Adnan R. Khan: Travelling across northern Syria, the ghosts of the world’s most violent terrorist organization are everywhere. The war is far from over.
Tag Archives: Kurds
The last days of ISIS
Adnan R. Khan on the ground with two Canadians: one who joined the Islamic State, the other the Kurds
America the unreliable
Terry Glavin: The Kurds were the ones giving ISIS a thrashing when the U.S. and Obama would not. Now Trump’s America is leaving them for dead.
A whole new war is about to hit Iraq
Adnan R. Khan: A civil war is suddenly looming between Iraq and the Kurds—and Canadian forces could find themselves on the front lines
The Middle East just lost its sharpest leader. What next?
Terry Glavin: Jalal Talabani held Iraq together and helped the Kurds thrive. His death comes at a moment when he’s needed the most.
Why Canada should return to Afghanistan
Adnan R. Khan: The Iraq mission wasn’t all it was pumped up to be. In retrospect, Canada shouldn’t have left Afghanistan, which badly needs help.
Pro-Erdogan muscle against D.C. protesters came from Canada
Two Toronto men in attack made failed refugee claims here 15 years ago. One cited distaste for waging war on Kurds.
Trump fires Comey, and the search for a new FBI director begins
Also on the Daily Trump Tracker: New data shows what pushed Trump to his election win in November, while the President agrees to arm Syrian Kurds
The West’s staunchest ally against ISIS is fighting on empty
Kurdish peshmerga forces are fighting off Islamic State. But with oil wealth drying up, an even bigger threat is spreading.
How an army of Kurds are winning against Islamic State
The YPG, a ragtag army of Kurds, are taking on—and beating—the world’s most feared jihadists. But is fanaticism the only way to kill fanaticism?