Iraqi army launches offensive on Sinjar Already an Al-Monitor Subscriber? Login Al-Monitor expert conversations are available to Pro subscribers. Subscribe Now The Iraqi army launched an operation into Sinjar, a Yazidi area in northern Iraq, seeking to dislodge fighters that Turkey says are linked to the PKK. Meanwhile, thousands of civilians are once again having to flee the area. Joe Snell reports. Read more: Is Turkey behind border wall, Iraqi deployment in Sinjar? Iran-backed militias, PKK coordinated vs. Turkish troops in Iraq Yazidi militia says Iraqi army attacks linked to Turkey’s anti-PKK campaign - Related Videos Iraq Stolen Picasso seized during Iraq drug raid A Picasso painting valued at millions of dollars was allegedly seized during a drug raid in Iraq. But as Joe Snell reports, it's not the first Picasso to be found in the hands of Iraq's organized criminal networks. Iraq Turkish airstrikes ignite Assyrian lands, villagers organize firefighting response A Turkish airstrike on July 6 ignited agricultural fields of Assyrian villages in the Nahla Valley of northern Iraq. As flames burned for hours at night and well into the next day, authorities never arrived to help extinguish the blaze. The fire and lack of emergency response is endemic in the region as Turkish attacks routinely impact communities in Iraq’s north. Sign up for our newsletter Email Daily AM Daily Briefing New Weekly The Takeaway Weekly Week in Review Weekly Business & Tech Briefing Weekly Security Briefing Weekly China-Middle East Briefing Weekly Gulf Briefing Weekly Turkey Briefing Weekly Israel Briefing Weekly Palestine Briefing Leave this field blank Podcasts Inside an American university encampment Sister of Israeli-Russian scholar Elizabeth Tsurkov, who is being held by Iran-backed Shiite militia, calls for US military sanctions on Iraq From döner diplomacy to NATO demands, a week in Turkish foreign policy See more
Iraq Stolen Picasso seized during Iraq drug raid A Picasso painting valued at millions of dollars was allegedly seized during a drug raid in Iraq. But as Joe Snell reports, it's not the first Picasso to be found in the hands of Iraq's organized criminal networks.
Iraq Turkish airstrikes ignite Assyrian lands, villagers organize firefighting response A Turkish airstrike on July 6 ignited agricultural fields of Assyrian villages in the Nahla Valley of northern Iraq. As flames burned for hours at night and well into the next day, authorities never arrived to help extinguish the blaze. The fire and lack of emergency response is endemic in the region as Turkish attacks routinely impact communities in Iraq’s north.
Sister of Israeli-Russian scholar Elizabeth Tsurkov, who is being held by Iran-backed Shiite militia, calls for US military sanctions on Iraq