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Talha Al-Dossary12 September 2026Why Should Iraq Watch Yemen?
Executive Summary Yemen matters to Iraq not because it poses a direct threat, but because developments there reveal a broader…
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Momen Alzrzoor6 February 2026A Receding Threat or a Latent Danger: ISIS in Iraq (2018–2026)
Introduction The declaration of the “liberation of Iraq from ISIS” in late 2017 marked a pivotal turning point in the…
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Momen Alzrzoor5 September 2025Iraqi Factions under US Drone Strikes
A headquarters of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Palestine Street, central Baghdad, was struck by a drone attack, resulting…
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Data & Information
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Data & Information
Momen Alzrzoor17 October 2026ISIS in Iraq: Declining Activity, Persistent Threat
Executive Summary ISIS no longer exercises the kind of territorial control it established in Iraq in 2014. Yet its diminished…
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Momen Alzrzoor29 September 2026Who Fought U.S. Forces in Iraq?
With the coalition mission scheduled to end on September 30, 2026, a dispute over twenty-three years of history has returned…
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Momen Alzrzoor10 September 2026Iraq’s Protests amid Overlapping Crises
Iraq’s protest data do not indicate the existence of a continuous nationwide movement organised around a single centre. Instead, they…
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Momen Alzrzoor6 February 2026A Receding Threat or a Latent Danger: ISIS in Iraq (2018–2026)
Introduction The declaration of the “liberation of Iraq from ISIS” in late 2017 marked a pivotal turning point in the…
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Momen Alzrzoor25 August 2025Projected Outcomes of the 2023 Provincial Council Elections
As Iraq approaches its provincial council elections, significant shifts are emerging following the withdrawal of the Sadrist movement from the…
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Momen Alzrzoor31 August 2024Developments in Iraq–Turkey Relations: Military Bases and Strategic Negotiations
On June 26, 2024, the organization Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) reported that the Turkish army had penetrated Iraqi Kurdistan, deploying…
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