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 38 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 Canada: Canada Must Match the Tax Incentives in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ July 10, 2025. Published in Globe and Mail 0 Sri Lanka: Epstein Files, Mossad and Kompromat Diplomacy July 15, 2025. Published in Daily Mirror Online 0 Spain: Global Aid without the US July 10, 2025. Published in El País'The richest man in the world ... signed the condemnation of the poorest children in the world.' 0 Poland: Jędrzej Bielecki: Trump’s Pyrrhic Victory* July 11, 2025. Published in RzeczpospolitaElon Musk, the world's richest man … has warned of America falling into 'debt slavery.' 0 Canada: How To Avoid ICE? Follow the Rules July 14, 2025. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Topics Indonesia: Trump Needs a Copy Editor July 15, 2025. Published in Jakarta Globe[T]he letter’s inconsistent capitalization, randomly emphasizing words like “TRADE,” “Great Honor,” “Tariff,” and “Non Tariff”, undermines the formality expected in high-level diplomatic correspondence. 0 Indonesia: Trump’s Chaos Strategy Is Hurting His Allies, Not Just His Rivals July 15, 2025. Published in Jakarta Globe 0 Sri Lanka: Epstein Files, Mossad and Kompromat Diplomacy July 15, 2025. Published in Daily Mirror Online 0 Sri Lanka: Is America Moving towards the Far Right? July 15, 2025. Published in Daily Mirror Online 0 Turkey: Musk versus the Machine: Disrupting the 2-Party System July 15, 2025. Published in Daily Sabah[M]usk’s bold and globally resonant political move has understandably unsettled many within the Republican establishment, chief among them, Trump. 0 Canada: How To Avoid ICE? Follow the Rules July 14, 2025. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Canada: Trump Doesn’t Hold All the Cards on International Trade July 14, 2025. Published in Globe and Mail 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on Trump and Ukraine: a Step in the Right Direction July 14, 2025. Published in Irish Times 0 Related Articles Australia: As Trump Turns His Back on Renewables, China Is Building the Future July 14, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Donald Trump Is Not the Only Moving Part When It Comes to Global Trade July 8, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Donald Trump Just Won the Fight To Remake America in 3 Big Ways July 4, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Australia Is Far from Its Own Zohran Mamdani Moment. Here’s Why July 2, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Could Donald Trump’s Power Struggle with Federal Reserve Create Next Financial Crisis? June 30, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia 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