News Analysis
March 5, 2007
By
Hassan Al-Wakeel & Ali Latif
Topics:
New Baghdad security plan shows initial success ;
Vice-President undermines government efforts ;
Signs of growing Sunni-Sunni conflict
February 16, 2007
By
Mohammed Baraka & Ahmed Alaskary
Topics:
Will Maliki break with Moqtada? ;
Return of the Sadrists ;
Baghdad security plan
November 26, 2006
By
Ahmed Alaskary & Mohammed Baraka
Topics:
Less known factors impeding security ;
Re-structuring the police ;
UN Resolution 1546
September 21, 2006
By
Ahmed Alaskary and Ali Latif
Topics:
The way forward in Iraq ;
Moqtada's relationship with the Mehdi Army ;
August 17, 2006
By
Ahmed Alaskary & Mohammed Baraka
Topics:
Understanding the causes of instability ;
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June 12, 2006
By
Ali Latif
Topics:
The impact of Zarqawi's assassination ;
Dealing with militias ;
April 26, 2006
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Maliki chosen as new PM ;
Arab dictator's slip of the tongue reveals racist beliefs ;
March 29, 2005
By
Ali Latif & Ali Razzaq
Topics:
Internal Kurdish dispute delays formation of government ;
Unelected members of parliament ;
Clock ticking for drafting constitution
December 28, 2004
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Rigging Iraq's first elections? ;
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December 14, 2004
By
Ali Latif
Topics:
Formation of a Shia coalition ;
Learning from Fallujah ;
November 29, 2004
By
Sama Hadad
Topics:
Bid to delay elections and democracy ;
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November 19, 2004
By
Yasser Alaskary & Sama Hadad
Topics:
Solving Iraq's security riddle ;
Learning from Fallujah and the Kurdish north ;
Baathists were never defeated
November 1, 2004
By
Sama Hadad & Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Failure of Iraqi security ;
Politicisation of Army ;
Voter registration
September 23, 2004
By
Hassan Hadad
Topics:
Shift of Iraq's reconstruction money to security ;
Kofi Annan raises doubts over Iraq elections ;
Rumours in Iraq that elections will be delayed
September 8, 2004
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Sistani and emerging secularism ;
Wahabi/Salafi terrorists south of Baghdad ;
Impact of Iraq elections on US
August 12, 2004
By
Hassan Hadad
Topics:
National Conference delayed at request of UN ;
Battles rage in Najaf ;
Unrest in triangle reiterates failure of re-Bathification
July 22, 2004
By
Hassan Hadad
Topics:
Re-Bathification a failure ;
Iraq to have national census ;
Allawi announces new spy agency
January 20, 2004
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Options for choosing an Iraqi Transitional Government ;
Attacks against mosques fail to spark sectarian strife ;
Iraqi economy showing sustained recovery
January 6, 2004
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Sunni coalition formed ;
Struggle between Allawi and Pachachi over secular groups ;
UN resist calls to send staff back to Iraq
December 23, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Saddam captured ;
Tribunal set up to investigate Saddam-era crimes ;
Iraqi Foreign Minister addresses UN Security Council
November 3, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Suicide bombings hit Red Cross and police ;
'Iraqification' plan to tackle security ;
Syria snubs Iraq
October 13, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Change in US policy to Iraq ;
Iraqis becoming main targets of terrorism ;
Wireless contracts awarded
October 6, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Iraqi police sent to Jordan for training ;
Chalabi calls for US to withdraw from cities ;
$55 billion needed for Iraq's reconstruction
September 29, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Akila Al-Hashimi dies ;
Powell suggests consitution could be completed in six months ;
UN pulls out of Iraq
September 22, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Assassination attempt on female IGC member ;
Focus on Iraq's economic recovery ;
Bush set to address UN
September 15, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Security Council meeting ends without progress ;
Poll shows Iraqis are hopeful about future ;
Reconstruction picking up pace
May 26, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Army and security services are disbanded ;
Basra council scrapped ;
National conference delayed
May 18, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
De-Ba'athification begins ;
Clare Short resigns ;
Ending of UN sanctions near
May 11, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
US appoints Bremer ;
US moves to lift UN sanctions on Iraq ;
More mass graves discovered
May 4, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Baghdad meeting agrees on national conference ;
Arab leaders look to maintain minority-rule in Iraq ;
Attempts under way to re-establish marshlands
March 16, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Chirac vows to veto any resolution ;
Saddam tries delay tactics ;
Azores summit looks to post-Saddam Iraq
March 9, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
UN withdraws staff from Iraq ;
Bush tells Iraqis Saddam will be removed ;
Draft UN resolution revised by Britain
March 2, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Saddam and coalition play political games ;
Second resolution may not be necessary ;
Petition handed to Downing Street by IPO
February 23, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Blix orders Saddam to destroy missiles ;
Preparations for war almost complete ;
Saddam offers US anything it wants
February 9, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Saddam still not fully cooperating with UN ;
US waits for UN to decide ;
Powell dismisses need for more inspections
February 2, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
War could be in weeks, not months ;
Blix reports to UN ;
Europe divided over war
January 26, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
US willing to go to war without UN ;
Troops movements pick up pace ;
Middle East summit to offer lip-service
January 19, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Arabs urge Saddam to back down ;
Russia re-agrees oil deal with Saddam ;
Saudi Arabia looks to a military coup in Iraq
January 12, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Delay in war unlikely ;
Blix reports to the UN ;
Options for war trigger
January 5, 2003
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Bush rallies troops ;
Formal decision by US imminent ;
Leaflets continue to be dropped over Iraq
December 29, 2002
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Support for war continues to gather ;
Nuclear stand-off with North Korea ;
Arab leaders offer Saddam exile
December 22, 2002
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Pressure on Saddam intensifies ;
Leaflets dropped over Iraq ;
Potential row over Iraqi scientists
December 15, 2002
By
Yasser Alaskary
Topics:
Opposition conference held in London ;
Preparations and support for war intensify ;
Saddam cancels oil-deal with Russia
December 8, 2002
By
Ahmed Shames
Topics:
Saddam submits 12000 page report ;
Military preparations under way ;
Britain publishes human rights dossier
December 1, 2002
By
Ahmed Shames
Topics:
Weapons inspectors back to work ;
Britain drumming up support ;
US welcomes post-Saddam study
November 24, 2002
By
Ahmed Shames
Topics:
Gathering support for war ;
Russia strike economic deal ;
Regime change terminology re-used
November 17, 2002
By
Ahmed Shames
Topics:
Military build-up ;
Delay of opposition conference ;
Blair addresses Iraqi people
