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17 June 20190729 Neville Teller

The State of Iraq

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 degree

30 January 20190722 Hakim Khatib

Iraq arguably entered a new phase of ‘post-sectarianism’ since 2015. This was evident during the popular protests that began in the summer of 2015 an

10 October 20170634 Neville Teller

As far as Kurdish affairs are concerned, the world’s attention is currently focused on the independence referendum held on September 25, 2017 by the

8 October 201701265 Sarah Ribbert

The wealth of cultural sites strewn throughout present day Syria and Iraq bear ample witness to the fact that this area was once revered as the cradl

10 February 201701460 Hakim Khatib

ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan – In early February 2016, a group of young men gathered in the ancient citadel at the heart of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s au

2 December 201601094 James M. Dorsey

The short answer to the question: Where does one start? If things in the Middle East and North Africa were not complicated enough, answering the que

5 November 201501152 Neville Teller

Battlefields are chaotic. In the turmoil created by forces in conflict, it is often difficult to discern a clear pattern until the smoke of battle ha

15 June 201501651 Neville Teller

Across today’s Middle East armed forces engage each other in constant conflict. The largest of the battlefields are Iraq and Syria; others include

19 January 20150919 Hakim Khatib

Islamic State (IS), previously known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has shown nothing but destruction, chaos and sectarianism. Throug