Iraq Protest Maps December 21, 2012 - January 11, 2013
January 11, 2013 - Sam Wyer
These maps depict the anti-government and pro-government protests in Iraq from December 21, 2012 - January 11, 2013.
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Publications
Political Update: Competing Initiatives Shed Light on Iraq’s Uncertain Political Alliances
January 8, 2013 - Institute for the Study of War
The apparent beginnings of a campaign to remove Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and the threat of a similar campaign against his most significant opponent suggest that Iraqi politics is entering a period of intense political jockeying.
10,000 Troops In Afghanistan Is Not Enough: Rightsizing NATO’s Developmental Support Force Beyond 2014
January 2, 2013
The Afghan National Army (ANA) is arguably the most respected institution in Afghanistan. Keeping it that way as it becomes more self-sufficient will contribute to all of NATO’S post-2014 strategic aims.
Iraq Update #52 - Demonstrations against Maliki after Issawi bodyguard Arrest
December 27, 2012 - Stephen Wicken
Demonstrations, sit-ins, and acts of civil disobedience have been ongoing in Ramadi and Fallujah in Anbar province and in Samarra in Salah al-Din since December 23 in protest of Maliki’s arrest of bodyguards assigned to Finance Minister Rafi al-Issawi.
Political Update: Can a No-Confidence Vote Against Maliki Succeed This Time?
December 21, 2012 - Stephen Wicken
Iraq Finance Minister Rafi al-Issawi, a Sunni politician and member of the secular-Sunni Iraqiyya coalition, called for a vote of no confidence against Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in an evening press conference on December 20, 2012.
Unpacking the Attempted Assassination of Asadullah Khalid
December 20, 2012
A suicide bombing in Kabul on December 6 targeted the head of the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS), Asadullah Khalid, in an event that has rattled Afghan elites and rekindled controversy between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq Activity Outside of Baghdad December 2011-November 2012
December 18, 2012 - Sam WyerThis map illustrates Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq activity outside of Baghdad from December 2011 to November 2012.
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq Activity Inside Baghdad December 2011-November 2012
December 18, 2012 - Sam WyerThis map illustrates Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq activity inside Baghdad from December 2011 to November 2012.
The Resurgence of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq
December 18, 2012 - Sam Wyer
This report examines the political, religious, and military resurgence of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. Forces, identifying the group’s key actors, their present disposition and strategy, and their regional expansion.