Tim Arango
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:49
At a command center in western Anbar Province, Iraqi military officials are handing out guns and cash to local Sunni tribal fighters who are battling militants for control of Iraq’s largest province.
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 06:42
Iraqi security forces and their tribal allies made gains in heavy fighting on Sunday in Ramadi, reclaiming parts of the city from Sunni militants aligned with Al Qaeda, security officials and tribal leaders said.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 11:07
The problem is not war but commerce. Iraqi Kurds are selling oil and natural gas directly to Turkey, infuriating Washington and the central government in Baghdad, who fear that oil independence could lead Kurds to declare a broad independence and the fracturing of the nation.
Friday, November 22, 2013 - 09:57
Many analysts describe the shift as a return to the mantra of “zero problems” with neighbors, a slogan that had previously guided Turkey’s foreign policy under the governing party.
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 09:16
More than a thousand students, teachers, doctors and activists — even mosque imams — have been hauled in for questioning for their role in the civic unrest.
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 10:38
But they also seemed to underscore Turkey’s troubled Syria policy as it seeks to recalibrate its tactics, supporting yet targeting the rebels, all while calling for Mr. Assad to step down.
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 06:38
As anger grew in the community, with groups of people gathering at the attack site and putting up barriers to block traffic, traces of government authority vanished.
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 06:10
In the aftermath, Iraqi forces swept across Erbil, and Sulaimaniya, another major Kurdish city, setting up checkpoints and other security measures familiar to residents of other Iraqi cities.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 07:47
But what is happening now, villagers say, is worse — what one Western diplomat described in an interview as “Balkans-style ethnic cleansing.”
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 07:07
The circumstances and motive of the attack were unclear, but the manner in which it was carried out evoked the cycle of sectarian revenge killings that consumed the country just a few years ago.