Iraq

  • Jul 28, 2020
  • 2 min read

Iraqi Kurdish parties’ rapprochement may prove fragile

An agreement between leaders has opened the way to the region’s first parliamentary session in five months

Iraq
  • Jul 27, 2020
  • 12 min read

Securitised Middle East COVID-19 responses raise risks

Lebanese, Iraqi and Emirati security forces face different challenges in supporting public health measures

Middle East
  • Jul 21, 2020
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Iran will tolerate Iraqi neutrality efforts

The new Iraqi prime minister is accidentally paying his first foreign visit to Iran

Iraq
  • Jul 15, 2020
  • 7 min read

Iraqi premier and militias in slow-burn confrontation

Pro-Iranian fighters are firmly entrenched in many government bodies

Iraq
  • Jul 13, 2020
  • 2 min read

Iraqi premier's challenges dwarf new initiatives

The prime minister launched a new anti-jihadist push in Diyala, combined with an effort to increase customs revenue

Iraq
  • Jul 7, 2020
  • 2 min read

Multiple armed actors will sap Iraqi security

The new premier has expressed his determination to punish the killers of a prominent security analyst

Iraq
  • Jul 1, 2020
  • 7 min read

Iraqi Kurdistan may lose its 'safe haven' reputation

The northern autonomous region’s relative prosperity and security are both under threat

Iraq
  • Jun 30, 2020
  • 2 min read

Iraq’s Iran-backed militias may capitalise on COVID-19

With cases rising sharply and lockdown calls rejected, the controversial mostly Shia forces have opened a new hospital

Iraq