The Kurds set their sights on Mosul after taking back Kobani
But the Kurds are going to need help. FP’s Elias Groll: “Mosul is mostly comprised of Sunni Arabs, and is located in disputed territory that Kurds have also claimed as their own.
To defeat the Islamic State, the Kurds must avoid the perception of arriving as a conquering army.” Meanwhile, Mohamed Eljarh writes for Foreign Policy about the Islamic State’s increasing presence in Libya after an attack on a Tripoli hotel killed 10 Tuesday, including an American.
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