Kurdistan Region’s President, Nechirvan Barzani, in a meeting with Iraq’s Army Chief, stressed the continued need for Coalition support to fight ISIS, even as Peshmerga-Army cooperation improves. In a clear and forceful appeal for sustained international partnership, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Tuesday declared that both Iraq and the …

‘Autocrats help autocrats’ At the end of 2021, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban pledged 100 million euros for Republika Srpska. At the time of the announcement, the aid sparked public debate in Bosnia and Herzegovina about whether the funds would come with strings attached, a possible quid pro quo from …

Clashes broke out this week between Syrian government forces and fighters in a camp in northern Syria’s Idlib province led by an internationally wanted French militant. The clashes come at a delicate moment, as Syria’s interim authorities are trying to decide how to handle the presence of thousands of Islamist …