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Who is in control of Mosul?

Power within Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul, is a spectrum of forces from ISIS, Ba’athist elements and Sunni tribes, among others. How is this tenuous assortment of power connecting and coordinating in the running of the city?

By Zana Khasraw Gul

/ 7 Jul 2014

The Kurdish Jihadist battleground in Syria: ramifications in Iraqi Kurdistan

The two Iraqi Kurdish parties’ entanglement in the Syrian Kurdish issues seems to have resulted in anti-Assad rebels and extreme jihadists retaliating against the KRG, in a spillover of the Syrian civil war.

By Zana Khasraw Gul

/ 7 Oct 2013

The Kurdish Jihadist battleground in Syria: ramifications in Iraqi Kurdistan

The two Iraqi Kurdish parties’ entanglement in the Syrian Kurdish issues seems to have resulted in anti-Assad rebels and extreme jihadists retaliating against the KRG, in a spillover of the Syrian civil war.

By Zana Khasraw Gul

/ 7 Oct 2013

The new phase in the Turkish-Iraqi relationship: fluctuating between friendly and inimical

The already strained Baghdad-Ankara relationship has further deteriorated in recent years, due to regional crises, internal political instability, narrow perceptions and regional interests.

By Zana Khasraw Gul

/ 20 Aug 2013

Where are the Syrian Kurds heading amidst the civil war in Syria?

Although the civil war in Syria is ongoing, the Kurds have achieved major strides towards their rights by controlling a region for the first time in Syrian modern history.

By Zana Khasraw Gul

/ 22 Jul 2013

Who is responsible for Iraq’s sectarian violence?

These developments in Syria, with the involvement of Iraqis, have intensified and widened the divisions among Iraqis themselves.

By Zana Khasraw Gul

/ 7 Jun 2013