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  • Flames of War: Arson As a Weapon of Conflict in Syria and Iraq
    Beginning in the second week of May, farmers in the vicinity of the Qarachoqh Mountain began reporting unusual patterns of Islamic State (IS) movement to local authorities, who have been struggling to clamp down on a low-intensity insurgency in the region for the …
    By Trent Schoenborn
    1 July 2019
    Conflict, Economy, West & Central Asia
  • Air Conditioners and Autonomy: Basra’s Case for Federalism
    Energy, Politics, West & Central Asia
    To the people of Basra, Iraq’s second largest city and the nation’s center of commerce, the air conditioner is both …
    By Trent Schoenborn
    17 May 2019
  • In the Hospitality of the Commander
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
    An Analysis of a Message from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi The first picture of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in years. It is the …
    By Séamus Malekafzali
    2 May 2019
  • The Iran-Iraq War: Oman’s Foreign Policy, Part 2
    Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
    Today, the Sultanate of Oman is seen by many as a provider of peace and aid to much of the Middle East. The …
    By Edwin Tran
    29 Mar 2019
  • Iraq’s Diyala Faces a New Insurgency
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
    2018 was the safest year for Iraqis since the advent of the Islamic State (IS) in the summer of 2014, when the …
    By Trent Schoenborn
    22 Mar 2019
  • In the Aftermath of Shiladze
    During a routine search and destroy mission on 24 January 2019, Turkish Air Force (TAF) attack aircraft engaged …
    By Trent Schoenborn
    27 Feb 2019
    Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
  • Hajin – The Last Stand of the Islamic State
    The failure to break the YPG in Kobani was an omen of things to come. And now, as winter neared in 2018, the SDF was on the doorstep of the "capital" the remnants of IS had declared, in Hajin, a town of less than 30,000.
    By Séamus Malekafzali
    22 Dec 2018
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
  • Iraq’s New Administration and the Looming Budget Debate
    Iraq’s new Prime Minister, Adil Abdul Mahdi, has been referred to as a “gift to all” and the “ultimate compromise” …
    By Trent Schoenborn
    19 Dec 2018
    Politics, West & Central Asia
  • Anwar al-Awlaki’s Life after Death: ISIS, al-Qaida, and a Shared L…
    There is a saying attributed to Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, regarding the …
    By Séamus Malekafzali
    4 Oct 2018
    Conflict, North Africa, West & Central Asia
  • Iraqi Pariahs Seek Redemption in Upcoming Elections
    As the campaigning period for Iraq’s May 12th parliamentary elections begins in earnest, the politicians …
    By Trent Schoenborn
    4 May 2018
    Politics, West & Central Asia
  • The Evolution of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation into a Political Unit
    On December 11th, 2017, Iraqi militia founder and spiritual leader, Muqtada al-Sadr made a groundbreaking …
    By Trent Schoenborn
    20 Feb 2018
    Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
  • Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers walk
    The “Ghost Soldier” Question in Afghanistan
    Afghanistan struggles with corruption, what lessons can it learn from Iraq's struggles with its own "ghost soldiers"?
    By Trent Schoenborn
    27 Dec 2017
    Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
  • An Islamic State armed drone over Mosul
    The Islamic State’s Armed Drone Program
    In a departure from previous armed groups, the Islamic State (IS) have invested heavily in the development of new …
    By Robert Postings
    10 Dec 2017
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
  • Kirkuk battle
    A Summary of the Fighting in Kirkuk
    On the 21st of October 2016, the Islamic State (IS) launched a surprise attack on the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. One set of attackers came from outside the city limits, circumventing the front-line and checkpoints, while a second group of sleeper cells attacked from within Kirkuk.
    By Sebastian Gonano
    16 Nov 2017
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
  • Group Profile: Nineveh Plain Protection Unit (NPU)
    “We are coming” is the message to the ranks of the Islamic State (IS) from a commander of the Nineveh Plain …
    By Chris Gentry
    23 Oct 2017
    Profiles, West & Central Asia
  • Iraq: Ar-Rutbah Clashes
    Islamic State Counter Attacks To Relieve Pressure On Mosul Located in the western part of Anbar province, Ar-Rutbah …
    By Karlo Gregorić
    7 Oct 2017
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
  • Map of the Operation Chammap
    Iraq & Syria: What Has Operation Chammal Achieved So Far?
    An account of the French Army Intervention in Iraq and Syria What is Operation Chammal? Operation Chammal is the …
    By Benjamin Duplessis
    8 Dec 2016
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
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