Iraq

Kadhimi’s Rolling Reshuffle (Part 1): Military Command Changes

2020-09-19

To strengthen Iraq’s capacity for resisting militia and foreign influence, Washington should keep supporting the campaign to remake the military one commander at a time.

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American Withdrawal... opportunity to regain Iraqi State Control

2020-09-15

A raging controversy regarding the presence of foreign forces started after the triumph over ISIS and the recovery of Iraqi security institutions. A number of international and local media have raided the Iraqi....

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From the ‘Republic of Fear’ to the Militias’ Republic of Terror

2020-09-11

The irony seems strange today given that Makiya’s student who dreamed of a state of freedom now presides over the government and has in fact inherited the state...

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Hope and Fear in Iraq's Elections

2020-09-11

Iraqi protests have shaped several of electoral visions of the youth protesters. A number of youth political bodies...

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Iraq's foreign affairs; unresolved issue for Iraqi consecutive governments

2020-08-29

The US government is in high pursuit to win Iraq as an ally and launched a relentless campaign to boycott everyone opposes their policy

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Election in Iraq in confrontation with corruption

2020-08-24

In the absence of integrated political, economic, and security solutions, the pre-election phase will be an open

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Years of Terror: From Al-Qaeda to ISIS

2020-07-16

The book consists of 45 articles, a conclusion, and a number of the authors tweets extensively collected to shed light on terrorist actions in

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Was Iraq’s prime minister right to go after an Iranian proxy?

2020-07-15

Rocket attacks by Iranian proxy groups in Iraq have been a common feature of the Iraqi security landscape over the past two decades, often causing material damage and on occasion killing and injuring Americans and Iraqis.

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On the Murder of Husham al-Hashemi

2020-07-12

Husham left behind a wife and four young children, along with many friends across the political spectrum and across the world. I had known him for about six years. Husham was a bit of an enigma at first: an Iraqi security analyst with contacts...

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Events of Coronavirus and its psychological, social and political effects conference concluded

2020-07-10

The events of the scientific conference of coronavirus and its psychological, social, and political effects concluded on

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Iraq's Silver Lining Amid the Pandemic

2020-07-08

Iraqs military responses to the coronavirus pandemic are diverse: creating more tension in Shia civil-military relations, building trust in Sunni civil-military relations, and pushing the government to emphasize sovereignty over externally fueled partisan

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Launching a Military Operation on the last Terrorism's Stronghold near Baghdad

2020-07-02

Al-Tarimya District north of Baghdad is considered the weakest security point of the capital.

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Iraq Oil Export Declined in June

2020-07-02

The daily Iraqi oil export has declined during June from 3.21 to 2.8 which was in the previous month according to the ministry of Oil statement on Wednesday.

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Testing Iraq’s Ability to Crack Down on Anti-U.S. Terrorism

2020-07-01

After Kataib Hezbollah was caught red-handed prepping new rocket strikes, justice needs to be served, and Iraqs government needs to be better secured.

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Series of discussions in Annabaa Forum for Dialogue: Coronavirus Aftermath

2020-06-30

Annabaa forum for dialogue held an extensive discussion entitled " Coronavirus Aftermath". Mr. Serdar Herki, a legal expert and a member of Annabaa Forum for Dialogue, delivered the lecture.

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Series of discussions in Annabaa Forum for Dialogue: The Iraqi Nation: The deferred benefit

2020-06-28

Annabaa forum for dialogue held an extensive discussion entitled " The Iraqi Nation: The deferred benefit "

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Foreign ministry summons Turkish and Iranian ambassadors and submits letters of protest

2020-06-21

The ministry of foreign affairs in Baghdad protested on the heavy bombing launched by Turkey and Iran targeting zones of northern Iraq where members of the ...

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Series of discussions in Annabaa Forum for Dialogue: The Effect of Reducing Expenditure in the Iraqi Economy

2020-06-19

Annabaa forum for dialogue held an extensive discussion entitled " The Effect of Reducing Expenditure in the Iraqi Economy ". Dr. Hassan Lateef Al-Zobaidi, a lecturer at Economy and administration college at University of Kufa, delivered the lecture.

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State Atrophy and the Reconfiguration of Borderlands in Syria and Iraq: Post-2011 Dynamics

2020-06-16

Since 2011, borderlands in the MENA region transformed into considerable sites of contested power by a plethora of actors.

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The New Three-Dimensional Political Situation in Iraq: An Iraqi Point of View

2020-05-30

These developments come after important events in the political scene during the past two years. The most important of which is Irans loss of its soft power, which has long helped it win the Shiite street in Iraq.

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Disengaged of shrine brigades from the Popular Mobilization Authority (PMA): other factions fears

2020-05-28

The PMF units was created in 2014 following a fatwa, or religious call to action, from Sistani, to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS) after its occupation of large areas in northwestern Iraq. At the begging, all of the PMF units are armed groups following Al

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Iran is retreating from the Iraqi political scene

2020-05-23

Under pressure, the Islamic Republic is reassessing its strategy and telling allied factions that Tehran will mostly leave politics to the Iraqis

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Series of discussions in Annabaa Forum for Dialogue: The crisis of the Rentier State

2020-05-15

Annabaa forum for dialogue held an extensive discussion entitled "The Crisis of the Rentier State".

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On Third Try, a New Government for Iraq

2020-05-13

The new Iraqi prime minister has several daunting tasks. Not only must he navigate the politics that delayed his cabinet...

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