Iraqi Ballot Warehouse Catches Fire
On Sunday, June 10, an election ballot warehouse caught fire in the al-Rusafa district of Baghdad. The fire affected only...
Shia Militias
Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Minority Populations in Iraq
In a Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee hearing on October 4th, former Congressman Frank Wolf and Dr. Denise Natali from the...
Iraqi-led Forces Enter Fallujah Center
On Friday June 17th, Iraqi forces seized a central government compound in the Islamic State-controlled city of Fallujah. For Iraqi forces...
Taliban Seizes Kunduz, Shia Militia Frees Turkish Workers, Kurds in urgent need of economic support…
Threat Information Office Headlines 9-28-15 Taliban seizes Kunduz, Islamic State Launches attacks The Taliban carried out one of the most...
Shia Militias and ISF Continue Battle to Oust IS from Fallujah
Just over a week ago, Iraqi authorities declared their intention to begin the “battle to liberate the Anbar province” from...
Concerns Raised Over US Co-existence with Iranian-Backed Militias in Iraq
Last week, news reports surfaced that US troops in Iraq have been sharing the Taqqadum military base with Iranian-backed Shia...
Iran’s Goals in Iraq Directly Oppose Those of the United States
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon warned Wednesday that Iran is perpetuating conflict in Iraq to keep the country destabilized and...
Impending Shia Militia Counteroffensive in Ramadi Puts US in Tough Spot
The Iraqi city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar Province located about 70 miles west of Baghdad, fell to Islamic...
Iraqi Forces Victorious in Baiji but Fighting for Lives in Anbar
Iraqi security forces, with the help of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, retook the country’s largest oil refinery this past weekend in...
Tikrit Offensive Setbacks Raise Questions About Effort for Mosul
Iraqi government forces, together with a small number of Sunni tribesmen and large numbers (20k+) of Iranian-led Shia militia forces...