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Iraqi security forces took control of Kirkuk following a controversial independence referendum in September 2017. Since then, security in the area has deteriorated, with an…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB232240
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The increase reflects the introduction of the Basra Heavy oil grade at the start of June. With northern and western Iraq under Islamic State group (ISG) control, Basra is the last…
This immediately followed an unexpected visit yesterday by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Sudani in Baghdad, which went ahead despite threats by Iraq’s pro-Iranian Shia…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283166
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IRAQ: Baghdad security failures could undermine Abadi
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES212189
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Baghdad and Erbil are currently negotiating a new budget agreement covering oil revenue and fiscal transfers, which could provide immediate relief. However, internal divisions are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253627
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The announcement signals the KRG's intent to continue exporting oil and meet its own domestic costs independently of Baghdad. However, at the same time as the KRG is moving…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB201429
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IRAQ: US visa ban will push Baghdad towards Tehran
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES217623
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His statement, made in Iran shortly after a visit to Turkey -- two countries strongly opposed to Kurdish secession -- implicitly rejects an offer made yesterday by the Kurdistan…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225393
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This followed a February 15 attack targeting US troops stationed at Erbil airport, in the Kurdistan region, after which the administration launched its first use of force…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259986
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Prospects for Kurdish nationalism.