Monday, February 6, 2017

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 6, 2017


Inna Sidorkova, RBTH/GAZETA.RU: Battle with the Islamic State is a brutal and bitter experience

Peshmerga, the Iraqi Kurdistan military units, have played an essential role in liberating Mosul from the Islamic State.

Maj. Kawa Hussein, a Kurd battalion commander who came to Moscow for eye surgery, told Gazeta.ru about the brutal battle to free the city, where the jihadists are using child suicide bombers.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 6, 2017

The rising Islamic State threat in Central Asia -- Chicago Tribune

A Tale of Two Cities in Mosul -- David Downing, Atlantic Sentinel

Trump Isn’t Repeating Obama’s Middle East Mistakes -- Jonathan Tobin, NRO

Latest U.S. Iran Sanctions Signal New Policy Of Confrontation -- RFE

The Trump Way of Winning the War -- Caroline Glick, RCP

Trump bows to Russia again -- Max Boot, USA Today

Here’s what could sink the Trump-Putin relationship -- Josh Cohen, Reuters

Don't Take the Oil: Time to Ditch the Carter Doctrine -- Dainel Davis, National Interest

S Sudan not facing 'genocide', but violence is constant -- Zachariah Mampilly, Al Jazeera

Europeans Back Trump’s German Grievances -- Walter Russell Mead, American Interest

With this victory Romania’s protesters have truly proved their mettle -- Claudia Ciobanu, The Guardian

Can Marine Le Pen win the French presidential election? -- Inside Story/Al Jazeera

Russia’s ‘crescent of instability’ spreads west -- Politico.eu

Has Putin Poisoned Another Opponent? -- Michael Weiss, Daily Beast

With François Fillon in the Gutter, France Can Expect a Battle of Insurgents -- Vivienne Walt, Time

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