Article for The Washington Post: Anger in Iraq’s southern provinces has been building for months, now it’s boiling over
Below is a link to my latest for Washington Post’s The Monkey Cage on protests in south Iraq. The article can be found here!
As Protests Sweep Iraq, are the Country’s Political Elites Running out of Options? Blog article for LSE’s MEC
Below is a link to a blog piece I wrote for LSE’s Middle East Centre on the protests which swept Iraq’s southern provinces in July 2018. Link to LSE MEC blog article.
South Iraq Security Report: June 2018
This is June’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring and analysis report. Monitoring in June captured a total of 78 incidents, 15 killed, and 23 injured. This represents a significant increase in incidents and rates of violence from the previous month when there was 53 incidents, 15 killed, and 10 injured. As I outlined in May’s report, the previous month had seen rates of
Blog for LSE Middle East Centre: The Sadrist–Communist Alliance: Implications for Iraq’s Secular Politics
Link to blog post I wrote for LSE’s Middle East Centre that looks at the wider implications of the Sadrist-Communist alliance for Iraq secular civil society.
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY REPORT: May 2018
This is May’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring and analysis. Monitoring in May captured a total of 53 incidents, 15 killed, and 10 injured. This month’s edition focuses on data, highlighting the return to high levels of violence and tribal fighting following significant security operations both in February and surrounding the elections. In
The Sadrist-Communist Alliance And Iraq’s 2018 Elections: Interview for Musings on Iraq
Below is a link to an interview I did with Joel Wing for his blog Musings on Iraq. The interview presents my reflections on the victory of the Sa’iroun list which brought together the Sadrists and the Iraqi Communist Party (ICP) in an unlikely alliance. This is just a snapshot of a broader research project
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY REPORT: April 2018
April’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring and analysis. Monitoring in April captured a total of 55 incidents, 15 killed, and 17 injured. Monitoring parameters were as follows: > Serious violent incidents > Tribal fighting > Terrorism > Protest activity > Kidnapping > Arms trafficking > Maritime incidents SIGACT MAP: South Iraq April 2018
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY REPORT: March 2018
March’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring and analysis including 3D video map, SIGACT Map, and incident report pivot table. Monitoring in March captured a total of 48 incidents, 7 killed, and 9 injured. Monitoring parameters were as follows: > Serious violent incidents > Tribal fighting > Terrorism > Protest activity > Kidnapping >
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY REPORT: FEBRUARY 2018
February’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring and analysis includes a new feature, Video Tours of the data. Incidents have been visualised on a 3D map that can be viewed as video below. The SIGACT Map and Incident Report Pivot Table remain as before. Monitoring parameters were as follows: > Serious violent incidents >
South Iraq Security Report: 6 month “Data Edition” (August-Jan)
In this special “Data Edition” of my monthly reporting on security incidents across southern Iraq (Basra, Muthanna, Dhi Qar, Maysan and Wasit), I’ve collated all the data gathered thus far into a single interactive map, pivot table and a number of graphs. Readers can explore and utilise data that captures the previous 6 months (August