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	<title>Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel &#187; IS</title>
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		<title>Kurdistan’s migrant burden deserves international focus</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2017/02/kurdistans-migrant-burden-deserves-international-focus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2017 15:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The turmoil caused by the Syrian civil war and the rise of the Islamic State (IS) has created unimaginable human tragedy, not least millions of refugees and Internally Displaced Person’s (IDPs). While the internationals spotlight about the refugee crisis is mainly on Turkey, the migrant burden has created unsustainable pressure on the Kurdistan Region. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>US depends on Kurds once more in Raqqa offensive</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/11/us-depends-on-kurds-once-more-in-raqqa-offensive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2016 15:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the battle to liberate Mosul gathers steam, the US-led coalition facilitated plans for the liberation of Raqqa from the Islamic State (IS) with the launch of Operation Wrath of the Euphrates. However, Syria is no Iraq, and the Raqqa offensive adds to the already complex Syrian landscape. As the operation began, the US-led coalition [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>There was never an ideal time in eliminating IS</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/10/there-was-never-an-ideal-time-in-eliminating-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2016 15:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Islamic State (IS) entrenched in Mosul and parts of Iraq since 2014, its reign of terror in Iraq’s second largest city has been almost unhindered. So when the long-awaited battle to liberate the city finally arrived, for many it could not have come soon enough, yet others argue that the battle could have [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The courage of Nadia Murad and recognizing crimes</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/10/the-courage-of-nadia-murad-and-recognizing-crimes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2016 15:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fate of the thousands of Yezidi’s under the hands of Islamic State (IS) has come to epitomize the brutality of the group. Thanks to the courage and determination of Nadia Murad and some prominent Western figures, the plight of the Yezidi community may finally receive the international focus it deserves. Over two years since [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Stability of Mosul after liberation requires a political solution</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/10/stability-of-mosul-after-liberation-requires-a-political-solution/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/10/stability-of-mosul-after-liberation-requires-a-political-solution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2016 15:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After months of planning, the much-anticipated battle for Mosul is expected to arrive in the coming weeks. Not only will the liberation of Mosul prove a bloody and attritional struggle, but the political future of Nineveh province is unclear. For every day that Iraqi forces have prepared for the offense, IS has been planning its [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Terror in Europe and the Middle East is one and the same</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/07/terror-in-europe-and-the-middle-east-is-one-and-the-same/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2016 13:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Europe still recovering from the Nice massacre a little over a week ago that saw 84 people killed and 303 injured when a French-Tunisian terrorist chillingly drove a 19-tonne lorry into large crowds watching fireworks on Bastille Day in Nice, Germany was coming to terms with a shocking attack of its own on Friday. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Erbil Deserves Equal Focus as Baghdad</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/04/erbil-deserves-equal-focus-as-baghdad/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/04/erbil-deserves-equal-focus-as-baghdad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2016 08:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Iraq continued to make slow but steady gains against the Islamic State (IS), politicians were equally busy with scuffling and fighting of their own in parliament as Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s reform drive continued to hit obstacles. Abadi’s proposed cabinet reshuffle and reform plan, after weeks of protests led by influential cleric Moqtada [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Devastating attacks in Brussels underscore why West must rethink it reactive war on terror</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/04/devastating-attacks-in-brussels-underscore-why-west-must-rethink-it-reactive-war-on-terror/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/04/devastating-attacks-in-brussels-underscore-why-west-must-rethink-it-reactive-war-on-terror/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2016 08:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With France still coming to terms with the devastating terror attacks last November that killed 130 people and traumatised a nation, Belgium became the centre of a new national tragedy. Islamic State (IS) inspired suicide bombings at Brussels Zaventem Airport and a metro killed over 30 people and wounded dozens more. As Belgians mourned the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>As Turkey downs Russian jet, a rightful defense or a disproportionate move with a bigger picture in mind?</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/12/as-turkey-downs-russian-jet-a-rightful-defense-or-a-disproportionate-move-with-a-bigger-picture-in-mind/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/12/as-turkey-downs-russian-jet-a-rightful-defense-or-a-disproportionate-move-with-a-bigger-picture-in-mind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 11:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Syrian skies crowed as ever with planes from dozens of countries primarily fighting the Islamic State (IS), an “accident” was bound to happen. However, the jury remains firmly out whether Turkey was right to shoot down a Russian jet straying seconds into its airspace or if it was a disproportionate move made with [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>As Kurds celebrate liberation of Sinjar, mass terror attacks in Paris show Kurdish battle against Islamic State is on behalf of entire Europe</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/11/as-kurds-celebrate-liberation-of-sinjar-mass-terror-attacks-in-paris-show-kurdish-battle-against-islamic-state-is-on-behalf-of-entire-europe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2015 07:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Peshmerga triumphantly routed Islamic State (IS) from Sinjar, in an operation personally overseen by Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani, the process of healing for the Yezidi community can finally begin. Sinjar symbolized the terror of IS as they swept through large swathes of Iraq and committed genocide against the Yezidi population that will forever [&#8230;]]]></description>
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