July

• “Leading Iraqi researcher assassinated outside his house in Baghdad”, Washington Post, Mustafa Salim and Louisa Loveluck, 07/06/2020
• “Rocket Attack Targets Baghdad’s Green Zone”, Voice of America, 07/05/2020
• “Afghan translator who saved US lives and helped fellow translators escape danger becomes a US citizen”, CNN, Gabriel Kinder and Laura Klairmont, 07/04/2020

June

• “Presidential Proclamation Extends Green Card Limitations and Reduces Temporary Visas”, Lexology, Thompson Hine LLP, 06/23/2020
• “Afghan interpreter arrives in US after years of fighting for visa”, Boston Globe, Brian MacQuarrie, 06/20/2020
• “Court approves plan to fix visa delays for war zone interpreters”, Stars and Stripes, J.P. Lawrence, 06/16/2020
• “Laid Off By U.S. Contractor, Iraqi Interpreters Fear ISIS Retaliation”, NPR, Jane Arraf, 06/12/2020

May

• “US submits new plan to fix visa delays for interpreters who helped troops”, Stars and Stripes, J.P. Lawrence, 05/23/2020
• “Iraq: Rocket lands near US embassy inside Baghdad’s Green Zone”, Al-Jazeera, 05/19/2020
• “Civilian deaths and injuries rose in Afghanistan following peace deal, UN says”, Stars and Stripes, Phillip Walter Wellman, 05/19/2020
• “Rumblings of an Islamic State Resurgence in Iraq”, Stratfor, Thomas Abi-Hanna, 05/19/2020
• “Brutal Afghan attacks highlight limitations of U.S.-Taliban deal”, Reuters, Johnathan Landlay, Idrees Ali, Arshad Mohammad, 05/15/2020
• “The Taliban’s empty promises of peace”, The Interpreter, Susanne Schmeidl, 05/14/2020
• “Firm Clears Immigration Hurdles For Afghan Interpreter”, Mondaq, Malik Havalic, 05/05/2020 
• “Taliban increase attacks on Afghan forces since signing US deal – data”, Reuters, Hamid Shalizi, Abdul Qadir Sediqi, and Rupam Jain, 05/01/2020 

April

• “Islamic State conducts attacks near Iraq’s Syrian and Iranian borders”, Al-Monitor, Shelly Kittleson, 04/28/2020
• “Afghanistan’s Taliban reject call for Ramadan ceasefire”, Reuters, Abdul Qadir Sediqi, 04/24/2020
• “What you need to know about Trump’s coronavirus immigration order”, Washington Post, Maria Sacchetti, 04/22/2020
  
• “Islamic State steps up attacks in Iraq during coronavirus lockdown”, Al-Monitor, Adam Lucente, 04/21/2020

March

• “US plan to fix visa delays for interpreters who helped troops deemed ‘offensive’”, Stars and Stripes, J.P. Lawerence, 03/12/2020
  
• “Decline In Refugee Admissions For Afghan, Iraqi Combat Interpreters Troubles Veterans”, KUNC, Michael de Yoanna, 03/11/2020 
• “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
• “As Violence Soars, Time Runs out for Afghan Interpreters”, The Diplomat, Sarah Blake Morgan, 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