Security report 1st week of June in Iraq
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Security report 1st week of June in Iraq
Review Confronting Al Qaeda, The Sunni Awakening and American Strategy In Al Anbar
Security report 2nd wk of June in Iraq
Lawfare article on Iraqi trials of IS suspects
Security report for 3rd wk of June in Iraq
Book review of Compulsion In Religion on how Saddam set about to control religion in Iraq starting in 1980s and how that was connected to the militias and insurgency that emerged after 03. Provides important new research on Iraq.
Security report 4th week of June in Iraq
June Islamic State rebuilding in Ira's rural areas.
Security report for Jul 1-7, 2018
Security report for Iraq July 8-14 tracking the rebuilding of IS in central Iraq.
Security Report Jul 22-28 in Iraq. Fewest security incidents ever recorded by Musings On Iraq.
Violence slightly dipped in July in Iraq.
Islamic State makes comeback in Iraq with switch to guerrilla tactics
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-m...rce=reddit.com
ISIS is making a comeback in Iraq just months after Baghdad declared victory
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...=.5a22649b94b7
Security report for 1st week of August in Iraq
Security report for Iraq Aug 8-14.
Security Report for Aug 15-21 in Iraq
Good article on Baghdadi's recent tape release and Islamic State rebuilding https://www.theatlantic.com/internat...rorism/568471/
Security Report for Iraq Aug 22-28.
Link to recently declassified interrogations with Qais Khazali, former Ayatollah Sadr lieutenant, lieutenant to Moqtada al-Sadr and current head of Asaib Ahl Al-Haq. Looks like there is a lot of great stuff in here.
http://www.aei.org/spotlight/qayis-al-khazali-papers/
Atlantic article "ISIS Never Went Away in Iraq"
Security report for August 2018 in Iraq. Violence remained steady over last 2 months.
A headline from The Guardian is the title and I know Basra can be a "tinderbox", but setting fire to that consulate? Here is a passage:Link:https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ulate-in-basraQuote:
Residents of Basra and other cities in Iraq’s oil-rich southern Shia heartland have been protesting since July over endemic corruption, soaring joblessness and poor public services.
The BBC has a similar report:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-45453215
Iraq security report Sep 1-7 2018
Iraq security report 2nd wk Sep
PBS Newshour report on IS's return to Hawija in south Kirkuk
Iraq security report Sep 15-21, 2018
Iraq Security Report Sep 22-28, 2018
Security Report for September 2018 in Iraq
Wash Inst report on Iraq's Counter Terrorism Service https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/...57-Witty-2.pdf
Iraq security report for 1st week of October 2018
Iraq Security Report Oct 15-21
Interview I did with Carter Malkasian author of Illusions of Victory which is about the Anbar Awakening
Oct 22-28 security report for Iraq
Xinhua article on IS rebuilding in Iraq
Islamic State looks like it expanded its area of operations in Iraq in October Security report for the month
Security report 2nd wk of Nov in Iraq
Security report for Iraq Nov 15-21
Federal govt taking over disputed areas in northeast Diyala has opened up space for IS to rebuild. Here's the article.
Big dip in violence in Iraq 4th wk of Nov. Weekly security report.
True Origins of ISIS by Hassan Hassan the Atlantic
A blogger, Kyle Orton, whose output I rarely capture and this article in a way supplements that by Hassan Hassan.
Link:https://kyleorton1991.wordpress.com/...out-the-group/
Attacks way down in Iraq in Nov. Bad weather that caused flash flooding might have been a factor. Monthly security review.
Cole Bunzel on Jihadica responds to Hassan Hassan's article on IS ideology http://www.jihadica.com/understating-zarqawi/
CSIS report on continued threat of IS in Iraq https://www.csis.org/analysis/islami...extremism-iraq
Iraq Security Report 1st wk of Dec
Great report by Mike Knights breakdown state of IS in Iraq right now. Going for quality over quantity in attacks and just focusing upon rural areas in central Iraq for now. Has to expand however if it wants to remain relevant and sustain itself. https://ctc.usma.edu/islamic-state-i...ving-strength/
The first is 'Iraq Unravelling? An Interview with Emma Sky'; she is now @ Yale and her bio in part refers to:Link:https://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org....-with-emma-skyQuote:
She served in Iraq from 2003 to 2004 as Governorate Coordinator of Kirkuk and from 2007 to 2010 as Political Adviser to General Raymond Odierno, then Commanding General of U.S. forces in Iraq.
The second is by a UK observer, Emily Knowles and in summary:Link:https://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org....vided-we-standQuote:
A year after Islamic State (IS) was declared defeated, a referendum on Kurdish independence, widespread protest, and political powerplay over the Iraqi defence sector is fragmenting the country. Drawing upon field research in Iraq, this briefing examines how choices made throughout the anti-IS campaign have contributed to several of the factors that are currently destabilising the Iraqi security sector
Dec security report for Iraq End of year saw big drop in attacks across the country http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/20...nation-in.html