Laurie Mylroie articles

Russia has given Turkey a green light for the military assault, and “at this point, Erdogan cares more about Moscow's opinion on Syria” than Washington's, Erdemir told Kurdistan 24. “[Russian President Vladimir] Putin seems to have greater leverage over the extent and future of Erdogan's Afrin incursion than Erdogan's ...

WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan24) – Although US President Donald Trump has announced a tough new policy against Iran, both Germany and France—the two most important countries in the European Union—have taken a significantly harder line than the US against Iranian-backed militias ...

However, Abadi appears to have spoken in disregard of Iraqi law. Under the 2005 constitution—Article 114—customs are a function shared among the federal, regional, and provincial governments. Article 115 and 121 make such revenues subject to Kurdistan's legal supremacy. Abadi's plans for the Peshmerga are equally ...

World. Zalmay Khalilzad: US should mediate between Erbil and Baghdad. Laurie Mylroie |. Share share .... Related Article. Remembering Mam Jalal: John Negroponte and Zalmay Khalilzad. October 10-2017 06:05 AM. Amb. John Bolton: US should respect Kurdistan referendum and its results. September 21-2017 08:18 ...

WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan 24) – Sen. Marco Rubio added his voice to the growing number of figures in Washington, DC who now stress the importance of reducing tensions and preventing conflict in the region, following the Sep. 25 Kurdistan independence referendum. “The most important thing we can ...

WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan 24) – Congressman Mike Gallagher, a Republican from Wisconsin, told Kurdistan 24, “The Kurdish people have overwhelmingly spoken” in their independence referendum. He noted—as does the Kurdish leadership—that a referendum is different from a declaration of ...

On Thursday, Brett McGurk, US Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria, travelled to Duhok with the US ambassador to Baghdad and US Consul General in Erbil in tow, as well as the British ambassador to Iraq and the UN Special Representative for Iraq.

Kurdistan. John Hannah: US and the Kurdistan Region need to work together closely. Laurie Mylroie |. Share share ... Editing by G.H. Renaud. Related Gallery. Related Article. Most Popular. Last 24 Hour; Last week; Last month. 01 KRG to handover oil, border revenues if Baghdad sends 17 percent budget share: Barzani.

WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan 24) - On Friday, State Department officials in Washington DC and Erbil significantly added to the confusion regarding US policy toward the upcoming referendum on Kurdish independence. They claimed the existence of a phantom phone call between US Secretary of State, Rex ...

Last week, Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), led a delegation to Russia's premier economic conference, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF.) In St. Petersburg, the KRG concluded several agreements with the Russian oil company, Rosneft. Altogether ...

WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan24) – US officials on Wednesday made clear their dissatisfaction with ongoing challenges from Ankara to US support for the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria. On Tuesday, Ilnur Cevik, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's chief ...

Brig. Gen. Halgurd Hikmet, the spokesman for the Ministry of Peshmerga, shakes hands with Kurdistan 24's Washington DC correspondent Laurie Mylroie.

Laurie Mylroie is a Washington DC correspondent for Kurdistan 24. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the ...

The referendum will be held in the “disputed areas,” as identified by Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution. The people in those areas were supposed to vote by ...

The voting will extend to the disputed territories—as defined by Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution. Regarding Iraqi Kurds in the diaspora, the ...

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Last week, Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), led a delegation to Russia's premier economic conference, the St.

A convoy of US forces armored vehicles driving near the village of Yalanli, on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, ...

WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan24) – “Iranian influence with the Popular Mobilization Units (PMUs)” in Iraq “is a very serious ...

WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan24) – A senior State Department official provided Kurdistan24 an exclusive assessment of the current state of the ...

Head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Lt. Gen. Vincent R. Stewart testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on ...

WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan24) – US officials on Wednesday made clear their dissatisfaction with ongoing challenges from ...

Many pundits have concluded that President-elect Donald Trump likes retired military officers because he has appointed several to high office.

Laurie Mylroie is a Washington DC correspondent for Kurdistan24 and covers the State ... The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not ...

Laurie Mylroie, Ph.D., recently assumed the position of Kurdistan24's ... The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not ...

In contrast, the Times, the Post, and the Los Angeles Times articles seek to limit the conflict to its most conspicuous feature: the recent flood of leaks about Trump, Flynn, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone (and now our new Attorney General Jeff Sessions ...

He was also a supporter of a conspiracy theorist named Laurie Mylroie who contended that Saddam was behind the 9/11 attacks.

(He also supported a conspiracy theorist named Laurie Mylroie who contended that Saddam was behind the 9/11 attacks.) And he insists that the Iraq invasion was the right move.

Laurie Mylroie, Ph.D., recently assumed the position of Kurdistan24's State Department correspondent. She previously served as ... The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Kurdistan24 ...

As to the other publications Boot cites, the Journal's editorial board and Commentary (to which Boot is a regular contributor), it's just hard to take him seriously.

Laurie Mylroie, Ph.D., recently assumed the position of Kurdistan24's State Department correspondent. She previously served as a cultural advisor to the US military in Afghanistan.

As to the other publications Boot cites, the Journal's editorial board and Commentary (to which Boot is a regular contributor), it's just hard to take him seriously.

The next article will illustrate that and suggest possible answers to a tough question: Why didn't George W. Bush defend OIF more vigorously?

Zaman described the PKK's decision as a "huge missed opportunity," particularly as the fighting resumed at a time when international public opinion had grown sympathetic to the organization and Washington was even discussing removing it from the ...

Laurie Mylroie had held teaching positions at Harvard University and the U.S. Naval War College before joining Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign as an advisor on Iraq.

Recently the Washington Post, as part of its own unrelenting campaign to destroy the Trump candidacy, has been featuring numerous articles attacking the candidate from every conceivable perspective. An op-ed queried seven "Republicans" regarding their ...

Obsessed with the theories of neoconservative crackpot conspiracy theorist Laurie Mylroie, who insisted Saddam Hussein was behind 9/11, both Wolfowitz and Kristol's Weekly Standard pushed this "theory" in order to justify the Iraq war.