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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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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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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241930
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IRAQ: New assault will complicate Kurdish choices
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES224628
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This follows a controversy after leaked comments from security sources that the operation was “over”. Fighting continues on the ground, principally small-scale skirmishes and…
SYRIA: Damascus may seize its chance in Kurdish areas
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES229356
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The Kurdish-dominated SDF, with weapons and air support from the US-led coalition fighting IS in Iraq and Syria, on November 5 launched a campaign to encircle and eventually seize…