Tag Archives: Iraq

What Iran’s Leaks Really Tell Us About Syrian “Interim” President Ahmad al-Shara’s Past with the Islamic State

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 3 May 2025

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A Note on the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Dependence on Iran

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 3 May 2025

Muhammad al-Sudani has been Iraq’s Prime Minister since October 2022. He was installed at Iran’s behest after a year-long political logjam following the 2021 Iraqi elections. The political fronts for Iran’s terrorist-militias lost those elections, but Tehran picked the Prime Minister anyway.

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Profile of Islamic State “Heroic Commander” Jarrah al-Shami

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 30 April 2025

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Islamic State Changes Course in Dealing With the Tribes, Holds Its Ground Against Democracy

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 4 April 2025

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New Orleans and the Islamic State’s Policy on Lone-Actor Terrorism

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 12 January 2025

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Islamic State Profiles its “Hidden Figures”

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 11 January 2025

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Bashar al-Assad Falls

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 9 December 2024

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Islamic State Condemns Syria’s Regime—and Syria’s Insurgents

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 7 December 2024

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The Islamic State View of Donald Trump Being Back in the White House

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 18 November 2024

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No Honest Person Should Be Using The HAMAS Casualty Figures For Gaza

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 15 October 2024

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