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Prospects for the Middle East in 2023.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274197
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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
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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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The demonstrations were triggered by Assad’s mid-August announcement of big fuel price increases, only partly mitigated by rises in salaries and pensions. However, they have been…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281840
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KRI President Massoud Barzani, who announced the initiative in February, has stressed that the result will be non-binding; however, his move has unsettled allies in Ankara and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212394
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The Gaza conflict has led to a resurgence of attacks by Iran-backed armed groups on US forces, breaking the earlier unofficial truce. Some of those attacks have targeted bases in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283818
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IRAQ: Warring Kurdish leaders will shun open conflict
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES263255
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Prospects for Kurdish nationalism.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233331
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This came days after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed that Russia and Syrian government forces could establish positions near Ain Issa, as a counter to…
Confusion still reigns over US military policy on Syria two months after US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a withdrawal. Washington is seeking a deal between Kurdish…