Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 28
July 6, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini
June 29, 2012-July 6, 2012- Sadrists Back Down, IHEC: Provincial Elections Delayed, Al-Qaeda Militants Crossing Into Syria
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Publications
Operational Art in Counterinsurgency: A View From The Inside
July 1, 2012 - LTG James M. Dubik (U.S. Army, Ret.)
This monograph provides a framework for understanding operational art in counterinsurgency campaigns. In addition to the framework, the monograph describes how one set of strategic civil-military leaders achieved sufficient alignment in order to produce unity of effort and coherency of action throughout the civil-military organization.
Iraq’s Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 27
June 22, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini
Maliki Requests U.S. To Stop Exxon Operations, Nujaifi Threatens to Summon Maliki, Panetta: Daqduq Will Not Be Released
Syria's Maturing Insurgency
June 21, 2012 - Joseph Holliday
This report examines the increasing effectiveness of Syria’s armed opposition, explains how responsible provincial-level military structures have emerged, and considers how uncoordinated external support could compound existing fractures within the opposition.
Sadr’s Balancing Act on Maliki
June 18, 2012 - Stephen Wicken
Opponents of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have been pushing for his removal from power for much of his second term in office. In recent months, Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani and leaders from the Iraqiyya list have turned to an effort to withdraw confidence in Maliki as prime minister.
Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 25
June 15, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini
June 1, 2012-June 8, 2012
by Ramzy Mardini
Sadr Goes To Iran, Pressure Likely To Increase
Iraq’s Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 26
June 15, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini
June 9, 2012-June 15, 2012
by Ramzy Mardini
Sadr Returns To Najaf, Speaks With Maliki
Reconciliation with the Taliban: Fracturing the Insurgency
June 13, 2012
High-level outreach between the U.S. and Afghan governments and the senior Taliban leaders hiding in Pakistan has caused the various factions in the movement to turn against each other.
Syria's Political Struggle: Spring 2012
June 7, 2012
President Bashar al-Assad’s regime held parliamentary elections in early May in an effort to create a narrative of democratic transition and to offer fence-sitters the belief that peaceful reform was possible.
Iraq’s Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 24
June 1, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini
Sadr To Soleimani: Leave My Home, Maliki’s Cabinet Tour Leaves Mosul,Iraqiyya Defectors Cry Foul