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Ankara power struggle raises fears of army putsch
The Turkish government's performance over Iraq may be just the excuse its generals need to reassert themselves
Iran struggles to keep stance of active neutrality
Tehran’s stance remains one of the great unknowns in the unfolding invasion of Iraq
Turkish, US Officials Deadlocked Over Ankara Troop Deployment
Talks between the United States and Turkey over the deployment of Ankara’s troops into northern Iraq apparently failed on Tuesday, as tensions remained strained between the two NATO allies.
America’s Middle East
The US intervention in the Middle East could redraw the map of the Middle East as we know it
US post-war plans face powerful Shi'ite and Kurdish aspirations
Repeated assurances from Washington that it will not allow Iraq to disintegrate are far from persuasive
Bombing endangers invaluable heritage sites across Iraq
The bombing of the Azzouhour and Al Salam palaces in Iraq's southern city, Um Qasr, may indicate early signs of danger to the valuable heritage sites that dot the entire country