutal contest among rival Shiite militias to control parts of Iraq's main oil regions. Fearing a backlash, Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of Iraq's biggest militia, ordered a..

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