Security report for Dec 2018 in Iraq Islamic State largely packed up during winter http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/20...nation-in.html
Security report for 1st wk of Jan 2019 as well http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/20...-1-7-2019.html
Interview with Univ of Virginia Prof James Savage on how the US tried and largely failed to reform Iraq's govt http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/20...failed-at.html
Security report for Dec 2018 in Iraq Islamic State largely packed up during winter http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/20...nation-in.html
Security report for 1st wk of Jan 2019 as well http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/20...-1-7-2019.html
Report on security trends in Iraq IS withdrew to Diyala Kirkuk Ninewa and saw big drop in attacks during winter 2018.
Security report for Iraq 2nd week of January
PBS Newshour report on how wounded Iraqi veterans in the war against IS feel neglected
Fatah and Sadr's Sairoon are pushing for U.S. withdrawal in parliament
Jan 22-28, 2018 security report for Iraq Another quiet week as IS has largely packed up for the winter
Bush admin didn't trust Maliki about supporting Surge so spied on him. Here's the article.
Trump vs ISIS: phantom victory
Although this article looks at ISIS in Iraq primarily it does touch upon Syria. The author is Professor Paul Rogers, a British academic. He ends with:Link:https://www.opendemocracy.net/paul-rogers/trump-vs-isis-phantom-victory?any notion that ISIS has been vanquished is fanciful.
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After a big dip in activity at the end of 2018 IS picked up attacks in 3 provinces in January 2019. January security report for Iraq.
Trump angers Iraq again over comments of owning US base in Iraq and will use it to keep an eye on Iran.
My 2nd interview with author Tom Cooper This time we discussed the role of the IRGC in the Iraq and Syrian wars
Iraqi security report for first week of Feb 2019
Trump caused his latest controversy in Iraq by saying that US forces would be staying in the country to monitor Iran. US already doing that. Link to article here.
NY Review of Books article on IS continued insurgency in Iraq
Iraq Security Report 2nd wk of Feb
Book review of Toby Dodge's Iraq From War To A New Authoritarianism
Iraq security report 3rd wk of February. Attacks nearly doubled from previous week.
US Inspectors General report found institutional problems with Iraqi forces and intelligence that may take decades to fix.
Iraq security report for March 2019 IS could be coming out of its winter hibernation
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