Iraq

  • Nov 22, 2023
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Gaza truce may curb risky trends in Iraq and Lebanon

Hezbollah and Israel have breached more tacit agreements, as Washington has launched its first retaliations inside Iraq

Iraq
  • Nov 15, 2023
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The fall of Iraq’s Sunni speaker shows systemic risks

An increasingly activist supreme court has dismissed the top Sunni leader

Iraq
  • Nov 14, 2023
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Iraq’s Sadrists will struggle to regain relevance

Political-religious leader Moqtada al-Sadr has ordered his followers not to participate in the December polls

Iraq
  • Nov 13, 2023
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Gaza-driven Mideast anger -- and risks -- are rising

As media attention focuses on new hospital deaths in Gaza, the Israel-Lebanon border is seeing a progressive escalation

Middle East
  • Nov 6, 2023
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Iran-backed Iraq militias will curb anti-US escalation

A high-security trip by the US secretary of state highlights concerns over Shia militias’ plans

Iraq
  • Nov 2, 2023
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Iraqi election campaigning will boost security risks

Almost 6,000 candidates have been cleared to compete in provincial polls on December 18

Iraq
  • Oct 17, 2023
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Iraq risks involvement in an Israel war ‘second front’

As the premier argues against regional escalation, pro-Iranian Shia militias are signalling an imminent attack

Iraq
  • Oct 10, 2023
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Iraq-Turkey pipeline oil flows will be delayed

Turkey has declared the Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline re-open, but flows of crude have yet to restart

Iraq