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		<title>Faced with a common enemy, a new front pitching Kurd against Kurd is a travesty</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2017/03/faced-with-a-common-enemy-a-new-front-pitching-kurd-against-kurd-is-a-travesty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2017 15:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even in the face of a common enemy, and at a historic juncture, relations between Rojava and the Kurdistan Region have been blighted by political differences. A prime example is the ongoing presence of the PKK and its affiliated armed wing, Shingal Resistance Unit (YBS), in Shingal region. Although these forces played a crucial role [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Reliance on militia forces sows more sectarian cracks in Iraq</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2017/02/reliance-on-militia-forces-sows-more-sectarian-cracks-in-iraq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With much focus on the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State (IS), there lacks a full consensus on the political future of the city, especially, how to maintain security. As the Iraqi army, Peshmerga, Sunni tribal militia, and Shiite-led Population Mobilization Units (PMUs), painstakingly clear Mosul of IS fighters, an active local security [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The liberation of Mosul rest on the Kurds</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/08/the-liberation-of-mosul-rest-on-the-kurds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2016 00:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the liberation of Ramadi, Tikrit, Sinjar and more recently Manbij in Syria proved painful and tricky leading to streams of refugees, then Mosul will prove much worse. Islamic State (IS) has held Mosul for over two years. If the liberation was anything other than bloody and complicated, then it would not have taken months [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Time to give Kurds in Iraq and Syria their due</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/12/time-to-give-kurds-in-iraq-and-syria-their-due/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/12/time-to-give-kurds-in-iraq-and-syria-their-due/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the struggle against the Islamic State (IS) dominates international attention, Kurdish forces in Iraq and Syria find themselves at the forefront of the battle. Although, the Kurds have proven to be the most effective forces on the ground, their rightful role in the negotiating table as regional players is often overlooked. At the same [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>As Barzani heads for talks with Obama, has the battle against the Islamic State served to unify Iraq or merely underscored its division?</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/05/as-barzani-heads-for-talks-with-obama-has-the-battle-against-the-islamic-state-served-to-unify-iraq-or-merely-underscored-its-division/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2015 00:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Islamic State (IS) has rapidly occupied the Middle Eastern equation over the last year and the Kurds find themselves at the centre of the battle. While the Kurds assumed control of disputed territories as the Iraqi army wilted away amidst the IS avalanche, they have endured great atrocities under the hands of IS and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>With Kurdish forces in ascendancy against IS in Syria and Iraq &#8211; coalition must focus on empowering vital allies of today, not training of Syrian and Iraqi forces that may come too late</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/03/with-kurdish-forces-in-ascendancy-against-is-in-syria-and-iraq-coalition-must-focus-on-empowering-vital-allies-of-today-not-training-of-syrian-and-iraqi-forces-that-may-come-too-late/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 00:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the barbarous threat of the Islamic State (IS) has become the top global concern, Kurdish forces have taken center stage in the fight in Iraq and Syria. Peshmerga forces have been instrumental in breaking any notion of invincibility of IS. Meanwhile, the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Forces (YPG), have proven that on both sides [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>As Peshmerga continue advance on Mosul, Kurds repaid with no seat at international anti-Islamic State conference</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/01/as-peshmerga-continue-advance-on-mosul-kurds-repaid-with-no-seat-at-international-anti-islamic-state-conference/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/01/as-peshmerga-continue-advance-on-mosul-kurds-repaid-with-no-seat-at-international-anti-islamic-state-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Islamic State (IS) launched rapid attacks on Mosul, Tikrit and large swathes of Iraq, the well-equipped and sizeable Iraqi army wilted away. Ironically, IS took large quantities of US-supplied heavy weaponry and laid siege on more Iraqi cities and then Kurdistan. The United States led coalition has spent billions and several hundred air-strikes [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Bravery, selflessness and sacrifice of the Peshmerga – words are easy, real deeds are not</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/01/bravery-selflessness-and-sacrifice-of-the-peshmerga-words-are-easy-real-deeds-are-not/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/01/bravery-selflessness-and-sacrifice-of-the-peshmerga-words-are-easy-real-deeds-are-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2015 11:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bravery, selflessness and sacrifice are easy words on the tongue but on the battlefield in the midst of bullets, mortar fire, machine guns and all sorts of explosive devices, these virtues and actions cannot be portrayed by mere words. We live in a day and age where some people will not sacrifice $50 for their [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>2014 in review – a year that will long echo in the history of Kurdistan</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/12/2014-in-review-a-year-that-will-long-echo-in-the-history-of-kurdistan/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/12/2014-in-review-a-year-that-will-long-echo-in-the-history-of-kurdistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2014 00:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2014 proved a remarkable year for Kurdistan that will long serve in the memory and echo for many generations to come. Kurdistan started the year on a historic footing with oil flowing, stored and read to sell via its new oil pipelines to Turkey. It completed a symbolic quest for self-sufficiency and opened a new [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>How the battle for Kobane and Peshmerga deployment eroded borders between Kurds</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/11/how-the-battle-for-kobane-and-peshmerga-deployment-eroded-borders-between-kurds/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/11/how-the-battle-for-kobane-and-peshmerga-deployment-eroded-borders-between-kurds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2014 00:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barely a few weeks ago, Kobane was surrounded on three sides by heavily armed Islamic State (IS) forces and in danger of imminent collapse. Now, Kobane has propelled itself as the symbol of the international battle against IS but more importantly it has placed the Syrian Kurds under great international spotlight. Few would have imagined [&#8230;]]]></description>
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