Lara Fatah

Lara Fatah


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Despite challenges to the military campaign against ISIL, analysts are confident that victory is imminent.

Published On 17 Mar 2016
An ISIL fighter holds an ISIL flag and a weapon on a street in the city of Mosul, Iraq [REUTERS]

Much like Kobane before it, the town in northern Iraq was pitted as the decisive battle in the war against ISIL.

Published On 13 Nov 2015
Sinjar

The proprietor of the first jazz bar in Iraq’s Kurdish region is confident about his prospects, despite the ongoing war.

Published On 7 Nov 2015
Uptown Jazz

Debate rages on whether the Kurds are fighting for Iraq or fighting for a piece of it.

Published On 16 Jun 2014

Emboldened Iraqi Kurds may find momentum for greater gains on the back of ISIL’s rapid expansion in Iraq.

Published On 12 Jun 2014

More than 66,000 Iraqi families have been displaced by fighting that first broke out in December 2013 in Anbar province.

Published On 23 Apr 2014

Weaving and handicrafts are being re-taught to a younger generation of Iraqi Kurds, but not without challenges.

Published On 20 Apr 2014