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Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Iraqi Officials Eye a Path for Chinese-Iraqi Development
In Iraq, the precarious reality and confused relationships seem to have driven al-Sudani’s government to attempt to circumvent the traditional binary choice between Washington and Moscow. This new course comes with a distinct and flashy name, the “Development Road” project, and looks to Beijing as a third way forward.
Sep 28, 2023
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  • Baraa Sabri
Brief Analysis
How to Stop Iraqi Kurdistan’s “Bleeding”
Federal pressure and disastrous internal missteps have brought the KRG to the brink, raising the need for more active U.S. mediation.
Sep 28, 2023
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  • Bilal Wahab
Tash Kopru Bridge entrance in Kirkuk
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Ethnic Tension in Kirkuk Signals Fractures in Ankara-Erbil Relations
Longstanding tensions in the multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk in Iraq may once again spark confrontations between Turkey and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), the latest in a series of disagreements over the city.
Sep 25, 2023
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  • Bekir Aydoğan
A woman at the Al-Hawl (or Al-Hol) detention camp in Syria - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
The Agency and Roles of Foreign Women in ISIS
An in-depth study on how authorities can pursue justice for victims of ISIS atrocities while simultaneously addressing rehabilitation, reintegration, and the broader aim of redirecting women away from supporting such groups.
Aug 2023
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  • Devorah Margolin
  • Joana Cook
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Iran’s Pressure Campaign on Iranian Kurds Continues
Iran has stepped up pressure on Baghdad and Erbil to disarm and relocate Iranian Kurdish opposition parties in the Kurdistan Region amidst ongoing disputes between Erbil and Baghdad over budget and oil revenues.
Sep 13, 2023
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  • Wladimir van Wilgenburg
Qais al-Khazali and Hadi al-Ameri
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
The Coordination Framework's Four-Way Split in Provincial Elections (Part 2): Division Over Diyala?
Diyala is the one area where the CF's main militia politicians are competing, with the upstart Qais al-Khazali trying to challenge his elders Hadi al-Ameri and Faleh al-Fayyad in their tribal home province.
Sep 12, 2023
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  • Hamdi Malik
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
Iraq elections
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
The Coordination Framework's Four-Way Split in Provincial Elections (Part 1): Overarching Trends
Badr, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, and Nouri al-Maliki are testing each other's strength in the south but mostly hanging together in the north.
Sep 11, 2023
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  • Hamdi Malik
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
Rayan al-Kildani in a gaudy fake gold chair
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Rayan al-Kildani Pretends to Have a Personal Audience with the Pope
A serious Iraqi human rights abuser sank to new depths to build his credibility after being rejected by the country's Christian leadership.
Sep 8, 2023
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  • Yaqoub Beth-Addai
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
Aub Zainab al-Lami
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Coordination Framework Militias Exposed for Stealing Baghdad Real Estate
Pressure from Ayatollah Sistani and Sadrists has put Kataib Hezbollah and Asaib Ahl al-Haq on the defensive over their growing illicit property empire.
Aug 31, 2023
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  • Michael Knights
  • Amir al-Kaabi
◆ Militia Spotlight
Families of Islamic State fighters in Syria - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
Trends in the Return and Prosecution of ISIS Foreign Terrorist Fighters in the United States
An in-depth update on Washington's complicated but crucial efforts to repatriate fighters and their families from northeast Syria and other hotspots.
Aug 29, 2023
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  • Tanya Mehra
  • Merlina Herbach
  • Devorah Margolin
  • Austin Doctor
Erbil Hills Golf Course
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
The Audacity of the Erbil Hills Golf Course Amidst Iraq’s Water Crisis
In the heart of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), construction of the ambitious Erbil Hills Golf Course is underway.
Aug 23, 2023
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  • Renwar Najm
Photo of a worker at a construction site in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
New Road Map for Iraq to Support Stability and Growth
Iraq’s stagnant political and legal environments today indicate that the country still faces a deep strategic impasse as a result of international obligations and limitations.
Aug 21, 2023
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  • Fawzi al-Zubaidi
Basij protests
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Nujaba Claims Victimization by Coordination Framework Militia-Politicians
Tensions between Iraq's "resistance" groups are on the rise, with Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba claiming that its online platforms and street protests are being targeted.
Aug 21, 2023
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  • Hamdi Malik
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
Shoppers at a marketplace in Karbala, Iraq
Video
Brief Analysis
Bridging the U.S.-Iraq Business Gap
An advisor to Prime Minister Sudani joins a U.S. Commerce Department official and a Middle East regulatory expert to discuss how American companies can expand their access to lucrative but largely untapped markets in Iraq.
Aug 17, 2023
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  • Mais Abbas Abousy
  • Safwan Al-Amin
  • Amer Aladhadh
Kurdistan Flag
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Tracking Iranian Soft Power Influence in the KRI
The Islamic Republic of Iran over several years has gained a significant foothold in Iraq, spreading its influence and agenda throughout Iraqi daily life.
Aug 11, 2023
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  • Nawras Jaff
Sudani
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Nujaba Leads the "Big Three" Reaction to Iraq's Telegram Ban
While one leading militia spearheaded online vitriol against a social media ban that affected its affiliates, Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Kataib Hezbollah seemed more inclined to compromise.
Aug 10, 2023
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  • Hamdi Malik
◆ Militia Spotlight
AUIS Iraq
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
How American-Style Education Influences Iraq’s Private Sector
To grow, the Iraqi economy needs a more robust private sector, which in turn needs young Iraqi workers with business-ready skill sets. American-style universities are filling the gap.
Aug 9, 2023
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  • May Kadow
Netblocks shows Telegram down in Iraq, Aug 6, 2023
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Militia Reactions to Iraq's Suspension of Telegram
The official ban on their favorite social media app may be temporary, but their response has highlighted divisions within the Shia militia milieu.
Aug 9, 2023
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  • Amir al-Kaabi
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Iraqi Kurds Face Legitimacy Issues Amid Election Deadlock and Internal Division
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has been heading for unprecedented political and financial uncertainties as a result of the growing disputes between the two ruling parties and the central government’s moves to erode the KRI’s autonomous status.
Aug 7, 2023
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  • Bekir Aydoğan
Sinjar Iraq
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Sinjar: Challenges and Resilience Nine Years after Genocide
The ninth anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide in Sinjar, Iraq is drawing near, a tragedy in which thousands of Yazidis were murdered, Yazidi women and children were enslaved, and Yazidi villages and compounds were destroyed by ISIS in August 2014.
Jul 25, 2023
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  • Izat Noah

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