Daily Memo: Tensions in Northern Iraq, Budget Pressure in Russia

Baghdad is frustrated over Turkish strikes on Kurdish groups in northern Iraq.

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Tensions in northern Iraq. Iraq’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Turkish ambassador to Baghdad following Turkey’s drone strikes on Tuesday in Iraq’s northeast Sidakan region. A visit by the Turkish defense minister to Baghdad has also been canceled. Iraq deployed troops to reinforce the border in the north and instructed Kurdish fighters not to interfere in […]

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