UNCOVERED: 29 | History Defined

Captured by Islamic State, Amera began writing letters to her lost brother: ‘I wrote because I was scared, but also because I have hope’

Amera last saw Ali in 2014, the day IS arrived at their village in northern Iraq. Now living in Australia, she’s published years of unsent letters

The Guardian - AU · Mar 7

Arming a Kurdish insurgency would be a risky endeavor – for both the US and Iran’s minority Kurds

With the Iranian regime weakened by relentless American and Israeli missiles, Washington is eyeing a familiar U.S. ally in the Middle East to help push the Islamic Republic over the edge: the Kurds.

The Conversation · Mar 7

Condoleezza Rice Returns: Ex-State Secretary and Iraq War Architect Urges Trump to 'Render Iran Incapable'

Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice re-emerges in Washington, just after urging the Trump administration to strip Iran of its military capability.

International Business Times UK · Mar 7

Kurdish Iranian dissidents in Iraq deny attack plans but say they would join a US invasion of Iran

Officials with one of the armed Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq say they are not planning an imminent cross-border attack on Iran but would join a ground invasion if the U.S. were to launch one

The Independent UK · Mar 6

How lessons from Iraq are shaping Starmer’s Iran response

When Keir Starmer briefed the House of Commons on the situation in Iran, the UK’s prime minister ended with a clear message: “We all remember the mistakes of Iraq, and we have learned those lessons.”

The Conversation · Mar 6

Brian McGinnis Injury Update: Iraq Vet's Mother Reacts To Senator Breaking Son's Arm

Brian McGinnis was hospitalised after a chaotic Senate hearing protest over Iran, sparking conflicting accounts from United States Capitol Police and Tim Sheehy about the clash that left the Iraq veteran with a broken arm.

International Business Times UK · Mar 6

Can Trump avoid ‘magical thinking’ on Iran?

Donald Trump's decades-old fixation with Iran could have led him into the “magical thinking” that derailed other presidencies.

Roll Call · Mar 6

Iran-backed militias intensify attacks against US, Israel and allies

Iraq emerges as key front in new and often clandestine confrontation after launching dozens of attacks

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6

What to know about the Kurds and their potential involvement in the Iran war

Iraqi Kurdish officials have told The Associated Press that thousands of battle-hardened Kurds in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran with U.S. backing

The Independent UK · Mar 6

Iran is bombing Kurdish forces in Iraq while launching its 19th wave of strikes on Israel, and the war just keeps expanding

Iran is now fighting on multiple fronts.

We Got This Covered · Mar 5