It appears that calm has returned to Iraq after the reported intervention of Ayatollah Ali …
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Iraq: A crisis of elite, consensus-based politics turns deadly
Overview of the crisis Iraq is facing one of its worst political crises in years. …
Read More »“Carpet weaving” east of the Euphrates: Iranian proxy groups expand their influence in Syria’s Hasakah Province
On Aug. 22, the northeastern Syrian city of al-Hasakah was inundated with leaflets condemning creeping …
Read More »From Tiger Forces to the 16th Brigade: Russia’s evolving Syrian proxies
Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine renewed international experts’ focus on Moscow’s earlier military intervention …
Read More »Syria, Russia Carry Out Coordinated Airstrikes on Rebel Training Camps in Idlib
Syrian and Russian forces attacked the training camps of Syrian armed rebel groups in the …
Read More »Turkey renews veto threat on Sweden, Finland NATO bids
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking a meeting with US President Joe Biden on …
Read More »Small jihadist group in Idlib accuses HTS of defending Turkey
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib has recently arrested several members of Hizb ut-Tahrir, in what …
Read More »France’s TotalEnergies sells stake in Iraqi Kurdish oil field
The sale follows the Iraqi federal government pressuring international firms to pull out of the …
Read More »Erdogan looks to Putin to ease foreign currency woes
An extraordinary uptick in capital flows of unknown origin to Turkey has left many wondering …
Read More »Price Increases Persist Despite Supply Chain Progress
The overall Consumer Price Index rose 0.1 percent in August, core was up 0.6 percent; …
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