Compulsory Military Disservice to Iraqis
(Photo: Reuters) This week, the bill requiring Iraqi males between the ages of 19 and 45 to serve...
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Unpacking Kadhimi-PMF Optics
(From left to right: Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Chief of Staff of the Popular Mobilization...
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Baghdad Bombing Could Test Biden’s Appetite To Confront Da’ish
(Photo: Hadi Mizban/AP) Since the territorial defeat of Da’ish (otherwise known as so-called...
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Security in the Nineveh Plains: What it means for Assyrians
In August 2020, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi called for Iraq’s Christians to return to their...
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Normalizing the Situation in Sinjar: How to Promote Inclusive Governance
(Photo: Nawaf Shengaly) On October 9, 2020 the Government of Iraq (GoI) and the Kurdistan Regional...
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Issues That Could Lead to the Reemergence of Da’ish in Iraq
The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) command announced on May 4, that ten of its fighters were...
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Terror Attacks Overshadow Government Formation Talks
After the recent Da’ish attacks in the area of Mukaishifiya last Friday, the pressure in Baghdad...
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Iraq Wants to Buy Russia’s S-400
(Photo: Sergey Malgavko) The battle to liberate Iraq from Da’ish (the so-called Islamic State)...
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Potential United States Strikes Targeting PMF
No one who holds, or expects to hold, the office of prime minister in Iraq can ignore the reality...
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“Operation Claw”: Turkey’s Simmering Military Campaign in Northern Iraq
(Photo: Delil Suleiman/AFP) Although much focus has been given on the Turkish incursion into North...
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