As American troops leave Iraq, the nation faces militias, Iranian influence, and Kurdish fears, while the Iraq War Legacy endures.
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Washington defeated ISIS but lost Syria by separating counterterrorism from political strategy, enabling Assad’s allies and displacing millions.
PMF disarmament deadline nears as Iran-backed factions strike Saudi oil and refuse to surrender weapons despite Baghdad’s demands.
Turkey and Israel edge toward confrontation over Syria, forcing Washington to mediate between a NATO ally and its closest partner.
The US Withdrawal From Iraq hands Tehran a strategic win, but leaves militia disarmament stalled and Kurdish communities exposed.
After PKK disarmament, the Kurdish Front shifts toward Iran, where PJAK may become the next arena of confrontation.
Kurdish reversal accelerates as the US abandons SDF and Peshmerga allies, backing Damascus and Baghdad over former partners.
Syrian Kurds need decentralization, not just SDF integration, to protect wartime gains from Damascus’s push to recentralize power.
Turkey’s Kurdish peace bill offers PKK amnesty while critics see a legal path to Erdoğan’s third presidential term.
Exiled Kurdish opposition factions in Iraq face security raids, extradition demands, and border strikes as Tehran expands post-war pressure.