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The pro-Iranian Badr Organisation is one of the larger PMUs -- groups of mostly Shia armed volunteers established in 2014 to help the army fight IS. They launched a new offensive…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221071
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220227
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Prospects for Kurdish nationalism.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233331
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Since the breakdown of the peace process with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in July 2016, Erdogan’s policy of all-out violence has to outward appearances smashed the Kurds’…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247101
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The autonomous administration there is under increased pressure, exacerbated by the Gaza conflict, which has resulted in escalating confrontation between pro-Iranian Iraqi…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285138
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TURKEY: Ankara seeks new openings against Kurdish foes
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES284621
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IRAQ: Baghdad will negotiate on a Kurdish flight ban
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES224743
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IRAQ: Kurdish concession may launch a tricky dialogue
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES225359
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The main assault from the south is led by the national army, with US air support. However, Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Units (PMUs) are also participating to the east and…
On the same day, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem told his Russian counterpart that although the Kurds were “drunk” on US assistance, Damascus would not allow the violation…