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3 July 20200111 Neville Teller

Iraq’s New Leader Shows His Mettle

On 25 June 2020, fourteen members of the Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah (KH) were going about their usual nefarious business. On

5 June 20200311 Neville Teller

During its heyday in 2014-2015, Islamic State (IS) conquered great tracts of Iraq and Syria and ruled over some 11 million people. It too

15 May 20200281 Neville Teller

It was on 6 May 2020, following nearly six months of political wrangling, that Iraq's new prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, took office, followi

23 April 20200178 Neville Teller

It was back in September 2019 that anti-government protests began sweeping across Iraq. Eventually many of the nation’s cities were almost in lock

2 February 20200236 James M. Dorsey

A decade of anti-government protests in the Arab world have thrown popular trust in the military into the garbage bin and undermined the military’s

2 February 20200345 Neville Teller

Anyone relying on Western TV stations like CNN or the BBC for their news could be forgiven for believing that the people of Iraq have risen up in

28 December 20190323 Neville Teller

Iraq is in total chaos from two unconnected threats to its very existence. On the one hand domestic protesters have brought the country to a stan

13 July 20190535 Neville Teller

Glance at a map of the Middle East, and the geopolitical–cum–religious complications facing Iraq are immediately apparent. The country is like a

17 June 20190345 Neville Teller

The years of internal conflict that followed the overthrow of Saddam Hussein and his regime in Iraq in 2003 have at last been succeeded by a degre

The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, persists to propagate its ideas to the Indonesian and Malay speaking communities through its supporters in t