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The Bishop and the Prime Minister: Mediating Conflict in the Nineveh Plains

The Bishop and the Prime Minister: Mediating Conflict in the Nineveh Plains

by Mac Skelton and Karam Bahnam

Situated 30 kilometres from the centre of Mosul city, many Iraqi Christians consider Qaraqosh the cultural and symbolic centre of Christianity in Iraq. During August 2014–October 2016, when the town was occupied by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the total evacuation of its population and destruction of its infrastructure led to concerns […]

January 25th, 2019|Featured, Iraq, Reports from the Ground|0 Comments|

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Internal Divisions within the Popular Mobilisation Forces: The Case of the Abbas Combat Division

Internal Divisions within the Popular Mobilisation Forces: The Case of the Abbas Combat Division

by Hayder al-Khafaji

The Abbas Combat Division (ACD) enjoys both national and regional respect as an armed group within Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) and has consistently rejected any form of association with or interference by any foreign actors. The Division’s commanders have also categorically rejected any form of contact with neighbouring countries in the fields of logistical or advisory […]

January 16th, 2019|Analysis & Opinion, Iraq|0 Comments|

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Connecting Conflict-Related Displacement with WPS

Connecting Conflict-Related Displacement with WPS

by Zeynep Kaya

The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda has great transformative potential, and puts the gendered impacts of conflict at the centre of discussions and actions on conflict. It calls for including women affected by, or part of, conflicts in peacebuilding and conflict-resolution processes, ensuring the protection of their rights and provisions for their specific needs. Despite this, […]

January 15th, 2019|Analysis & Opinion, Conferences, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Workshop Proceedings|0 Comments|

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Delays to Iraq’s 2019 Budget reflect growing political deadlock

Delays to Iraq’s 2019 Budget reflect growing political deadlock

by Ali Al-Mawlawi

As Iraq enters a new fiscal year, the proposed 2019 federal budget remains stuck in parliament with few signs that a deal will be reached soon. The delay in passing the budget is symptomatic of the growing political intransigence that is most acutely exhibited in parliament. Twelve weeks after assuming office, Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi’s cabinet is […]

January 14th, 2019|Analysis & Opinion, Featured, Iraq|1 Comment|

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The Conflict Research Programme–Iraq’s research trip to Baghdad and Ramadi, December 2018

The Conflict Research Programme–Iraq’s research trip to Baghdad and Ramadi, December 2018

by Toby Dodge

At the start of December 2018, the Conflict Research Programme–Iraq carried out an extended research trip to Baghdad and Ramadi. Toby Dodge and Zeynep Kaya from LSE and Renad Manour, Mac Skelton and Christine van den Toorn from the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, all took part in the trip. The trip coincided with debates within the Iraqi […]

December 17th, 2018|Iraq, Notes from the Field|0 Comments|