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Author: Archie Hicox

Iran Iraq MENA

Between Iraq and a Hard Place: The Battle For Basra’s future

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Archie Hicox
Arabian Gulf (Aug. 2, 2004) - Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Simmons, assigned to Mobile Security Detachment Two One (MSD-21), stands topside security watch aboard the Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT). The ABOT and Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal (KAAOT) are currently under the protection of Task Force 58, coalition and Iraqi security forces. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Aaron Peterson
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Insurgency Law of Armed Conflict Syria Terrorism

Romance and Risk: The Morality of Foreign Volunteer Fighters

Posted on October 2, 2018October 3, 2018 by Archie Hicox
German, French, and Spanish fighters of the People's Protection Units in northern Syria call for people to join the Kurdish-Turkish conflict in Turkey.
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European Union MENA Turkey

Who failed Turkey: Erdoğan or the West?

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Archie Hicox
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey at Çanakkale
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Iraq Islamic State

The Resurgent Insurgent: Mosul One Year After The Battle

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Archie Hicox
A U.S. Army M109A6 Paladin conducts a fire mission at Qayyarah West, Iraq, in support of the Iraqi security forcesâ push toward Mosul, Oct. 17, 2016. The support provided by the Paladin teams denies the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant safe havens while providing the ISF with vital artillery capabilities during their advance. The United States stands with a Coalition of more than 60 international partners to assist and support the Iraqi security forces to degrade and defeat ISIL. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christopher Brecht)
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MENA Syria

Life After Bashar: Syria’s Future

Posted on April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 by Archie Hicox0 comments on “Life After Bashar: Syria’s Future”
Hunkering down: a poster of Syria's president at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Damascus, Jan. 14 2012. Photo taken by VOA Middle East correspondent Elizabeth Arrott while traveling through Damascus with government escorts.
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Kurdistan MENA

Kurdistan: An Unlikely Dream

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Archie Hicox0 comments on “Kurdistan: An Unlikely Dream”
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Kurdistan MENA Turkey

Erdogan, Syria, and the Kurds: a Strategic Risk

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Archie Hicox0 comments on “Erdogan, Syria, and the Kurds: a Strategic Risk”
YPG fighters in the woods of Afrin Region during Operation Olive Branch.
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