Search results
1 – 10 of 11Some observers have suggested that this is a sign of an IS-K resurgence. The ruling Taliban have tried hard since their takeover in 2021 to suppress the group, a long-standing…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284996
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Turkey's attempts to expand its military role in both Iraq and Syria are entangled with major shifts in its relations with the United States and Russia, and in its overall…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214345
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
MIDDLE EAST/PALESTINIANS: Support stops at rhetoric
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES261391
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Ankara’s policy towards Iraqi and Syrian Turkmen.
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217354
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The ministers agreed that hostile rhetoric on both sides was unhelpful and that dialogue was essential. The phone call is an attempt to salvage a relationship that has gone badly…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264759
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Both minorities complain the draft budget does not allocate sufficient funds to their areas. Sunni lawmakers are also concerned about the ongoing displacement of their…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229409
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
SAUDI ARABIA/FRANCE: Riyadh will juggle ties
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES257132
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Enabled in part by responses to the pandemic, 2020 saw a temporary surge in IS assaults across rural areas of Iraq and Syria. Attacks have also again become more coordinated and…
The League itself has long been a talking-shop with minimal influence, and Arabism has declined sharply in salience since its heights in the 1960s. Nonetheless, references to…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264530
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The Biden team's renewed focus on Afghanistan will inevitably affect tensions in Kabul, where a plan to replace the current government with an interim administration is back on…