Weekly Iraq Update
Weekly updates on the unfolding political crisis in Iraq January 2012 to present.
Weekly updates on the unfolding political crisis in Iraq January 2012 to present.
2013 Iraq Weekly Update #4c: Iraq Moves Toward Civil War
January 26, 2013
By Marisa Sullivan
January 31, 2013
The Iraqi Army’s fatal shooting of eight anti-government protesters in Fallujah on Friday, January 25, has increased fears that violence will escalate further.
Elizabeth O'Bagy talks to NPR's Deborah Amos about the Syrian Opposition
January 26, 2013
Thousands of Iraqis gathered in Fallujah on Saturday to bury the protesters killed the day before by Iraqi Army fire, where demonstrators denounced the government. Iraq may be tipping toward a destructive civil war.
Mapping the Iraq Protests: Week 4
January 12 – January 17, 2013
By Sam Wyer
The recently announced accelerated shift to a "support role" in Afghanistan could become a guise to withdraw if "support" means just a few thousand counterterrorism forces and trainers.
January 18, 2013
Denying al Qaeda's re-emergence in Afghanistan requires ensuring that Afghanistan can be sufficiently stable and capable of defending itself.
Three thousand troops are not sufficient to keep even a single U.S. military base in Afghanistan after 2014. This report, released jointly with AEI's Critical Threats Project, describes how to calculate the force requirements for keeping one base in Afghanistan.
Three thousand troops are not sufficient to keep even a single U.S. military base in Afghanistan after 2014. This report, released jointly with AEI's Critical Threats Project, describes how to calculate the force requirements for keeping one base in Afghanistan.