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All articles - Iraq

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

Iraqis talk anti-terrorism in Paris

While Baghdad sinks deeper into a political crisis, Iraq’s evergreen national security advisor Faleh al-Fayad visited Paris last week. Accompanied [...]

Free access Defence 04.05.2016

Stuart Jones

Stuart Jones, the US ambassador in Iraq, is putting a [...]

Subscribers only 02.03.2016

Zuhair Gharbawi hangs on

Despite attempts by the parliament to remove him, Zuhair Gharbawi, [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 17.02.2016

Chechen fighters not trusted

Islamic State's (IS) Security and Intelligence Council, which continues to [...]

Subscribers only Operations 17.02.2016

Robert Kelley hired to represent Mosul Sunni

Robert Kelley, the former US diplomat and Iraq expert, is [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 17.02.2016

Shadow of Al Bathera over ICTS contract

The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (ICTS) contract looks set to be blocked for some time. Behind the official reasons for the delay is a stand-off over which company should be the local partner on the contract.

Subscribers only 03.02.2016

Baghdad business centre's corporate intelligence plans

Set up by the French para-public corporate intelligence firm ADIT [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 20.01.2016

Falcon Security, Barzanis' army

Owned by property magnate Peshraw Majid Agha and headed by former US soldiers, Falcon Security has carved a niche for itself as the go-to private security outfit in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Subscribers only 06.01.2016

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All articles - Iraq

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

Iraqis talk anti-terrorism in Paris

Stuart Jones

Zuhair Gharbawi hangs on

Chechen fighters not trusted

Robert Kelley hired to represent Mosul Sunni

Shadow of Al Bathera over ICTS contract

Baghdad business centre's corporate intelligence plans

Falcon Security, Barzanis' army

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All articles - Iraq

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

Iraqis talk anti-terrorism in Paris

Stuart Jones

Zuhair Gharbawi hangs on

Chechen fighters not trusted

Robert Kelley hired to represent Mosul Sunni

Shadow of Al Bathera over ICTS contract

Baghdad business centre's corporate intelligence plans

Falcon Security, Barzanis' army

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