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Iraq
Turkey fortifies Iraq bases as political turmoil continues in Baghdad
2022-02-01
[Rudaw] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
released new footage of its fortified bases deep inside Iraqi territory on Sunday with its armed-to-the-teeth soldiers patrolling the Kurdistan Region’s snow-capped mountains, at a time when the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS) has become increasingly assertive in its attacks on Iraqi security forces and the political crisis in Baghdad deepens, as political parties jostle to select a new president and cabinet.
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