By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Middle East Conflict Widens, Iraq's Equity Market Rallies The equity market, as measured by the Rabee Securities U. S. Dollar Equity Index (RSISX USD Index), was up […]
By Wladimir van Wilgenburg, for Carnegie Middle East Center. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Defending Israel, but not Kurdistan? When U.S. Patriots shot down an Iranian missile over Erbil on April 15, Kurds wondered why such defenses weren't activated when […]
By Hamdi Malik and Michael Knights, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Militia Hair-Pulling Over Who Are The Truest Muqawama Given a couple of days of Gaza-related ceasefire, muqawama leaders went back to old […]
By Bilal Wahab and Selin Uysal, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Will an Iraqi Front Open in the Hamas-Israel War? The risky tit-for-tat strikes between U.S. and militia forces are one symptom of […]
By Hamdi Malik, Michael Knights, Crispin Smith and Ameer al-Kaabi, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Potential Escalation in Iraq (Part 2): Asaib and Nujaba Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, and their facade […]
By Hamdi Malik, Michael Knights, Crispin Smith and Ameer al-Kaabi, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Potential Escalation in Iraq (Part 1): Khamenei and Badr Iraqi "resistance" elements are becoming more bellicose in their […]
By Hamdi Malik and Michael Knights, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Profile: The Islamic Resistance of Iraq The Telegram brand that emerged in October 2023 is not a group per se, new or […]
By Hamdi Malik, Crispin Smith and Michael Knights, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Coded Militia Language Aims to Signal Escalation The Iraqi "resistance" is using language that previously presaged attacks on U.S. targets, […]
By Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Most of today's Salafist jihadist movements have no interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, for the time being regarding it as irrelevant. Instead, their call is to engage in intense, bloody confrontations involving bombings, executions, and […]
