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Iraqi Kurdistan aims at 3 Gigawatts of Solar, as Households and Villages Rush to Rooftop Panels
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Iraqi Kurdistan aims at 3 Gigawatts of Solar, as Households and Villages Rush to Rooftop Panels

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iraqi Kurdistan is developing an interest in sustainable energy, despite being an oil exporter via Kirkuk. Solar provides little of […]

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Peace in Gaza Depends on Palestinians’ Right to Remain — and Return

Peace in Gaza Depends on Palestinians’ Right to Remain — and Return

10/25/2025 By Foreign Policy in Focus

Syria’s new Leader promised Democracy, but excluded Women from Parliamentary Elections

Syria’s new Leader promised Democracy, but excluded Women from Parliamentary Elections

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OSC: Qabbanji and Saghir: Kirkuk Crisis Endangers Shiite-Kurdish Alliance

OSC: Qabbanji and Saghir: Kirkuk Crisis Endangers Shiite-Kurdish Alliance

The USG Open Source Center translates Iraqi sermons from Friday Roundup of Iraqi Friday Sermons 29 AugIraq — OSC SummarySaturday, August 30, 2008 Document Type: […]

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McCain, Palin and New Orleans

McCain, Palin and New Orleans

McCain on Katrina ‘ Forty Senators and 100 members of Congress visited New Orleans before he [McCain] did; he finally got there in March 2006. […]

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Iraq
Does Al-Maliki's New Team Imperil Security Agreement? Al-Maliki asks Peshmerga to stay beyond Blue Line

Does Al-Maliki’s New Team Imperil Security Agreement? Al-Maliki asks Peshmerga to stay beyond Blue Line

The LAT reports doubts in Baghdad about whether the security agreement between the Bush administration and the Iraqi government will be achieved. Al-Maliki abruptly dismissed […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sadrists Sign Oath to fight US Troops

Sadrists Sign Oath to fight US Troops

Shiites from the Sadr Movement in Iraq have been signing oaths in blood to struggle against the foreign military occupation of their country. This ritual […]

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OSC: Russia- Iran Alliance?

OSC: Russia- Iran Alliance?

The USG Open Source Center translates an article from the Russian press proposing a strategic alliance between Russia and Iran. Pundit on Possible Russia-Iran Alliance […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
China Signs $3 Bn Deal with Iraq; Iraq Army Takes over Camp Ashraf; Chalabi Crony Arrested for Terrorism

China Signs $3 Bn Deal with Iraq; Iraq Army Takes over Camp Ashraf; Chalabi Crony Arrested for Terrorism

The US military on Friday arrested Ali Faisal al-Lami, a Sadrist who served on the Debaathification Committee under Ahmad Chalabi. The Pentagon maintains that Al-Lami […]

Juan Cole

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Western Leaders of African Descent

Western Leaders of African Descent

Chris Matthews on MSNBC made the comment that if he won the presidency, Barack Obama would be the first “Western” leader of African descent. He […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
McCain: Iraq is a Peaceful, Stable Country

McCain: Iraq is a Peaceful, Stable Country

McCain: “Iraq is a peaceful, stable country now”: I’m hurt. I thought everyone who is anyone in Washington read IC. McCain seems to have missed […]

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Obama: 8 is Enough

Obama: 8 is Enough

Obama DNC Speech: ‘Eight is enough’ Obama up in polls.

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