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Publications
Iraq’s Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 31
August 3, 2012 - Ramzy MardiniJuly 20, 2012-July 27, 2012-Al-Qaeda Leader Claims Credit for Deadly Attacks, Maliki, Mutlaq Attempt to Renew Cooperation, IHEC Mandate Unlikely To Be Extended
Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 32
August 3, 2012 - Stephen Wicken![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/iraq_update_8_3_0_17.jpg?itok=GjJnsYMg)
July 27, 2012-August 3, 2012- Spillover from the Syrian conflict heightened tensions between Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Turkey this week.
Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 30
July 20, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/iraq_update_photo.jpg?itok=TeVBUHs1)
July 16, 2012-July 20, 2012-Rebels Take Over Syrian Border Checkpoints, Obama Responds To Maliki’s Inquiry On Exxon
Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 29
July 16, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/iraq_update_photo_0.jpg?itok=fRTv0tAf)
July 6, 2012-July 16, 2012 White House Says Daqduq Issue Not Closed,
Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 28
July 6, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/iraq_update_photo_1.jpg?itok=ahtzhTjO)
June 29, 2012-July 6, 2012- Sadrists Back Down, IHEC: Provincial Elections Delayed, Al-Qaeda Militants Crossing Into Syria
Operational Art in Counterinsurgency: A View From The Inside
July 1, 2012 - LTG James M. Dubik (U.S. Army, Ret.)![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/opart.jpg?itok=5zkxblS3)
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![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/iraq_update_photo_2.jpg?itok=DtnP9X3T)
Maliki Requests U.S. To Stop Exxon Operations, Nujaifi Threatens to Summon Maliki, Panetta: Daqduq Will Not Be Released
Sadr’s Balancing Act on Maliki
June 18, 2012 - Stephen Wicken![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/Maliki%20pic_2.jpg?itok=WA05fAUc)
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.