Post-Daesh Problems: Diyala Province Undergoing Violent Ethnic and Sectarian Cleansing
Aida Al-Khatib – Niqash Locals in Diyala province say the area is undergoing ethnic and sectarian “cleansing”. Sunnis are not...
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Kemal Erdogan’s Second Turkish Revolution
Soner Cagaptay – Washington Institute The Turkish leader seems intent on uprooting the Ottoman legacy and restoring Islam’s central role. Turkish...
Sectarian is A Widespread Plague over the Digital Space
From the Study of Alexandra Siegel on Sectarianism and Counter Sectarianism Online Carnegie Endowment for Internationals Peace From fiery sermons...
What’s Next for Anbar?
Omar Sattar – AlMonitor Baghdad — The city of Ramadi was liberated on Dec. 28, and Iraqi security troops accompanied by...
In the Regional Power Struggle, has Erbil Decided to Join the Sunni Bloc?
Frzand Sherko – fikraforum The security of the Kurdistan Region-Iraq (KRI) depends more on agreements between Erbil and Kurdistan’s neighbors than the...
AI Report on Northern Iraq: Banished and Dispossessed
A report by Amnesty International, Jan 20, 2016. Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Kurdish militias in...
In Iraq the Tribes are going Nuts
Muhamed Hassan Basra is breathing a sigh of relief for a little while following a lull in fighting among tribal...
Turkey-Daesh: Is the Honeymoon Over?
Muhamed Hassan How do we evaluate the relationship between Turkey and Daesh after the deadly Istanbul explosion that is ‘caused...
HRW on Iraq: Ethnic Fighting Endangers Civilians
A report by Human Rights Watch released on January 13, 2016. Kurdish and Shia Turkmen armed groups have repeatedly harmed...
Iraqi Kurdistan: Lack of Democracy Overshadows Dream of Independence
Muhamed Hassan Iraqi Kurds are hungry for independence. If things had not turned sour after Daesh seized Mosul in summer...
IRAQ: What Lies Ahead in 2016?
By Muhamed Hassan, Jan 3, 2016. After more than a decade of mismanaging the economy, public sector workers in Iraq...
Iraq: Daesh Atrocities Fuelled by Decades of Reckless Arms Trading
Source: Amnesty International, December 2015. Decades of poorly regulated arms flows into Iraq as well as lax controls on the...