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We provide intelligence reports and news on political affairs, security and defence, counterterrorism, and various topics about culture in the Middle East.

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12 August 20210447 Neville Teller

Iraq in turmoil

Iraq’s next parliamentary elections are scheduled for October 10, 2021.  The Iraqi people will vote into office the 328 members of the Council of Re

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Iraq Arrests Major Foreign Narcotics Smuggler
17 April 20210687 MPC Journal Team

Iraq Arrests Major Foreign Narcotics Smuggler

On 17 April 2021, the Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced the arrest of a major foreign narcoti

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Papal Visit to Iraq: Breaking Historic Ground Pockmarked by Religious and Political Minefields
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Papal Visit to Iraq: Breaking Historic Ground Pockmarked by Religious and Political Minefields

When Pope Francis sets foot in Iraq on Friday, he will be breaking historic ground while manoeuvring religious and political minefields. So will his f

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Myanmar: Exploiting Lessons Learnt in the Middle East
24 February 20210656 James M. Dorsey

Myanmar: Exploiting Lessons Learnt in the Middle East

Demonstrating for the third week their determination to force the country’s military to return to its barracks, protesters in Myanmar appear to be lea

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Iraqi Security Services Arrest Terrorists Including an ISIS Prince
9 January 20210560 MPC Journal Team

Iraqi Security Services Arrest Terrorists Including an ISIS Emir

On 9 January 2021, the Iraqi Ministry of Defence reported that security forces, in cooperation with the Iraqi Directorate of General Military Intellig

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Iraq’s New Leader Shows His Mettle
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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 this occasio

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Islamic State Is Still Alive and Kicking
5 June 20200998 Neville Teller

Islamic State Is Still Alive and Kicking

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

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Mustafa al-Kadhimi lived in Britain during the Saddam Hussein era IRAQI PARLIAMENT/ANADOLU/GETTY
15 May 20200934 Neville Teller

What Kind of Man Is Iraq’s New Prime Minister?

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

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The Media Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq
23 April 20200809 Neville Teller

A Glimmer of Hope for Iraq

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

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Iraq’s entangled riots
2 February 202001014 Neville Teller

Iraq’s Entangled Riots – Op-Ed

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 a

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