March
- “Afghan Translators Worry They May Be Left Behind After The US Leaves”, KPBS, Steve Walsh, 03/06/2020
- “U.S. has persuasive intel Taliban do not intend to abide by terms of peace deal, officials say” NBC News, Courtney Kube, Ken Dilanian and Dan De Luce, 03/06/2020
- “In peace, there must be no revenge in Afghanistan”, The Hill, Phil Caruso, Mariah Smith, and Janis Shenwari, 03/05/2020
- “Iraqi Militias Split Over New Iran-Backed Head, Reflecting Wider Divisions“, Just Security, Crispin Smith, 03/04/202
February
- “AP Explains: US-Taliban deal won’t ensure peace for Afghans”, Star Tribune, Kathy Gannon, 02/29/2020
- “Afghanistan’s Taliban, US sign agreement aimed at ending war”, Al Jazeera, Shereena Qazi, 02/29/2020
- “To preserve Shi’ite power in Iraq, Iran-backed groups turn to renegade cleric”, Reuters, John Davidson, 02/24/2020
- “US speeds cases of translators, others blocked by travel ban”, AP, Gene Johnson, 02/10/2020
- “The Human Cost of Reconstruction in Afghanistan”, SIGAR, 02/05/2020
January
- “Afghanistan violence soars amid US-Taliban talks: Watchdog”, Al Jazeera, 01/31/2020
- “U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Is Hit by Mortars”, New York Times, Alissa J. Rubin, 01/27/2020
- “US forces in Iraq are facing more attacks from Shiite militias than ISIS, commander says”, Task & Purpose, Jeff School, 01/22/2020
- “ISIS welcomes the death of Iran’s Qasem Soleimani and declare it an act of ‘divine intervention’ that will let them regroup in Iraq”, Daily Mail, Ryan Fahey, 01/10/2020
- “Two rockets explode near US Embassy in Baghdad with no casualties: report”, The Hill, Ellen Mitchell, 01/08/2020
- “Killing of Iranian General Brings Iraq’s Divided Shiites Closer”, Wall Street Journal, Isabel Coles, 01/06/2020
- “Iraq’s Parliament Votes to End U.S. Troop Presence in Iraq”, Institute for the Study of War, Katherine Lawlor, 01/05/2020
- “Muqtada al Sadr reactivates Mahdi Army, Promised Day Brigade”, FDD’s Long War Journal, Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss, 01/03/2020
- “State Department urges all Americans to leave Iraq after US embassy attack”, USA Today, Jayme Deerwester, 01/03/2020
- “Houston energy insiders, Iraqi nationals have very different worries about unrest brewing in Middle East”, Houston 2 News, Robert Arnold, 01/03/2020
- “Iran has invested in allies and proxies across the Middle East. Here’s where they stand after Soleimani’s death.” Washington Post, Claire Parker and Rick Noack, 01/03/2020
