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Intra-Kurdish tensions in Iraq risk regional fallout
Clashes in Erbil between pro- and anti-Turkish factions also affect north-east Syrian Kurdish reconciliation efforts
IraqOPEC+ plans may see Kuwaiti-Emirati-Iraqi pushback
Saudi Arabia and Russia increasingly look to oil production constraints beyond January 2021
KuwaitSectarian power will subvert Iraq’s electoral reforms
The parliament has agreed a new system of electoral districting, amid accusations of gerrymandering
IraqIraq’s premier will struggle to meet protest promises
The one-year anniversary of demonstrations that overthrew the former government passed relatively smoothly
IraqIraq’s Kurdish and pro-Iran Shia militias could clash
Protesters set alight Kurdish flags and the Baghdad offices of the dominant Kurdish party
IraqSunni Arab exclusion in Syria and Iraq creates risks
Discontent is rising in the cross-border tribal regions that nurtured Islamic State
SyriaIraqi prime minister will seek constructive compromise
The new premier is pushing forward his economic reform agenda, while trying to manage high US-Iran security tensions
IraqIraq sees rising risk of a US-Iran clash in 2020
Washington is pushing Baghdad to accelerate its campaign against Tehran-backed Shia militias
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