Iraqi militias

Iran’s Proxies in Iraq at a Crossroads Amidst Iranian Contradictions

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The Arab region is currently undergoing significant political transformations, with shifts that reflect a broader recalibration of both regional and international strategies. One of the most notable changes is the evolving relationship between Iran and its allies, particularly in the context of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Iraq and other regional dynamics. Behind the …

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The Running Rope Between the Shiite Coordination Framework and the Shiite Al-Sadr Supporters

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A new day has begun with the rising of the sun. Its rays have been consumed by the dark night’s spirit, causing this sterile circle to revolve around the people of Iraq, encircling their necks and suffocating their breath. In the old days, there was good land that yielded its fruits and bore fruits of …

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Escalating Violence Against Contemporary Feminist Wave in Iraq

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It is known for many around the world the issues women are facing in the Middle East, and particularly Iraq. From personal experience, living in Iraq, with a rebellion mentality to challenge orthodoxies, life becomes impossible of feminists and women rights’ activists to stand for their values without being persecuted. More recently, the aftermath of …

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Methods of Suppressing Voices in the Era of Militias

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Written by Arkan Radeef / Translated by Shermeen Yousif Repression by a certain entity is defined by the forceful persecution of a certain group or a group of people for political, religious, or ethnic reasons for the purpose of restricting and preventing the ability of this group or group from participating in political life or practicing certain religious …

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Alshaykh Alsaghir (little) remains little

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Written by Arkan Radeef / Translated by Shermeen Yousif The most dangerous people are those who lead religious or sectarian parties without being clergy and whose past is tainted with accusations and suspicions, including the most heinous types of murder, kidnapping, and sectarian incitement, as well as misusing public funds, corruption, violating the law, and …

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A Systemic Pattern of Women Killing, the Result of 2020’s Women Rights’ Violations in Iraq

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The year 2020 was difficult, globally, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and its associated human and economic losses. But the conditions in Iraq are always different, more precisely, always worse. The year started with the continuation of the peaceful organized protests, that have already begun in 2019, representing the free will of the citizens who …

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