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Syrian and Iraqi Kurds will seek to draw in Washington
Dominant Kurdish forces in both countries are under rising military and financial pressure
SyriaReviving Islamic State faces Iraq security crackdown
The capital city suffers its first large-scale suicide bombing in three years
IraqIraqi elections will be either delayed or compromised
Promised early June 6 parliamentary polls are looking increasingly unlikely
IraqIslamic State may see a limited Iraq-Syria resurgence
The salafi-jihadist group has profited from COVID-19, but US policy shifts will change its operating environment in 2021
IraqBaghdad will flail over protester-militia tensions
As demonstrations revive in the south, Washington targets a senior Shia security figure on human rights grounds
IraqIraqi Kurdish oil-sector opacity will sap finances
The vacant natural resources ministerial portfolio is finally allocated
IraqRisks and opportunities 2021: Middle East/North Africa
COVID-19-driven economic turmoil is unlikely to translate into political change
Middle EastIraqi Sunnis face long-term poverty and instability
Seen from Nineveh and Anbar, the new US president comes with plenty of old baggage
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