Iraq

  • Oct 6, 2023
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New Iraqi US dollar rules risk economic instability

The Central Bank has denied some details of a Reuters report on plans to change banking regulations

Iraq
  • Oct 5, 2023
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Turkey will seek to undermine Syrian Kurdish control

Following a suicide attack in Ankara, the Turkish military is targeting Kurdish forces in Syria and Iraq

Syria
  • Oct 4, 2023
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Iraqi militias will drive long-term local instability

A tragic wedding hall fire is laying bare deep community tensions

Iraq
  • Oct 3, 2023
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Iraqi Kurdistan is set to lose much of its autonomy

Multiple factors have contributed to the decline of the Kurdistan region

Iraq
  • Sep 21, 2023
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Iraq’s Gulf-Europe route transit hopes are illusory

Baghdad’s ‘Development Road’ project aims to create a new hub at Faw port, linking to Turkey

Iraq
  • Sep 19, 2023
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Struggling Iraqi Kurdistan sees more military pressure

A drone attack on Iraq’s Kurdistan region has killed members of the local counterterrorism force

Iraq
  • Sep 18, 2023
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Iraq will keep fiscal pressure on the Kurdish region

As public sector workers strike, Erbil has persuaded Baghdad to release some more funds

Iraq
  • Sep 14, 2023
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Iran could launch limited strikes across Iraq's border

Tensions around an agreement to disarm and move Iran Kurdish groups in northern Iraq have escalated in recent days

Iraq