Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis Update 13
Mar 23, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini
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.
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Sunni Insurgent Groups
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 - Maggie RacklExclusive 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...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.
Mansour (المنصور)
The Mansour security district is located in western Baghdad stretching from the Abu Ghraib area and the airport east to Karkh. Bounded by the Shi’a-dominated Kadhimiyah to the north and Rashid to the south, Mansour is overwhelmingly Sunni, with a few mixed areas remaining in Yarmouk in the southeast.
Rusafa (الرصافة)
The Rusafa security district is situated on the eastern bank of the Tigris River in the heart of the city. Rusafa neighbors the Adhamiyah district to the north, and the districts of Karadah and 9 Nissan to the south and southeast. Rusafa also neighbors Sadr City along its northeastern border, and this proximity has given rise to a strong influence of Shi’a militias.
Northwest
Southwest
The southwestern belt runs from Fallujah down the Euphrates River corridor, through Sadr al-Yusufiyah, Yusufiyah, east to Mahmudiyah and south to Iskandariyah.