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IRAQ: Assassination bid may help premier’s prospects
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES265299
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The attempted assassination involved a remote-controlled device, signalling new capabilities among local militant groups. Separately, the Maldives has recently had a sharp rise in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262146
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The incident is symptomatic of an Islamic State (IS) resurgence in the country. Yet despite parliament’s approval of Abdul-Mahdi as prime minister and ratification of the core of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239589
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Iran's Kurdish separatist tensions.
The PUK and KDP are the two ruling parties and historic rivals in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). They manage competing political and security structures. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB215947
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Prospects for the Gulf states to end 2019
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244558
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The withdrawal plunged Iraqi politics into its deepest crisis since the war against Islamic State (IS) started in 2013. Moqtada al-Sadr’s failure to establish a majority…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271475
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TURKEY/SYRIA: Jihadists could lose Turkish lifeline
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES201199
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The National Intelligence Organisation (MIT) has evolved in particular, from an intelligence-collecting agency into an active, interventionist and effective force capable of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268540
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Exiled Kurdish parties are demanding greater autonomy for Kurds in Iran. However, Tehran accuses them of wanting separatism and blames them for fomenting the Mahsa Amini protests…