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Infighting rages at PKK over rapprochement with Tehran

The PKK, the Kurdish separatist movement in Turkey, is caught up in violent internal strife over the prospect of a rapprochement with Tehran.

Subscribers only 10.05.2017

Vengeful ex and sour deal expose Lafont and DGSE

Jean-Philippe Lafont, who provides security services to a number of French companies in Iraq, is under attack on several fronts.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 26.04.2017

Anti-ISIS coalition facing difficult struggle to retake Anbar

An upcoming meeting in Washington between members of the international coalition engaged in Iraq looks set to launch the major issue of pacifying Anbar province.

Subscribers only 22.03.2017

Intelligence gradually becomes more pro-Iranian

Moustafa Al Kazemi, the director of the Iraqi National Intelligence [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 22.03.2017

Al Salih targets Trump administration

Mark Al Salih, the tireless Washington lobbyist for Iraq’s Sunni [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 08.03.2017

Assad appeals to Badr

A Syrian security delegation made up of air force intelligence [...]

Subscribers only 22.02.2017

Popular Mobilisation Forces unveil own intelligence service

According to our sources, the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) or Hashd Al Shaabi, the Iranian state-sponsored umbrella organsation of Iraqi [...]

Subscribers only Operations 08.02.2017

Tehran calls for Saudi consulate closure

An Iranian envoy visited Iraqi Kurdistan last week with an [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 25.01.2017

Masrour Barzani

Masrour Barzani, the spymaster of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government [...]

Subscribers only 11.01.2017

Qassem Suleimani

Qassem Suleimani, the head of the Al Quds Force, the [...]

Subscribers only 11.01.2017

Popular Mobilisation Forces head for Sanaa

According to sources in Baghdad and Sanaa, the Iranian Pasdaran [...]

Subscribers only Defence 11.01.2017

Iraqi Pasdaran given official status by Baghdad

While the attention of the military - and the media - is focused on the battle for Mosul, Baghdad has recently passed a law reorganising the armed forces that looks set to spark trouble in the country.

Subscribers only 07.12.2016

Kar Group finances Kurd-British relations

Kurdish conglomerate Kar Group was closely involved in organizing and financing a group of British MPs’ visit to Erbil on [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 07.12.2016

Houthi go to Baghdad

The Houthi rebels fighting the Arab Coalition led by Saudi [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 07.12.2016

Kurdish intelligence services cross swords

Masrour Barzani and Lahur Talabani, the heads of two rival [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 23.11.2016

Al Kaabi, Badr’s rising star

Sheikh Akram Al Kaabi is growing in stature as a [...]

Subscribers only Defence 26.10.2016

Iraqi Kurdistan destabilised internally

Two factions inside the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan are fighting over who will succeed the ailing Jalal Talabani. The internal struggle is destabilising Iraqi Kurdistan, which is at the forefront of the battle against Islamic State.

Subscribers only 14.09.2016

London spat threatens Talabani's interests

A lawsuit between Canadian oil company WesternZagros and its former partner in Kurdistan could have a direct impact on the powerful Talabani family.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 13.07.2016

Barzani-Tehran rapprochement mooted

Despite the hostility he displays towards Iran, Masoud Barzani, the [...]

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 13.07.2016

Tehran tightens grip on INIS

The recent appointment of Moustafa Al Kazemi as the new head of the Iraqi intelligence service demonstrates the control Tehran now has over Baghdad's security apparatus.

Subscribers only 15.06.2016

Faleh Al Fayad

Faleh Al Fayad, the evergreen national security advisor to Haider [...]

Subscribers only 15.06.2016

Abadi’s envoys turned away

In view of the fighting that raged in Fallujah over [...]

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 15.06.2016

Islamic State-for-not-much-longer

Islamic State is bracing itself to lose the major cities under its control and plans to transform itself back into a less territorially-based structure.

Subscribers only Defence 01.06.2016

Faleh Al Fayad

Faleh Al Fayad, the evergreen national security advisor to the [...]

Subscribers only 18.05.2016

Haider Al Abadi

Haider Al Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, no longer trusts [...]

Subscribers only 18.05.2016

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All articles - Iraq

Infighting rages at PKK over rapprochement with Tehran

Vengeful ex and sour deal expose Lafont and DGSE

Anti-ISIS coalition facing difficult struggle to retake Anbar

Intelligence gradually becomes more pro-Iranian

Al Salih targets Trump administration

Assad appeals to Badr

Popular Mobilisation Forces unveil own intelligence service

Tehran calls for Saudi consulate closure

Masrour Barzani

Qassem Suleimani

Popular Mobilisation Forces head for Sanaa

Iraqi Pasdaran given official status by Baghdad

Kar Group finances Kurd-British relations

Houthi go to Baghdad

Kurdish intelligence services cross swords

Al Kaabi, Badr’s rising star

Iraqi Kurdistan destabilised internally

London spat threatens Talabani's interests

Barzani-Tehran rapprochement mooted

Tehran tightens grip on INIS

Faleh Al Fayad

Abadi’s envoys turned away

Islamic State-for-not-much-longer

Faleh Al Fayad

Haider Al Abadi

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All articles - Iraq

Infighting rages at PKK over rapprochement with Tehran

Vengeful ex and sour deal expose Lafont and DGSE

Anti-ISIS coalition facing difficult struggle to retake Anbar

Intelligence gradually becomes more pro-Iranian

Al Salih targets Trump administration

Assad appeals to Badr

Popular Mobilisation Forces unveil own intelligence service

Tehran calls for Saudi consulate closure

Masrour Barzani

Qassem Suleimani

Popular Mobilisation Forces head for Sanaa

Iraqi Pasdaran given official status by Baghdad

Kar Group finances Kurd-British relations

Houthi go to Baghdad

Kurdish intelligence services cross swords

Al Kaabi, Badr’s rising star

Iraqi Kurdistan destabilised internally

London spat threatens Talabani's interests

Barzani-Tehran rapprochement mooted

Tehran tightens grip on INIS

Faleh Al Fayad

Abadi’s envoys turned away

Islamic State-for-not-much-longer

Faleh Al Fayad

Haider Al Abadi

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