Abadi Remakes Iraq as Washington Searches for a Policy

November 2, 2017 Topic: Security Region: Middle East Tags: IraqBaghdadKurdsISISIslamic StateTerrorism

Abadi Remakes Iraq as Washington Searches for a Policy

Baghdad seeks to weaken the Kurdistan autonomous region as Iran and the United States compete over Iraq’s role in the post-ISIS era.

 

Seth J. Frantzman is a Jerusalem-based journalist who holds a PhD from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is a research associate at the Rubin Center for Research in International Affairs at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya.

Image: Kurds celebrate to show their support for the independence referendum in Duhok, Iraq, September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Ari Jalal

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