Muaz Al Abdullah on attacks targeting US-linked sites in Iraq
ACLED’s Middle East Research Manager Muaz Al Abdullah comments on Iran’s war battlefield in Iraq as attacks increase
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Conflict with Iran-backed factions is upending the US’ Iraq exit strategy
The United States’ strikes on Iran prompted retaliatory attacks in Iraq that could lead to a prolonged period of conflict.
ACLED spokesperson on Kurdish dynamics in Iran’s western war zone
ACLED spokesperson on how strikes in Iran’s Kurdish-majority provinces may open a new front along the Iran–Iraq border.
Luca Nevola on the armed groups shaping Iran’s regional influence
ACLED’s Senior Analyst for Yemen and the Gulf Luca Nevola comments on Iran-aligned armed groups across the Middle East and how they are reacting to the regional crisis.
Q&A: What’s next for Iran’s leadership and attacks in the region?
Iran faces the risk of a local security breakdown as tensions in the region continue to escalate.
Middle East Overview: December 2025
November saw election-related tensions in Iraq; tensions between Saudi- and UAE-backed forces in Yemen; and sustained deadly Israeli operations across Lebanon, Gaza, the West Bank, and southern Syria.
Middle East Overview: November 2025
The ceasefire in Gaza held in October as low-level violence continued, while the ceasefire in Lebanon approached one year under strain, and settler violence against olive harvesters in the West Bank reached a record high.
القادة يشددون السيطرة بينما القمع يطغى على انتخابات العراق لعام 2025
رغم أنّ مستوى العنف في العراق هو في أدنى مستوياته منذ سقوط صدام حسين عام 2003، إلّا أنّ الاستقرار النسبي قبل انتخابات تشرين الثاني هو نتيجة القمع السياسي الذي يمارسه القادة السياسيون الذين بدأت شرعيتهم تتآكل.
Leaders tighten control as repression shapes Iraq’s 2025 elections
While violence in Iraq is at its lowest levels since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the relative stability ahead of the 11 November vote is the result of repression by political leaders whose legitimacy is eroding.
Middle East Overview: September 2025
Israeli activity in Gaza declined amid daily pauses, Iraq saw the most serious intra-Kurdish confrontation since 2003 ahead of elections, protests in Israel failed to shift war policy, and Israeli strikes killed the Houthi prime minister in Yemen.