Mehmet Alaca
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Iraqi Kurdish politics is in gridlock over minority representation
The main Iraqi Kurdish parties remain on opposing sides in the continuing political battle over the shape of Iraq’s next government. The...
China’s Iraq investments and its growing foothold in the Middle East
Despite ongoing regional and global turmoil, China hasn’t ceased its investments in the Middle East. A recent report from Fudan...
Sadr will need to play chess to form Iraq's government
Despite two months passing since the election in Iraq, no significant progress has been made towards forming government. The Sadrist Bloc, led by...
Turkey-PMU Tensions Mount as Ankara Engages With Baghdad
Relations between Iraq and Turkey have seen substantial growth in recent years. Bilateral trade exceeded 20B USD in 2020—despite the economic...
Turkey and the Kurdish Factor in the Middle East
The diversity and competition as well as cooperation among various Kurdish actors in the Middle East, and their relations with third parties, have...
The Never-Ending “Arab Spring” of Iraq
Following the first “Arab Spring” which started when street seller Mohammed Bouazizi set himself on fire on December 17, 2010 in Tunisia,...
Iraqi Yazidis: Trapped between the KDP and the PKK
On August 3, 2014, ISIS invaded Sinjar—a district of the Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq. The invasion resulted in the abduction and...
What will a Biden Presidency Mean for Iraq?
Since the US invasion in 2003, American presidential elections have been eagerly watched in Iraq, with any change in leadership likely to directly...
Iraq’s Toughest Challenge: Controlling the Iranian-backed Militias
On 14 August, an Iraqi civil activist, Tahseen Oussama, was shot dead and four days later another prominent activist Reham Yacoub was shot dead...
Iran's New Strategy: Iraqi Ghost Militias?
Three new unknown militia groups – Usbat Al-Thaereen, Ashab Al-Kahf and Qabdat Al-Hoda – have recently emerged and issued threats against...
Will Kadhimi Solve the Government Crisis in Iraq?
Mustafa al-Kadhimi, head of Iraq’s National Intelligence Service, is the next person of interest in the five-month government crisis in Iraq....
Sistani versus Khamenei on Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi
On 18 March 2020, it was claimed that the militia groups affiliated with Iraq’s top Shi’a cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, had...
What is the Background of the USA's Base Movement in Iraq?
The United States-Iran competition in Iraq evolved from a controlled tension to open confrontation after the killing of Qassem Soleimani, commander...
Camp Taji Attacks: USA-Iran-Hashd Al-Shaabi Triangle in Iraq
The rocket attacks against the Camp Taji military base in the north of Baghdad, Iraq’s capital city on March 11, claimed the lives of two...
How a possible US withdrawal from Iraq affects Turkey
The U.S. assassinations of Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad as an attempt to irritate Iran flared up the long-standing debate...
Muqtada al-Sadr’s motives on anti-US protests in Iraq
Upon the call of Muqtada al-Sadr, the popular leader of the Sadr Movement, a protest was held on 24 January in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, calling...
Why don’t the Sunnis support the protests in Iraq?
Since 1 October 2019 hundreds of people have been killed and thousands injured in demonstrations spreading to the central and southern cities of Iraq...
Where does the process go in Kirkuk?
At the session held on 22 July in the Iraqi Parliament, the 22-article election bill for the provincial and district councils has been enacted and...
In Whose Hands is Kirkuk's Fate?
Kirkuk governor Dr. Najmaldin Karim added a new problem to the governmental crisis in Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq (KRG), the ongoing...
Why Can’t PYD Enter the Safe Zone?
Turkey’s participation in the fight against DAESH by allowing the coalition in its military bases will contribute greatly to the operations against t...
Why Does Erbil Need Ankara?
Recently, Turkey is conducting operations against PKK, DAESH and DHKP-C at home while simultaneously bombing PKK and DAESH positions across the...
Where is Barzani in the Turkey-PKK tension?
2013 was a year of gain from all dimensions for Kurds. Syrian Kurds, who saw the dynamism coming with the reference of the Arab Spring beginning in...
Iraqi Kurdish politics is in gridlock over minority representation
The main Iraqi Kurdish parties remain on opposing sides in the continuing political battle over the shape of Iraq’s next government. The...
China’s Iraq investments and its growing foothold in the Middle East
Despite ongoing regional and global turmoil, China hasn’t ceased its investments in the Middle East. A recent report from Fudan...
Sadr will need to play chess to form Iraq's government
Despite two months passing since the election in Iraq, no significant progress has been made towards forming government. The Sadrist Bloc, led by...
Turkey-PMU Tensions Mount as Ankara Engages With Baghdad
Relations between Iraq and Turkey have seen substantial growth in recent years. Bilateral trade exceeded 20B USD in 2020—despite the economic...
Turkey and the Kurdish Factor in the Middle East
The diversity and competition as well as cooperation among various Kurdish actors in the Middle East, and their relations with third parties, have...
The Never-Ending “Arab Spring” of Iraq
Following the first “Arab Spring” which started when street seller Mohammed Bouazizi set himself on fire on December 17, 2010 in Tunisia,...
Iraqi Yazidis: Trapped between the KDP and the PKK
On August 3, 2014, ISIS invaded Sinjar—a district of the Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq. The invasion resulted in the abduction and...
What will a Biden Presidency Mean for Iraq?
Since the US invasion in 2003, American presidential elections have been eagerly watched in Iraq, with any change in leadership likely to directly...
Iraq’s Toughest Challenge: Controlling the Iranian-backed Militias
On 14 August, an Iraqi civil activist, Tahseen Oussama, was shot dead and four days later another prominent activist Reham Yacoub was shot dead...
Iran's New Strategy: Iraqi Ghost Militias?
Three new unknown militia groups – Usbat Al-Thaereen, Ashab Al-Kahf and Qabdat Al-Hoda – have recently emerged and issued threats against...
Will Kadhimi Solve the Government Crisis in Iraq?
Mustafa al-Kadhimi, head of Iraq’s National Intelligence Service, is the next person of interest in the five-month government crisis in Iraq....
Sistani versus Khamenei on Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi
On 18 March 2020, it was claimed that the militia groups affiliated with Iraq’s top Shi’a cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, had...
What is the Background of the USA's Base Movement in Iraq?
The United States-Iran competition in Iraq evolved from a controlled tension to open confrontation after the killing of Qassem Soleimani, commander...
Camp Taji Attacks: USA-Iran-Hashd Al-Shaabi Triangle in Iraq
The rocket attacks against the Camp Taji military base in the north of Baghdad, Iraq’s capital city on March 11, claimed the lives of two...
How a possible US withdrawal from Iraq affects Turkey
The U.S. assassinations of Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad as an attempt to irritate Iran flared up the long-standing debate...
Muqtada al-Sadr’s motives on anti-US protests in Iraq
Upon the call of Muqtada al-Sadr, the popular leader of the Sadr Movement, a protest was held on 24 January in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, calling...
Why don’t the Sunnis support the protests in Iraq?
Since 1 October 2019 hundreds of people have been killed and thousands injured in demonstrations spreading to the central and southern cities of Iraq...
Where does the process go in Kirkuk?
At the session held on 22 July in the Iraqi Parliament, the 22-article election bill for the provincial and district councils has been enacted and...
In Whose Hands is Kirkuk's Fate?
Kirkuk governor Dr. Najmaldin Karim added a new problem to the governmental crisis in Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq (KRG), the ongoing...
Why Can’t PYD Enter the Safe Zone?
Turkey’s participation in the fight against DAESH by allowing the coalition in its military bases will contribute greatly to the operations against t...
Why Does Erbil Need Ankara?
Recently, Turkey is conducting operations against PKK, DAESH and DHKP-C at home while simultaneously bombing PKK and DAESH positions across the...
