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Publications
Balancing Maliki
June 26, 2009 - Jeremy Domergue
Iraq’s political map has changed dramatically since the Provincial Elections with the emergence of new national coalitions.
Baghdad Neighborhoods: Rusafa
September 22, 2007
The Rusafa security district provides an interesting look at a complex Baghdad neighborhood with strategic significance and changing demographics.
Baghdad Neighborhoods: Mansour
September 10, 2007 - Institute for the Study of War
Baghdad's Mansour district shows the competition between enemy groups for territory in Baghdad, the effect of the troop surge, and problems with Iraqi governance.
Baghdad Neighborhood Project: Washash and Iskan
September 25, 2007 - Institute for the Study of War
Wahash and Iskan constitute a key conflict zone between Shi'a and Sunni militias in West Baghdad.
Badruddin Haqqani: Designated Global Terrorist
May 11, 2011
Haqqani Network Commander Badruddin Haqqani designated as a global terrorist by Department of State.
Babel Street selected by the Institute for the Study of War for strategic partnership
July 18, 2023 - ISW Press
Babel Street, the world’s leading data-to-knowledge company, today announced its new engagement with the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). ISW will utilize the Babel Street Insights platform and Insights APIs to support strategic open-source research and analysis on the most critical conflict areas around the world.
Ayad Allawi Sets Conditions to Recreate 2011 Premiership Bid
March 9, 2018 - ISW Press
Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi is presenting himself as a viable Shi’a reformist alternative to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in the upcoming Iraqi legislative elections slated for May 12, 2018. Allawi will likely leverage his opposition to the expansion of the Iranian influence in Iraq, reformist stance and support for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to draw Shi’a Sadrist and some Kurdish support in the post-election premier selection phase.
Avoiding al Qaeda's Syria Trap: Jabhat al Nusra's Rebranding
July 28, 2016 - Jennifer Cafarella
The leader of al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, Jabhat al Nusra, announced the end of his group's operations and the creation of a new entity named Jabhat Fatah al Sham today. He claims that this new organization has "no affiliation to any external entity." The maneuver removes a key obstacle Jabhat al Nusra faced in Syria, namely the al Qaeda brand name, but it does not denote a change in the group's Salafi-jihadi ideology. Rather, the break will facilitate the unification of armed Syrian opposition groups around a core that still pursues al Qaeda's long-term objective of establishing an Islamic emirate in Syria.