Talks between Baghdad and Irbil over borders has broken down. Here's a link to the article.
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Talks between Baghdad and Irbil over borders has broken down. Here's a link to the article.
Security report for Oct 2017 in Iraq. Here's a link.
Qaim freed in WAnbar. Almost all Iraqi territory now liberated from Islamic State. Here's a link.
Great history on Kurdish struggle in Iraq and how it consistently misread western intentions by Joost Hiltermann in the Atlantic. Here's a link.
My analysis of how violence declined in Iraq starting in 2014 surprisingly. Here's a link to the article.
Turkmen went on a rampage through Tuz Kharmatu and now trying to partially deny it. Here's a link.
Security report for 1st week of Nov in Iraq. Here's a link.
Calculated the casualties from the Mosul campaign. Likely over 100,000. Here's a link.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/...s_dirty_secretQuote:
The BBC has uncovered details of a secret deal that let hundreds of IS fighters and their families escape from Raqqa, under the gaze of the US and British-led coalition and Kurdish-led forces who control the city.
A convoy included some of IS’s most notorious members and – despite reassurances – dozens of foreign fighters. Some of those have spread out across Syria, even making it as far as Turkey.
Militant Convoy That Left Raqqa Contradicts America’s New Counter-IS Strategy
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Security report for 2nd wk of Nov in Iraq. Continues to witness lowest level of attacks since 2003. Here's a link.
Last town held by the Islamic State in Iraq, Rawa, freed. Huge event. Here's a link.
Updated the casualties caused by the Battle for Mosul. Here's a link.
Security report for 3rd week of Nov in Iraq. Here's a link.
Continued reports of pro-Iran Hashd units crossing over from Ninewa and Anbar into Syria to help Assad regime. Here's a link.
Security report for Iraq for week of Nov 22-28, 2017. Here's a link.
Many pro-Iran Hashd factions led by Badr talking about forming list for 2018 Iraqi elections. Here's a link.
Review of security in Iraq in Nov 2017. Iraq continues to see lowest violence levels since 2003. Here's a link.
Two recent reports. 1st weekly security review of 1st wk of Dec in Iraq. 2nd a quick overview of security in Iraq in 2017.
Iraq didn't finish its last major operation against the Islamic State before it announced victory. Here's a link.
New insurgent group operating in Iraq. Contradictory stories about who they are. Here's a report.
Weekly security report for Iraq, 2nd wk of Dec. Here's a link.
From ICSR @ Kings College a short commentary on the PMU militia scene, who may form an electoral block.
Link:http://mailchi.mp/icsr/icsr-insight-...d?e=dd94a5c57b
Weekly security report for Iraq Dec 15-21. Link.
IS already rebuilding and switched to insurgency. Can Iraqi forces use intelligence and policing to stop them? Here's a link to article.
New short report by RAND on threat of an IS revival. They've done it before and already working to rebuild. Here's a link.
Security report for 3rd week of Dec in Iraq.