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Government Intelligence 16/05/2022

Washington takes stock of Baghdad's intelligence gaps

Government Intelligence 10/05/2022

Security tensions high in Iraq's overcrowded Sinjar Mountain region

Various Iraqi and foreign interests with shifting alliances, including Turkey, Iran and the US, have added to the instability in Iraq's Sinjar region. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 10/05/2022

Iraq Telecom takes on the Barzanis' phone operator in New York

Uncertain about the ruling in its favour in Beirut in September 2021, Iraq Telecom decided to seek confirmation from the American justice system. As soon as this was confirmed, it was immediately challenged by the Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon. [...]

Government Intelligence 04/05/2022

CAE Aviation deploys new spy plane in Erbil

As large numbers of Islamic State fighters continue to hide out in Northern Iraq, a new IRS plane from CAE Aviation, a supplier to French intelligence, began monitoring the area on 14 April. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 27/04/2022

French security firms struggle to get foot back in Iraq

The promise of contracts tied to large infrastructure projects made by Baghdad raised high hopes among French security specialists, particularly GEOS and Amarante. But these opportunities have yet to materialise. [...]

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International Dealmaking 20/04/2022

Talks on TotalEnergies' mega contract blocked in the final stages

The concluding details of the major deal were due to be settled at the start of the year. Instead, TotalEnergies finds itself in an impasse with the Iraqi authorities, as fresh obstacles to agreement accumulate. [...]

Government Intelligence 18/04/2022

The Intelligence Gazette: PKK leaders, DGSI, SCO, DoS in Georgia, France-Ukraine

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, from Sinjar to Paris via Shanghai, Kyiv, Washington and Tbilisi. [...]

International Dealmaking 15/04/2022

Gary Creighton to help Ricklefs' Namea Group grow in the Gulf

Australian ex-soldier Gary Creighton, an Iraq veteran who now works in the Emirati business world, has joined the advisory board of Norman Ricklefs' Namea Group, the successor to Iraq Advisory Group. [...]

International Dealmaking 08/04/2022

Masrour Barzani works his charm in UAE to save oil contracts

Masrour Barzani, head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, is openly spouting his outrage at Bagdad's new oil law, which will impede Kurdish production. He travels regularly to Abu Dhabi, a good place to maintain contact with his current and future investors. [...]

Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. © Reuters

Spymaster Government Intelligence 18/03/2022

Caretaker PM Mustafa Al Kazemi maintains grip on Falcon Cell

Operations against the Islamic State, anti-corruption investigations and targeting Shiite militias are the types of jobs that fall to Iraq's elite Falcon intelligence cell. They are carried out under the leadership of prime minister and spymaster Mustafa Al Kazemi. [...]

The Iraqi Prime Minister Moustafa al-Kazimi. © Blondet Eliot/Abaca via Reuters Connect

Corporate Intelligence 15/03/2022

Lebanon's Primesouth tries to shake off Iraqi impasse with ICSID trial

Primesouth International Offshore's rapid expansion in the Middle East is mired by a dispute with the Iraqi state, now the subject of an ICSID arbitration, as its unencumbered Chinese rivals continue to gain ground in Iraq. [...]

Government Intelligence 07/03/2022

The Intelligence Gazette: Pentagon and Ukrainian titanium, Mukhabarat, PUK

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake. Every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets great and small from the global intelligence community from London to Paris via Nur-Sultan. [...]

International Dealmaking 21/02/2022

Potential Iraqi Rafale purchase publicised by Norman Ricklefs unlikely to fly

The Australian consultant who has long made Iraq his home caused a stir in the world of French defence last week with remarks that Baghdad wants to purchase Rafale jets and drones from France. In Paris, however, the project is still very much in its infancy, even almost non-existent. [...]

Government Intelligence 21/02/2022

The Intelligence Gazette: Saudi GIP, Jeremy Wright, Hidalgo, Georgian National Security Council

Appointments, reforms, issues of concern: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up a miscellany of news items great and small from the global intelligence community. This week, they come from Paris, Saudi Arabia, London and Tbilisi. [...]

Government Intelligence 17/02/2022

Pasdaran tries to engage Popular Mobilization Forces in Houthi rebellion

With Yemen's Houthi forces feeling the strain of heavy losses, Iran is struggling to find new recruits for the conflict locally and is now hoping to send in Iraqi fighters. [...]

SpotlightInternational Dealmaking 01/02/2022

Kazimi's position as Iraqi PM - and French CAC 40 interests - hang in balance Free

Launched with much fanfare last year, French President Emmanuel Macron's Iraq initiative was supposed to pave the way for greater French investment in Iraq. But the political uncertainty in Baghdad and competition from China, Turkey and other countries have put obstacles in the way of French ambitions. [...]

French ADP Ingéniérie and Iraqi civil aviation authority sign an agreement on Mosul airport, 25 January 2021. © General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers - Republic of Iraq

Corporate Intelligence 31/01/2022

Cogent Strategies hired to aid Iraqi diplomacy in Washington

With Fareed Yasseen poised to step down as Iraq's ambassador in Washington, the Iraqi government has appointed the lobbying firm Cogent Strategies to help define its strategic priorities in the US. [...]

Fareed Yasseen, Iraqi ambassador to Washington (centre), pictured here at an Iraqi antiquities restitution ceremony in New York on 18 January 2022, will soon leave his post. © Embassy of the Republic of Iraq

International Dealmaking 20/01/2022

Genel Energy pushes through on inevitable rupture with Kurdistan Regional Government

Though on familiar turf in Iraqi Kurdistan, the oil company has faced a string of setbacks, not the least with its exploration of the Miran and Bani Bawi fields. It has even decided to take its dispute with the Erbil authorities to an arbitration court in London. [...]

The Miran field, operated by Genel Energy in Iraq. © Genel Energy/Haystar Talib/Facebook

International Dealmaking 11/01/2022

Chen Xianzhong spearheads Chinese push into Baghdad

China has its eye on Iraq's energy assets but previous setbacks mean it is proceeding with caution. To make the right impression, Beijing is putting the focus on new school construction contracts that were facilitated by a Chinese businessman who has lived in Iraq for many years. [...]

SpotlightGovernment Intelligence 27/12/2021

Syrian and Iraqi spymasters share challenge of cross-border insecurity

Determined to make the road between Baghdad and Damascus a prosperous trading route, the Syrian and Iraqi authorities are very aware of the need to secure their border in the light of continued sporadic attacks from the Islamic State group. [...]

Government Intelligence 22/12/2021

Iraqi intelligence anxious as US pursues its military operations in Baghdad

Although the International Coalition has announced that it is ending its combat missions in Iraq, American troops are continuing to fly over demonstrations in Baghdad, aggravating the already palpable febrility of the pro-Iranian militias. This is causing anxiety in the Iraqi security services, who are having to take additional measures to contain potential threats. [...]

Government Intelligence 17/12/2021

Lahur Talabani rouses his troops as he continues to battle with his cousin for leadership of the PUK

By proclaiming himself sole president of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Bafel Talabani thought he would be able to force his cousin into exile and retain control of his Sulaymaniya stronghold. Unfortunately for him, Lahur Talabani still has support in political and security circles and does not intend to let go of the reins of power so easily. [...]

Lahur Sheikh Jangi Talabani, co-chair of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). © Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Government Intelligence 09/12/2021

Qassem Al Araji treads carefully with results of probe into PM Kadhimi's attempted assassination

After a drone attack on the home of the Iraqi prime minister last month, the country's national security adviser Qassem Al Araji fell short of naming potential perpetrators when unveiling his findings on 29 November to avoid stirring the Shi'ite militia hornet's nest. [...]

Government Intelligence 17/11/2021

Iraqi National Intelligence Service barricades itself in after the attack on Al Kazemi

Following the air strike carried out against prime minister Mustafa Al Kazemi on 7 November, the Iraqi National Intelligence Service he used to head remains under threat from certain pro-Iranian militias. It has strengthened its security arrangements, therefore, to protect itself against possible future attacks. [...]

International Dealmaking 03/11/2021

In-house fighting rocks country's financial lifeline INOC Free

Spurred on by the signing of a contract with TotalEnergies, the Iraq National Oil Company is destined to become the spearhead for partnerships with foreign firms but needs a firmer footing in Baghdad, something put to the test by a quarrelling board and a shaky legal framework. [...]

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ALL ARTICLES - IRAQ

Washington takes stock of Baghdad's intelligence gaps

Security tensions high in Iraq's overcrowded Sinjar Mountain region

Iraq Telecom takes on the Barzanis' phone operator in New York

CAE Aviation deploys new spy plane in Erbil

French security firms struggle to get foot back in Iraq

Talks on TotalEnergies' mega contract blocked in the final stages

The Intelligence Gazette: PKK leaders, DGSI, SCO, DoS in Georgia, France-Ukraine

Gary Creighton to help Ricklefs' Namea Group grow in the Gulf

Masrour Barzani works his charm in UAE to save oil contracts

Caretaker PM Mustafa Al Kazemi maintains grip on Falcon Cell

Lebanon's Primesouth tries to shake off Iraqi impasse with ICSID trial

The Intelligence Gazette: Pentagon and Ukrainian titanium, Mukhabarat, PUK

Potential Iraqi Rafale purchase publicised by Norman Ricklefs unlikely to fly

The Intelligence Gazette: Saudi GIP, Jeremy Wright, Hidalgo, Georgian National Security Council

Pasdaran tries to engage Popular Mobilization Forces in Houthi rebellion

Kazimi's position as Iraqi PM - and French CAC 40 interests - hang in balance Free

Cogent Strategies hired to aid Iraqi diplomacy in Washington

Genel Energy pushes through on inevitable rupture with Kurdistan Regional Government

Chen Xianzhong spearheads Chinese push into Baghdad

Syrian and Iraqi spymasters share challenge of cross-border insecurity

Iraqi intelligence anxious as US pursues its military operations in Baghdad

Lahur Talabani rouses his troops as he continues to battle with his cousin for leadership of the PUK

Qassem Al Araji treads carefully with results of probe into PM Kadhimi's attempted assassination

Iraqi National Intelligence Service barricades itself in after the attack on Al Kazemi

In-house fighting rocks country's financial lifeline INOC Free

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