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Government Intelligence 24/02/2021

Hakan Fidan stays out of limelight after MIT hostage rescue fiasco

MIT head Hakan Fidan (R) and Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar (L). ©Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Government Intelligence 15/02/2021

Abbas Ibrahim key to Beirut-Baghdad oil deal

Lebanese spymaster Abbas Ibrahim has played a vital role in ongoing plans to export Iraqi oil to Beirut, discussing the arrangement with officials in Damascus, Cairo and even Washington. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 10/02/2021

ADP considers its security options in Mosul

After signing a deal to reconstruct Mosul Airport with Iraq's civil aviation authority on 25 January, France's Aéroports de Paris [...]

Government Intelligence 01/02/2021

After Baghdad bombings, Kazimi gives intelligence services a firm shaking

In the wake of the twin attacks in Bagdad on 21 January, Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kazimi is restructuring the country's main intelligence and security agencies and is using the opportunity to appoint individuals able to answer to him. [...]

Government Intelligence 18/01/2021

Washington weighs up military deployment options in Kurdistan

The U.S. military footprint in Iraq, greatly reduced in 2020, is now concentrated mainly in Baghdad. But the persistent threats against the "green zone" are causing the US to consider options to shift more troops to Kurdistan. [...]

Government Intelligence 21/12/2020

Barzanis caught up in anti-PKK fight

The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region Masrour Barzani. ©Gailan Haji/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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International Dealmaking 16/12/2020

Delta Crescent serves as relay for Washington's oil interests in Kurdistan

Although Washington is championing sanctions against Syria, it is letting a US oil company do business there while placing its pawns in Iraqi Kurdistan. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 09/12/2020

Barzani and Rahmeh take on consultants to do battle with Iraq Telecom

Accused of embezzlement by the Kuwaiti logistics giant Agility and France's Orange, Sirwan Barzani and his Lebanese partner Raymond Rahmeh are taking measures to defend their reputations. [...]

Government Intelligence 18/11/2020

Sunni group lobbies incoming Biden administration

Pressed to get tougher on pro-Tehran militias, Al Kazemi will have to step up his efforts to keep in Washington's good graces. [...]

International Dealmaking 04/11/2020

Orange goes public about spat with Barzani

Orange kept its corruption dispute with Iraqi Kurdistan's ruling Barzani clan under wraps for a long time. An application for arbitration submitted in October puts an end to the chances of an informal settlement being reached. [...]

Former French budget minister Jérôme Cahuzac.

International Dealmaking 27/10/2020

Jerome Cahuzac back in business with Kamal Benali

Jerome Cahuzac, the ex-French economy minister turned consultant, has recently teamed with Franco-Moroccan businessman Kamal Benali, who works for international companies in Iraq and Africa. [...]

Government Intelligence 07/10/2020

Militia groups ejected from Baghdad airport

According to our sources, after consulting with the Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS), the director of Iraq's Civil Aviation Authority, [...]

Government Intelligence 09/09/2020

Al Kazimi puts intelligence at centre of anti-corruption strategy

Announced on 31 August by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kazimi, the composition of the new anti-corruption committee, directly attached [...]

Government Intelligence 22/07/2020

Faleh Al Fayad relinquishes National Security Council role

Faleh Al Fayad, who has been a key figure in [...]

Government Intelligence 24/06/2020

Washington duped by new pro-Tehran militias

Between threats from the major militia groups and the claims of mystery organisations that have no leaders and no men on the ground, the US is struggling to know who to blame for recent attacks against US interests. [...]

Government Intelligence 24/06/2020

PYD appeals to Baghdad for help

According to our sources, Commander Mazloum Abdi, head of the [...]

Government Intelligence 10/06/2020

Mohamed bin Salman' nascent efforts in Baghdad face barrage from pro-Iranian forces

Mohamed bin Salman is keen to strengthen economic diplomacy with the new administration in Baghdad but first he must get past the pro-Tehran camp. [...]

Government Intelligence 10/06/2020

Washington to take tougher stance against militia groups

The strategic US-Iraqi strategic dialogue due to take place later [...]

Government Intelligence 13/05/2020

Al Kazemi appoints team of securocrats

As anticipated (IOL 849), Moustafa Al Kazemi, the head of [...]

International Dealmaking 29/04/2020

IMMS and Korek affairs expose Barzani-Hariri oil and finance relations

An anti-corruption investigation into Bankmed and the case being brought by Orange and Agility's shareholders against the telephone company Korek have shed light on the Barzanis' business relationships. [...]

Government Intelligence 15/04/2020

Usbat Al Thaireen, new militia already battle-hardened

Usbat al-Thaireen, or "League of the Revolutionaries", the group that [...]

Government Intelligence 25/03/2020

Washington speeds up withdrawal

While US troops are under increasing pressure from Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitary forces, the Pentagon and the White House are looking [...]

Government Intelligence 11/03/2020

Spymaster Al Kazemi tipped for PM role

With Iraq caught up in a political crisis that has [...]

Government Intelligence 26/02/2020

Tehran seeks source of leaked intelligence that led to Soleimani's killing

Despite the difficulties in finding evidence amidst mounting speculation, Iran's Revolutionary Guard is looking for moles who may have provided information to the US on Qasem Soleimani's killing. [...]

International Dealmaking 15/01/2020

Lockheed Martin in the thick of US-Iran tensions

In the midst of the conflict between the US and Iran, the American defence giant, which supplies long range radars to the Iraqi army, is counting more than ever on security provided by the British company Aegis Defense Services. [...]

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ALL ARTICLES - IRAQ

Hakan Fidan stays out of limelight after MIT hostage rescue fiasco

Abbas Ibrahim key to Beirut-Baghdad oil deal

ADP considers its security options in Mosul

After Baghdad bombings, Kazimi gives intelligence services a firm shaking

Washington weighs up military deployment options in Kurdistan

Barzanis caught up in anti-PKK fight

Delta Crescent serves as relay for Washington's oil interests in Kurdistan

Barzani and Rahmeh take on consultants to do battle with Iraq Telecom

Sunni group lobbies incoming Biden administration

Orange goes public about spat with Barzani

Jerome Cahuzac back in business with Kamal Benali

Militia groups ejected from Baghdad airport

Al Kazimi puts intelligence at centre of anti-corruption strategy

Faleh Al Fayad relinquishes National Security Council role

Washington duped by new pro-Tehran militias

PYD appeals to Baghdad for help

Mohamed bin Salman' nascent efforts in Baghdad face barrage from pro-Iranian forces

Washington to take tougher stance against militia groups

Al Kazemi appoints team of securocrats

IMMS and Korek affairs expose Barzani-Hariri oil and finance relations

Usbat Al Thaireen, new militia already battle-hardened

Washington speeds up withdrawal

Spymaster Al Kazemi tipped for PM role

Tehran seeks source of leaked intelligence that led to Soleimani's killing

Lockheed Martin in the thick of US-Iran tensions

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