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Iraqi forces seize portions of Kurdistan
Two American allies are pitted against each other as the Iraqi military is moving into Kirkuk three weeks after the Kurdistan Region voted overwhelmingly to declare independence. Borzou Daragahi, a correspondent for Buzzfeed News based in Istanbul, looks at the simmering tensions among regional powers and the challenges they pose for the US.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readTwo American allies are pitted against each other as the Iraqi military is moving into Kirkuk three weeks after the Kurdistan Region voted overwhelmingly to declare independence. Borzou Daragahi, a correspondent for Buzzfeed News based in Istanbul, looks at the simmering tensions among regional powers and the challenges they pose for the US.
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1 of 3A month later, Puerto Ricans still stranded by Hurricane Maria- 1:22Iraqi forces seize portions of KurdistanYou’re reading this
- 7:57In Puerto Rico, still no sense of relief
- 38:05Lessons from a 'totalitarian mafia state' (Part I)