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Iraq’s 75% Oil Rebound in August Cost $2 Billion in Discounts
Economic Intelligence September 8, 2026
SOMO’s August tables show 73.7 million barrels exported, the strongest…
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Baghdad Drops Disarmament for Reorganisation as Iran Opens Hormuz to Iraqi Crude
Politics & Policy September 7, 2026
Iraq’s oil exports have risen sharply over the past month…
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The PKK Is Rebuilding Its Media as a Civilian Political Network
Politics & Policy September 5, 2026
The PKK-aligned movement has spent the past eighteen months restructuring…
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Damascus Moves From Nominal to Physical Security Control in Hasakah
Politics & Policy September 1, 2026
New on the SDF-Damascus integration agreement: Yesterday and today, a…
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Why PJAK Remains Armed While the PKK’s Other Fronts Close
Politics & Policy August 31, 2026
On 25 August, Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic…
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Why Syria’s Political Geography Looks Nothing Like Iraq’s
Politics & Policy August 27, 2026
Comparisons between Syria and Iraq usually start from a shared…
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SDF Dissolution and the Final Integration Deal: What Damascus Gained and What Remains Unclear
Politics & Policy August 26, 2026
On the latest SDF-Damascus integration agreement:
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Iraq’s Oil Is Flowing Again. Its Budget Gap Is Not Closing.
Economic Intelligence August 24, 2026
Before the Iran war, which started on February 28, Iraq…
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Why Was KRG PM Masrour Barzani’s Office Targeted?
Politics & Policy August 22, 2026
The attack on Masrour Barzani’s office on August 17th and…
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What Turkey’s Religious Communities Reveal About Its Regional Cultures
Explainers August 19, 2026
Turkey’s latest operation against the Suleymancilar religious community has reopened…
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