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Iraqi Kurdish militias could return to fraught Kirkuk

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IRAQ

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…

Baghdad forces will further sap Iraqi Kurds’ autonomy

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IRAQ

IRAQ: Baghdad forces will further sap Kurds’ autonomy

Iraqi-led referendum response will be measured

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IRAQ

He said talks should be based on a rejection of the referendum result, adherence to the national constitution and the continued unity of Iraq. However, he also reiterated that…

Baghdad elites will pull together against protesters

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IRAQ

IRAQ: Elites will pull together against protesters

Middle East Kurds may become more risk-averse

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MIDDLE EAST

Prospects for Kurdish nationalism.

Iraqi Kurdish election divisions will erode autonomy

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IRAQ

Tensions have risen over the past year between the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), due to disagreements over the electoral law…

Iraqi Sunnis face long-term poverty and instability

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IRAQ

Earlier in his career, US President-elect Joe Biden engaged deeply with post-2003 Iraq, and in the past advocated federalism on a sectarian basis. Although the concept was roundly…

Intra-communal divisions will plague post-IS Iraq

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IRAQ

However, the successful fight against IS has not forged a new sense of unity among Iraq’s communities; instead, it has solidified some divides and created conditions for future…

Disputes over Iraqi federalism will mount

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IRAQ

IRAQ: Disputes over federalism will mount

Fresh Iraqi elections are likely

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IRAQ

Sadr has demonstrated that forming a new government is unlikely to be possible without his tacit approval, and that such approval will not be forthcoming until after the systemic…