BREAKING AWAY
The planned Sept. 25 referendum on secession from Iraq would tear the country apart at precisely the moment the so-called Islamic State is on the ropes. Mattis wants to stop it.
Muhammed Ahmed Abdullah, 31, is an independent researcher and analyst from Sulaimaniyah who has worked with Iraq Oil Report, UPI, and other local and international outlets.
The planned Sept. 25 referendum on secession from Iraq would tear the country apart at precisely the moment the so-called Islamic State is on the ropes. Mattis wants to stop it.