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Doski Azad wanted to live life as a trans woman in Iraq. But her estranged brother flew from Europe to murder her in a transphobic 'honor killing,' sources say.
Police told Kurdish television that a brother of Doski Azad, a 23-year-old makeup artist from the K…
Joshua Zitser
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6 bears ran amok and caused spectators to flee for their lives moments after being released into the wild
A special ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan descended into chaos after the attempted release of six Syria…
Joshua Zitser
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Even Turkish Politicians Are Getting Behind An Independent Kurdistan
Turkey's about-face on Kurdish independence could tie directly into Erdogan's political ambitions. …
Jeremy Bender
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Harrison Jacobs
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Iraqi Kurdistan's Immense Oil Wealth Means It Does Not Have To Answer To Baghdad
Baghdad has protested against the Kurds having the ability to independently sell their oil, and the…
Jeremy Bender
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Why Iran relies on ballistic missiles to threaten its adversaries
Iran's choice of ballistic missiles to strike Israel reflects decades of investment priorities and …
Paul Iddon
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Close US partners in the Middle East demand air defenses after Iranian drone attacks
Iraqi Kurds are facing Iranian drone attacks and believe they're being targeted because of their su…
Paul Iddon
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Turkey may soon put its controversial Russian S-400 air defenses in operation
Turkey's S-400 defenses may be deployed for the first time this summer in a move likely to worsen a…
Paul Iddon
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'Drone hunting drones' are already impacting Middle East conflicts
Iran's loitering missiles are unusual. They can fly loops until they find targets like low-flying d…
Paul Iddon
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Ex-CIA director says Israel could use 'covert' operations to retaliate against Iran's drone strikes without escalating the conflict
"There's a whole menu of actions that they can take, not all of which are necessarily overt," David…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Iran is arresting teens for celebrating a soccer match loss from the national team, human rights activists say
At least 10 teens were detained after Iran's 3-2 loss to Qatar in the semi-finals of the Asian Foot…
Matthew Loh
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Iran accuses Israel of killing a spy chief and 3 of its top Revolutionary Guards in Syria, escalating tensions in the region
Iran accused Israel of the airstrike in Damascus, resulting in the death of the chief of the IRGC i…
Alia Shoaib
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Iran shows it can unleash its own deadly drone war against US troops
American troops have been safe from the kind of deadly drone attacks it has waged against adversari…
Paul Iddon
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Turkey's drones are a big hit in Ukraine, but they're also showing how they can pose a threat to the US
The Bayraktar TB2 has become a symbol of resistance for Ukrainians, but for other US partners it's …
Paul Iddon
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Erdogan's future is in doubt, but Turkey's ties to Russia and tensions with the US aren't going anywhere
Opinion: Western observers frequently criticize Recep Tayyip Erdogan's foreign policy, but a differ…
Matthew Mai, Defense Prioriti…
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Elon Musk said Starlink will request exemptions from Iran sanctions to provide internet services amid anti-government protests after a woman died in police custody
People in Iran have been reporting network disruptions amid protests over the death of a 22-year-ol…
Huileng Tan
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Iraq's extreme drought reveals a 3,400-year-old city
A team of archaeologists rushed to the site to excavate and map the city before it, once again, bec…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Woman, 22, dies 'suspiciously' after Iran's Islamic morality police grabbed her off the street for not wearing a hijab correctly, reports say
Mahsa Amini, 22, died on Friday, days after being detained in Tehran for not following religious ru…
Joshua Zitser
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Elon Musk's Starlink is now active in Iran amid widespread internet outages, academic says after speaking to Musk
Disruption to Iran's internet began after protests started over a young woman dying in police custo…
Kate Duffy
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Women in Iran defy the Islamic regime by removing their headscarves and waving them in the air in protests over police custody death, video shows
At the funeral of Mahsa Amini, who died days after being arrested by Iran's morality police, protes…