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	<title>Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel &#187; Kurdistan24</title>
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		<title>Can Turkish opposition overcome nationalist stigma, ally with Kurds?</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2017/08/can-turkish-opposition-overcome-nationalist-stigma-ally-with-kurds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 19:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2015 snap elections, failed military coup in 2016, and the successful referendum to introduce an executive presidency in 2017 has consolidated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s grip on power. Now, can the Turkish opposition unite, especially with the Kurdish minority, to challenge Erdogan? Erdogan achieved his long-time dream of an executive presidency in Turkey, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>US sanctions strain ties with Russia, threaten cooperation on key issues</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2017/08/us-sanctions-strain-ties-with-russia-threaten-cooperation-on-key-issues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 19:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump lamented the Congress sanctions bill targeting Russia that he grudgingly signed into law in the face of a Congress veto, as he decried, “our relationship with Russia is at an all-time and very dangerous low.” The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, which places Russia in the same bracket of threat [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Baghdad obstructs Kurdish referendum but is Iraq’s constitution now void?</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2017/07/baghdad-obstructs-kurdish-referendum-but-is-iraqs-constitution-now-void/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2017 19:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Kurdistan’s historical independence referendum draws near, Baghdad continues to argue the Kurdish drive toward independence is illegal and against the Iraqi Constitution. However, over a decade of failure to implement key articles of the Iraqi Constitution such as Article 140 that determines the future of Kirkuk, oil sharing, payment of Peshmerga salaries, and Kurdistan’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Mass destruction and ongoing national issues: IS defeat in Mosul a success?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 19:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday announced “the end, failure, and collapse of the terrorist state of falsehood and terrorism” with victory in Mosul over the Islamic State (IS) amid jubilant scenes. However, the symbolic ousting of IS from a city they have occupied for over three years may paper over the cracks, but [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>IS borders diminish in Syria but new conflict lines open</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2017/07/is-borders-diminish-in-syria-but-new-conflict-lines-open/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 19:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Islamic State (IS) cornered in Raqqa, the US-led coalition is eagerly anticipating the fall of the self-proclaimed capital of the caliphate, but as IS land continues to shrink, it is replaced with new complexities in Syria. The US has relied heavily on the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and with every weakening of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Qatar standoff thrusts region into new divide</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2017/06/qatar-standoff-thrusts-region-into-new-divide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 19:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The decision by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and a few other nations to cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism, has ramifications across the Middle East, not least in Iraq. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi delayed his visit to Saudi Arabia to meet with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Kurdistan independence referendum: Placing national issues above partisan agendas</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2017/06/kurdistan-independence-referendum-placing-national-issues-above-partisan-agendas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2017 19:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The independence referendum, set for Sep. 25, 2017, presents Kurdistan with an unprecedented opportunity to rewrite their destiny. However, in the face of regional powers determined to derail Kurdish aspirations, it needs to instill unity and reinforce democratic institutions to achieve national dreams. As historic as the referendum is for the Kurds, it was beset [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>With eyes on statehood, Kurdistan bolsters ties with Russia</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2017/06/with-eyes-on-statehood-kurdistan-bolsters-ties-with-russia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 19:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The visit of a high-ranking Kurdish delegation led by the Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani to Russia had several short and long-term goals. On the one hand, it reinforced the already strong relations, especially in the battle to defeat the Islamic State (IS), but Kurdish eyes were also on the upcoming independence referendum scheduled [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Manchester terror attack instilled unity, rejected religious discrimination</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2017/05/manchester-terror-attack-instilled-unity-rejected-religious-discrimination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2017 19:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 22, the UK suffered its deadliest terror attack since the events of 7/7 in 2005. The suicide bomb attack at an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena killed 22 innocent civilians, several of them children, and injured another 119. The attack was described by UK Prime Minister Theresa May as “among the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>US alliance with Syrian Kurds: long-term strategy or tactical ploy?</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2017/05/us-alliance-with-syrian-kurds-long-term-strategy-or-tactical-ploy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2017 19:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Syria, the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) have become central to the US-led coalition’s fight against the Islamic State (IS). However, it remains unclear if Washington is committed to a long-term strategic alliance, or if relations are merely a short-term measure to support current US objectives. As Kurdish-led forces push closer to the IS [&#8230;]]]></description>
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