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Friday Roundup
Developments in Iraq: After an initial investigation, an Iraqi judiciary committee says it has found enough evidence to tie vice president Tariq al-Hashimi to the killings of a number of Iraqi officials and civilians over the last several years. Hashimi, who proclaims his innocence, fled to Iraqi Kurdistan in December after a warrant was issued for his arrest. (Source: [...]
Friday Roundup
Developments in Iraq: The State Department announces plans to downsize its Iraqi Embassy staff, citing “a belief that a quieter and humbler diplomatic presence could actually result in greater leverage over Iraqi affairs” (Source: New York Times) Sadrists hold a Thursday rally celebrating the exit of American forces from the country. In a recorded speech, Moqtada al-Sadr [...]
Islamic State of Iraq statement on its new campaign against foreign influence in Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq’s “Sheikh” Abu Muhammad al-Adnani released an audio statement in late January, reaffirming the will of the organization to fight and drive out foreign influence in the country, both American and Iranian. Within the almost hour long speech is a threat to our Iraqi allies: “[Iraq is] a shame upon the [...]
U.S. Embassy Syria suspends all operations.
After rising violence in Syria left scores dead over the weekend, The United States has decided to shut down all operations at its Embassy in Syria. Since violence in Syria started last year, the U.S. stopped sending its circuit rider delegations to conduct interviews of Iraqis waiting for visas. Today’s suspension of operations at Embassy Syria means [...]
Friday Roundup
In a new feature here at the blog, we’ll link to some of the major stories and developments that piqued our interest over the past week. Developments in Iraq Iraq Body Count confirms the deaths of 458 Iraqi civilians in the month of January alone. (Source: Iraq Body Count) As a “good-will gesture,” the Sunni [...]
