"The Leftist-Sadrist Alliance"
My article the International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (IJMES) on the leftist-Sadrist alliance in Iraq.
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY AND PROTEST DYNAMICS REPORT: JULY 2019
This is July’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring report covering the provinces of Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar, Muthanna and Diwaniyah. SIGACT map, pivot table, and protest tables are available below. This month I’ve included additional data and maps comparing protest dynamics across the south in July with the same period last year which
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY AND PROTEST DYNAMICS REPORT: JUNE 2019
This is June’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring report covering the provinces of Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar and Muthanna. Starting this month I am experimenting with extending my coverage to Diwaniyah. SIGACT map, pivot table, and protest tables are available below. Protest tables now include grievance table (providing a snapshot of grievances expressed
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY REPORT: MAY 2019
This is May’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring report covering the provinces of Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar, and Muthanna. SIGACT map, pivot table, and protest tables are available below. I recorded 54 total incidents in May, continuing the relative quiet seen in April. Last month’s tribal fighting in Garmat ‘Ali between the Hamdani and Batoot
“THE LEFTIST–SADRIST ALLIANCE” – My article in the International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies
Link to my full-length article on the leftist-Sadrist alliance which has been published in the International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (IJMES).
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY REPORT: APRIL 2019
This is April’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring report covering the provinces of Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar, and Muthanna. I recorded 57 total incidents in April, down from 84 in March, breaking a trend of rising incident counts since January 2019. Serious tribal fighting continued in the Garmat ‘Ali area of Basra City
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY REPORT: MARCH 2019
This is March’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring report covering the provinces of Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar, and Muthanna. I recorded 84 total incidents in March, up from 75 in February and 61 in January.
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY REPORT: FEBRUARY 2019
This is February’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring report covering the provinces of Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar, and Muthanna. I recorded 75 total incidents in February, up from 61 in January. This has been due largely to a spike in protest activity, particularly linked to the health sector (55 protest events were recorded
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY REPORT: January 2019
This is January’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring report covering the provinces of Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar, and Muthanna. I recorded 61 total incidents in January, down slightly from last month. However, the levels of violence (aggregating serious violent incidents and tribal fighting) rose to 37 compared with 32 in December. Criminal violence
Violence in southern Iraq & Shia politics: Interview with Benedict Robin-D’Cruz for EPIC
Link to interview I did with the Education for Peace in Iraq Centre (EPIC) on security and politics in southern Iraq Shi’i politics at the national level.
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY REPORT: DECEMBER 2018
This is December’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring report covering the provinces of Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar, and Muthanna. December has seen a further uptick in activity across several categories. Monitoring captured a total of 88 incidents (up from 66 in November and from 42 in October). Of particular note in December was a spate of incidents