Epstein Secrets

o two legislators who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of political sensitivities. And a move to annex Kirkuk could ignite fighting with Baghdad, which is intent on holding on to the territory — particularly Kirkuk's resources — and could alienate Western allies, who fear that Iraq's fracturin

s continued across the country as Iraq's Shiite-dominated armed forces, with the help of Shiite militias, struggled to recapture territory seized by the Islamic State. Last week on Friday, the army reclaimed control of Saddam Hussein's birthplace of Awja, a Sunni Arab stronghold north of Baghdad, the Iraqi armed

sary/2020/10/25/698667aa-16b4-11eb-8bda-814ca56e138b_story.html> (10/25, Loveluck, Salim, 14.2M) reports thousands of Iraqis "took to the streets of Baghdad on Sunday, a year after large-scale protests over corruption and a lack of basic services swept Iraq and toppled the government." Prime Minister Mus

nvicted of 'attempting to provide material support' to terrorists simply because he agreed to open social media accounts for the purported member of the Islamic State, known as ISIL and ISIS." Prosecutors asked US District Judge Charles Breyer "to apply a so-called `terrorism enhancement' that made him eligible f

hington Post (7/2, Salim, Loveluck, 14.2M) reported a raid "ordered by Iraq's new prime minister on militiamen accused of planning an attack against Baghdad's international zone could mark a turning point in his government's efforts to bring Iran-backed groups to heel." The arrest of 14 members of Katai

crop of terrorist actors is emerging from within our own borders. What was mostly a monochromatic threat from Salafi- jihadist groups like al-Qaeda, the Islamic State (IS), and those individuals they sought to inspire, has now become a kaleidoscope with new threats from Iboogaloo bois,' white supremacists, neo-Na

. • UN Report Accuses Trump Of Violating International Law In Soleimani Killing. • Researcher Who Antagonized ISIS, Shiite Militias Assassinated In Baghdad. • McKenzie Confident Iraq Will Ask US Forces To Stay. • US Official In Seoul To Discuss North Korea. • Russia Accuses Space Official Of Passing S

sassinated In Baghdad. The New York Times (7/7, Rubin, 18.61M) reports that "the assassination of an outspoken Iraqi researcher who had antagonized the Islamic State as well as Iraq's Shiite militias was seen Tuesday as a message to the Iraqi government, but it was unclear who killed him." The researcher, Hisham

ed craft an agreement in which Maliki remained prime minister but Iraqiya controlled key ministries. Yet as Ned Parker, the Reuters bureau chief in Baghdad, later detailed, "Washington quickly disengaged from actually ensuring that the provisions of the deal were implemented." In his book, The Dispensa

d with what the Israeli analyst Orit Perlov describes as the two dominant Arab governing models: ISIS and SISI. EFTA00665418 ISIS, of course, is the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the bloodthirsty Sunni militia that has gouged out a new state from Sunni areas in Syria and Iraq. SISI, of course, is Abdel Fat

tacks in Hezbollah-friendly neighborhoods and in support of Sunni militants closely followed IS(IL)'s take-over of Mosul in Iraq and its move toward Baghdad. Evidencing the deteriorating security situation in Lebanon, a Saudi delegation recently met with Lebanese authorities in Beirut to discuss shared s

carrying out a raid in a Sunni neighborhood in Tripoli. It seems that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which recently renamed itself the Islamic State (IS), and/or its allies have turned their sights on Lebanon. This recent flurry of attacks in Hezbollah-friendly neighborhoods and in support of Sun

and came under investigation by =everal U.S. government sources. Chalabi was the son of a prominent S=i'a family, one of the wealthy power elite of Baghdad, where he was bo=n. Chalabi left Iraq with his family in 1956[vand spent most of his life i= the United States and the United Kingdom.[ Chalabi was

o his secretary of state, Henry Kissinger, on January 3, 1972. " The Obama administration has unlea=hed a similar air war in Syria and Iraq against the Islamic State. The res=lts have been comparable to Nixon's "zilch."40 The Islamic State has not replaced its black flag with a white one= nor has it shrunk appr

ces and seems o= the verge of ordering the American military to intervene once more in Ira=. While ruling out ground troops to save the beleaguered Baghdad government from insurgents, Mr. Obama is cons=dering a range of options, including airstrikes by drones and piloted airc=aft. The possible return=t

ica's overseas wars. Yet as much as he w=nted Iraq in the rearview mirror, the swift march toward Baghdad by Islami=t extremists calling themselves the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or IS=S, has forced him to reconsider his approach. As much as he wanted to leave the fate of Iraq to the Iraqis the=selves, he c

ad both helps Hezbollah and hurt ISIS. By working hard to strengthen the Shia in Iraq, Iran ultimately extends its power and can crush ISIS between Baghdad and Damascus. Most importantly, the Journal piece points to clues that suggest despite the dangers, Iran's Supreme Leader is quietly moving to ens

ian- Saudi meeting, Iraq, the Middle East and the whole world was jolted by the fall of Mosul, the second largest Iraqi city, to the group known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The threat of the territorial disintegration of Iraq and Syria has become real for the world. The Arab response to this

laid siege to Samarra, the site of one of Shiism's most storied shrines. It would be no surprise if the next few weeks brought them to the gates of Baghdad. But an assault on Baghdad, or even its capture, would be an illusory victory. It can only end in defeat — and the strengthening of the insurgents'

ck back; by 2008, when their fury was largely spent, Sunnis were reduced to as little as 12 percent of the city's population. If the insurgents of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, enter Baghdad's residual Sunni neighborhoods, they will likely be welcomed, but they won't have much to work with, nor