The coming Iran-US confrontation in Iraq - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Zakiyeh Yazdanshenas

Zakiyeh Yazdanshenas

Mar 20, 2017

U.S. soldiers gather near military vehicles at an army base in Karamless town, east of Mosul, Iraq, December 25, 2016. Picture taken December 25, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Awad - RTX2WHHJ — US soldiers gather near military vehicles at an army base in Karemlash, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2016. — REUTERS/Ammar Awad

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An American soldier is seen at the U.S. army base in Qayyara, south of Mosul October 25, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani - RTX2QEMR

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Mustafa Saadoun

Mustafa Saadoun

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters show their skills during a graduation ceremony on May 5, 2016 at the Kurdistan Training Coordination Center (KTTC) of Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq.
The KTTC is a joint effort of the Dutch, Italian, British and German governments which aims to unify the military assistance of these countries. / AFP / SAFIN HAMED (Photo credit should read SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)

Will Post-IS Iraq witness 'clear conflicts' between armed forces?

Mustafa Saadoun

Mustafa Saadoun

Members of the Iranian revolutionary guard march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo - RTX2O269

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Omar al-Jaffal

An Iraqi solider stands guard near a F-16 fighter jet during an official ceremony to receive four of these aircrafts from the U.S., at a military base in Balad, Iraq, July 20, 2015. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani - RTX1L2B2

Kurds concerned about Baghdad's increasing military prowess

Mohammed A. Salih

Mohammed A. Salih