Iraq Weekly Update #35
Aug 31, 2012 - Stephen Wicken
August 22, 2012-August 31, 2012- Communications Minister resigns, IHEC disputes place elections in jeopardy, Tensions at Syrian border amid signs of Iranian pressure
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Iraq
Iraq Update #34- Data Suggests Rise in Violence Along Historic Fault Lines
Aug 22, 2012 - Stephen Wicken, Stephen Wicken
August 15, 2012-August 22, 2012 - Violence in Iraq has risen in recent months, both in terms of number of attacks and casualties. July 2012 was the deadliest month in Iraq since August 2010. Iraqi government figures suggest that 325 people were killed in near-daily attacks in July.
Iraq Update #33
Aug 15, 2012 - Institute for t...
August 3, 2012-August 15, 2012 Baghdad’s Tensions with Irbil and Ankara Diminish
Iraq’s Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 31
Aug 3, 2012 - Ramzy MardiniJuly 20, 2012-July 27, 2012-Al-Qaeda Leader Claims Credit for Deadly Attacks, Maliki, Mutlaq Attempt to Renew Cooperation, IHEC Mandate Unlikely To Be Extended
Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 32
Aug 3, 2012 - Stephen Wicken
July 27, 2012-August 3, 2012- Spillover from the Syrian conflict heightened tensions between Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Turkey this week.
Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 30
Jul 20, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini
July 16, 2012-July 20, 2012-Rebels Take Over Syrian Border Checkpoints, Obama Responds To Maliki’s Inquiry On Exxon
Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 29
Jul 16, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini
July 6, 2012-July 16, 2012 White House Says Daqduq Issue Not Closed,
Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 28
Jul 6, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini
June 29, 2012-July 6, 2012- Sadrists Back Down, IHEC: Provincial Elections Delayed, Al-Qaeda Militants Crossing Into Syria
Iraq’s Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 27
Jun 22, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini
Maliki Requests U.S. To Stop Exxon Operations, Nujaifi Threatens to Summon Maliki, Panetta: Daqduq Will Not Be Released
Sadr’s Balancing Act on Maliki
Jun 18, 2012 - Stephen Wicken
Opponents of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have been pushing for his removal from power for much of his second term in office. In recent months, Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani and leaders from the Iraqiyya list have turned to an effort to withdraw confidence in Maliki as prime minister.