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War-Weary Iraqis Feel for Gaza, but Fear Spread of the Conflict
New York Times· 6 days agoThis was daily life for many Iraqis for years as an insurgent struggle against the American...
Joe Biden faces a ticking time bomb in Iraq
Newsweek· 4 days agoS. military presence in Iraq. Al-Sudani has publicly expressed a desire for a speedy timeline for a U.S. withdrawal, but the Pentagon ...
Iraq: Threats and Annoyances
Strategy Page· 3 days agoSeptember 15, 2023: Iran continues to be the main threat for neighboring Iraq. For example, Iranians are largely members of the Shia branch of Islam. Only about ten percent ...
Iraq: Popular Insurrection Against Broken Promises
Strategy Page· 5 days agoJuly 27, 2018: The growing unrest in southern Iraq is spreading and in early July became more anti-corruption than anti-Iran. Tribal leaders were more in touch with how most ...
Syria: Peace, Poverty and Puzzling Politics
Strategy Page· 6 days agoMay 9, 2023: In the last week Syria was visited by the president of Iran reaffirming support for the Assad government. Without the $30 billion Iran spent since 2011 to keep the Assads in power ...
Russia: Trying A Little Tenderness
Strategy Page· 3 hours agoJanuary 19, 2021: Russia continued its post-Cold War decline in 2020 and covid19 played a minor role. The space program continued to shrink with fewer satellites put into orbit. The ceasefire ...
Syria: Deals To Be Made
Strategy Page· 2 days agoThe exceptions are most of Idlib province in the northwest and the Kurdish controlled northeast, including Hasaka and parts of Deir Ezzor and Aleppo provinces. ISIL (Islamic State in
Russia: Slow Roll In Syria
Strategy Page· 5 days agoSeptember 11, 2018: In Syria, even the sudden arrival of Iranian mercenaries to reinforce Syrian forces in the northwest is not enough to start the final battle of the civil war; to take back ...
Forces: Emirates Get Imaginative
Strategy Page· 2 days agoJuly 30, 2018: Four years after adopting conscription the UAE (United Arab Emirates) has increased the length of time conscripts must serve on active duty. Back in 2014 implementing conscription ...
Yemen: More Talking, Less Fighting
Strategy Page· 3 days agoMay 12, 2023: Peace negotiations seemed promising earlier in the year but have stalled, mainly because the Shia rebels, the Yemen government and Saudi Arabia cannot agree on who should get what ...
