Prime Minister Mohammed Tawfik Allawi: Compromise or Status Quo?
When Iraqi protestors took to the streets in the closing months of 2019, they made...
Iraq Protesters Rally in Najaf After Deadly Clashes with Sadrists
Hundreds of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets of Iraq‘s holy city of Najaf, returning...
Iraq Says it Resumes Counter-Islamic State Operations with U.S.Coalition
Iraq’s military said on Thursday it was resuming operations with the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic...
Violence Escalates in Iraq as Government Pushes to End Protests
Gunmen shot dead two protesters in Iraq’s southern city of Nassiriya overnight and a Baghdad...
US Military Resumes Operations Against the Islamic State Group in Iraq
The U.S. military is resuming operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq and is working...
Rockets Hit Iraq Military Base Near Baghdad Amid US-Iran Tensions
At least four Iraqi soldiers have been wounded when several rockets slammed into an Iraqi...
Germany Cuts Troop Numbers in Iraq After Soleimani Killing
Germany is moving some of its military personnel from Iraq to neighboring countries over security...
Between a Divided Parliament and Determined Protestors...
Two weeks after the Iraqi Parliament accepted the resignation of Prime Minister (PM) Adil Abdulmehdi,...
Abdulmehdi’s Resignation: Scratching the Surface of Reform
After two months of protests that have resulted in the deaths of roughly 400 protestors...
Turkey’s Relations with Iran and Iraq: It’s Complicated!
Succinctly stated, Turkey’s relations with Iraq and Iran, (the largest of its numerous neighboring countries)...
Between Sanctions & Survival: Iraqi Sovereignty amidst U.S.–Iranian Competition
Iraq has recently made ample evidence of the careful balancing act it must pursue between...
The PMF’s Fight for Legitimacy in Iraq
Formed in 2014, the initial raison d’etre of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) was to...