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Sunni Insurgent Groups
Video: Why Fallujah Fell
Jan 6, 2014 - WSJ Live - Jessica D. LewisISW Covers Al-Qaeda in Iraq: Stand-off Underway in Fallujah and Ramadi
Jan 6, 2014 - Institute for t...![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/11493.jpg?itok=bbysLnhc)
ISW reporting has covered the events unfolding in Ramadi and Fallujah as Al-Qaeda in Iraq clashes with tribal militias and Iraqi Security Forces. For additional reading, see our timeline here.
Iraq's Sunnis in Crisis
The political participation of the Sunni Arab minority in Iraq is critical to the security and stability of the state. At present, they are functionally excluded from government. Without effective political representation, the Sunni in Iraq are left with few alternatives to address their grievances against the Maliki government.
Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis Update 13
Mar 23, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/iraq_update_8_3_0_0.jpg?itok=378ljBWU)
March 9, 2012-March 15, 2012. Maliki Visits Kuwait, Emir to Attend Arab Summit, McGurk Likely Choice for Next U.S. Ambassador, Kurds Refuse to Hand Over Hashemi.
Don't cut funding for civilian 'presence posts' in Iraq (The Hill)
ISW's Marisa Cochrane Sullivan writes in The Hill's Congressional Blog about the recent cuts in the supplemental war funding bill for the Iraq war.
Surge Panel at National Press Club (CSPAN)
Nov 12, 2009 - AnonymousExclusive C-SPAN coverage of ISW's documentary premier event.
CSPAN Book TV: Dr. Kim Kagan Interviewed for the After Words Program
Sep 28, 2009 - Kimberly KaganKimberly Kagan talked about her book "The Surge: A Military History" (Encounter Books; October 25, 2008). The book is a history of "the surge" in Iraq which began in mid-2007...
The Iraqi Accord Front's Return to Government
May 16, 2008 - Institute for t...![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/IAFReturn_main_0.jpg?itok=kjQQusY3)
A backgrounder explaining why the Iraqi Accord Front recently returned to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's ruling coalition.
Rasheed (الرشيد)
The Rasheed security district is the largest in Baghdad; bisected by Highway Eight/Hilla Road, it is split into East and West Rasheed.