Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Stalemate Emerges as IS Wins Precious Ground 372 May 18, 2015 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) on 18 May 2015 by Peter Hartcher (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:AustraliaBarack ObamaIslamic StateRamadi Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Nigeria: Who Will Give Donald Trump His Desperately Needed Victory? Nigeria Should Be Asking That September 5, 2026. Published in The Guardian Nigeria 0 Canada: Venezuelans of All Stripes Are Denouncing Trump’s ‘Biggest Oil Deal Ever’ September 4, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Australia: Australia Appears Confused about Its Place in the Global World Order September 4, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 India: Sanctions, Strikes, Stalemate: Trump Tightens the Noose, Iran Refuses To Blink September 7, 2026. Published in FirstpostUnless Trump is persuaded to return to the negotiating table, this cycle of violence is bound to persist. 0 Australia: As the Iran War Flares, Donald Trump Looks for an Exit To Ease Mounting Political Pain September 8, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Topics Egypt: Trump Reignites Tanker War in the Gulf September 10, 2026. Published in Daily News EgyptThe central objective of increasing the security and military costs imposed on Iran is not necessarily to launch an all-out war, but rather to compel the Iranian leadership to accept a new deal. 0 Germany: Canada’s Defiance Deserves Our Respect* September 10, 2026. Published in Süddeutsche Zeitung[I]t is worth trying to play Trump at his own game. 0 South Africa: Why the 2026 Yen Intervention Matters for Gold, Bitcoin and the Dollar September 9, 2026. Published in Business Day 0 South Africa: Kevin Warsh’s Quiet Fed in a Face-Off with Bessent’s Treasury September 9, 2026. Published in Daily Maverick 0 Australia: As the Iran War Flares, Donald Trump Looks for an Exit To Ease Mounting Political Pain September 8, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Canada: Why Donald Trump’s Trolling of Canada Is the Same Old Playbook of a Businessman Flop September 8, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Canada: Ignore Donald Trump’s Trolling, What He Does Next Should Concern Us September 8, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Canada: A Dumb and Dumber Trade War September 8, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Related Articles Australia: As the Iran War Flares, Donald Trump Looks for an Exit To Ease Mounting Political Pain September 8, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Australia Appears Confused about Its Place in the Global World Order September 4, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Trump Suggests He Would Not Help UK in Another Falklands Clash September 3, 2026. Published in Sydney Morning Herald Australia: CIA Chief’s Confusing Moscow Trip Reminds Us of the Corners Trump and Putin Are In August 28, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Germany: Even the Forever Young Former President Is 80 Now August 24, 2026. Published in Süddeutsche ZeitungObama is the only one of the group of former presidents who is not yet 80. Previous articleIs Obama an Environmentalist or Not?Next articleWhy No Outcry over Death Penalty in the US? LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment