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Political Instability in Iraq
“Blessed are the Peacemakers” Recent Developments In late April 2018, the U.S. military officiallydisbandedthe command overseeing the fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Iraq, declaring an end to major combat operations against the group. More than five thousand U.S. service members remain in Iraq as part of a train, advise, and assist mission bolstered…
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Conflict between Turkey and Armed Kurdish Groups
“Blessed are the Peacemakers” Recent Developments The Turkish militaryregularly targetsKurdistan Workers Party (PKK) bases in Iraq and in 2018, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said hewould launch a formal operationagainst Kurds in Iraq. The Iraqi government has issued formal complaints against Turkish incursions into its sovereign territory. In January 2019, the Turkish governmentclaimedthat separatist Kurdish militants…
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Conflict in Ukraine
“Blessed are the Peacemakers” Recent Developments The conflict in eastern Ukraine has transitioned to a stalemate after it first erupted in early 2014, but shelling and skirmishes still occurregularly, including anescalationin violence in the spring of 2018. Since taking office, the Donald J. Trump administration has continued to pressure Russia over its involvement eastern Ukraine.…