Weekly Iraq Update #44
Nov 2, 2012 - AnonymousOctober 24, 2012-November 2, 2012
Iraq Sets Date for 2013 Provincial Elections as Maliki Renews Push for Majority Government
October 24, 2012-November 2, 2012
Iraq Sets Date for 2013 Provincial Elections as Maliki Renews Push for Majority Government
The spike in green-on-blue attacks in Afghanistan is a development that has the potential to endanger ISAF's mission to train and prepare Afghan security forces. It is important to establish the scope of the green-on-blue threat as well as the context in which the attacks occur.
The spike in green-on-blue attacks in Afghanistan is a development that has the potential to endanger ISAF's mission to train and prepare Afghan security forces for the challenges of stabilizing the country. It is important to establish the scope of the green-on-blue threat as well as the context in which the attacks occur.
As the proficiency of Syria’s armed opposition has increased, the Assad regime has been forced to rely on more of its arsenal to combat the opposition.
Are Sanctions Against Iran Effective? Institute for the Study of War’s Chris Harmer on efforts to pressure Iran to end its nuclear program.
The Institute for the Study of War invites you to celebrate the publication of a news-making and heavily researched account of the Iraq War by Michael R. Gordon, former Senior Fellow at ISW and Chief Military Correspondent at The New York Times.
Jabhat Nusra is a Syrian Salafist organization that is increasing both its lethal capability and its popular base in Syria. Learn more in this slideshow.
The pattern of violent incidents attributed to Salafist groups in Libya from March 2012 to September 2012 indicate that security across the country, and particularly in Benghazi, had deteriorated prior to the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.