Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 20
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Iraq’s Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 20 April 27, 2012-May 4, 2012
Iraq’s Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 20 April 27, 2012-May 4, 2012
April 20, 2012-April 27, 2012 Maliki Visits Tehran, Preparations for National Conference Proceed Without Iraqiyya
April 14, 2012-April 20, 2012. Iraqiyya, Kurds Consider Vote to Unseat Maliki, Barzani To Istanbul, Maliki To Tehran, Parliament Extends IHEC Mandate.
In April 2012, Afghan President Hamid Karzai approved new governor appointments for Sar-e Pul, Logar, Uruzgan, and Farah provinces.
This backgrounder addresses some of the ways Iran is bypassing sanctions—specifically, how and to whom Iran can still sell its oil, alternative methods for processing payments for oil, and how it can transport oil to its customers.
This report provides detailed information on the diverse groupings of the Syrian political opposition in order to inform the international community’s response to the conflict. It distinguishes between the expatriate political opposition and the grassroots protest movement operating on the ground in Syria.
April 5, 2012-April 13, 2012. Members Appointed To Human Rights Commission, Parliament Speaker Reminds Maliki about Role, Hashemi Goes to Turkey.
In an effort to bring the war in Afghanistan to a swift conclusion, the Obama administration is trying to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table.
The Afghan government must make substantial improvements to the electoral process to successfully hold its next presidential election in 2014.