Publications

Political Update: Mapping the Iraq Protests

January 11, 2013 - Sam Wyer

These maps depict the anti-government and pro-government protests in Iraq from December 21, 2012 - January 11, 2013.

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.

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.

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.

Weekly Iraq Update #51

December 19, 2012 - Stephen Wicken

Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq Activity Outside of Baghdad December 2011-November 2012

December 18, 2012 - Sam Wyer

This 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 Wyer

This 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.

Weekly Iraq Update #49

December 13, 2012 - Sam Wyer

Jordanian Terror Plot Reveals AQI Regional Network

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