Stolen Picasso seized during Iraq drug raid Already an Al-Monitor Subscriber? Login Al-Monitor expert conversations are available to Pro subscribers. Subscribe Now 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. - Related Videos Iraq Iraqi army launches offensive on Sinjar 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 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 Will Turkey's Erdogan seize back Istanbul and fully secure his regime in March 31 elections? Why are Britain’s Jews facing the largest wave of anti-semitic violence in modern times? Palestinian children face unspeakable suffering says American doctor who treated them in Gaza See more
Iraq Iraqi army launches offensive on Sinjar 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
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.