The Civil Wars of Iraq’s Sunni Tribes: Fault Lines within 8 Sunni tribes and Sub-tribes, 2003-2016.
“We had a very poor understanding of the divisions within the tribes, the fact that tribes...
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How The Wall Street Journal Was Duped By Barzani Aid Aziz Ahmad
On Wednesday, January 20, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed for Aziz Ahmad, an aide to...
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Abadi Must Intervene to Protect Civil Liberties in Kurdistan
On October 10, four people were killed when security forces opened fire against protesters in...
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Full text of Prime Minister Abadi’s proposed reform agenda
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s proposed reform agenda was unanimously approved by the Council of...
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10 Must-Read Saudi Cables on Iraq
While only a small portion of the half a million Saudi cables have so far been released by...
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The Speicher Massacre and Its Legacy in Iraq
On June 10 2014, the terrorist organization formerly known as ISIS (or ISIL), now known as the...
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Salim al-Jabouri Must Represent All Iraqis in Washington
Iraq’s Speaker of Parliament Salim al-Jabouri is visiting Washington, D.C. this week accompanied...
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Fall of Ramadi Breaks U.S. Assumptions
In June last year, Mosul, the capital of Nineveh province and Iraq’s largest Sunni city, fell to...
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Reaction to the U.S. National Defense Authorization Bill, Section 1223, on Iraqi Armed Groups
Today, Iraqis on social media have been buzzing with contempt for the U.S. National Defense...
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Human Rights Advocacy, Sectarianism, and Other Biases
Knowing that media sources are biased, usually leaning towards one narrative or another, we resort...
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