Iraq analyst at Musings On Iraq Blog. 30 yr Oakland public high school teacher. Movie, music, comic book, basketball lover.
Berkeley, CA
Joined May 2012
- Tweets332K
- Following364
- Followers9.9K
- Likes125
#Iraq PUK's Talabani rejected calls for dialogue by KDP Said they didn't mean it Told US to support him or leave it alone US called for unity but said wouldn't intervene rudaw.net/english/categories…
1
111
Musings On #Iraq This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 12 Baath National Guard went on rampage in Baghdad after party leader Saadi expelled Bombed presidential palace musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2…
1
79
Musings On #Iraq This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 11 League of Nations announced the British mandate in Iraq musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2…
63
#Iraq has lost more than 50% of its agricultural land due to climate change 20,000 left their homes as a result middleeastmonitor.com/202611…
2
189
Musings On #Iraq This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 11 League of Nations announced the British mandate in Iraq musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2…
1
105
Musings On #Iraq KRG Elects New Speaker of Parliament Increasing KDP-PUK Divide musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2…
94
Musings On #Iraq This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 10 Irbil Agreement led to PM Maliki’s 2nd term Allawi to head new strategic council Deal never implemented musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2…
104
#Iraq KDP now believes it is dominant Doesn't need PUK anymore PUK has attempted to form counter alliance Yet to be seen whether it can hold it together and gain concessions from KDP Could see return of divided & weaker Kurdistan musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2…
1
126
#Iraq KDP took advantage of decline of PUK Attempted to take all the major Kurdish positions in govt Different fates seen in results of 2024 KRG elections KDP won 39 seats PUK 23 musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2…
83
#Iraq Splits in PUK continue Bafel Talabani expelled cousin Lahur from joint leadership Had him arrested & imprisoned Then arrested New Generation leader Abdulwahid to force him into alliance vs KDP musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2…
119
#Iraq Root of dispute lies in recent history 2012 PUK founder Jalal Talabani had a stroke Absent for yrs Died in 2017 Led to divisions within party & steady decline musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2…
80
#Iraq Next day PUK leader Bafel Talabani announced his party was withdrawing from KRG Called it "failed govt" KDP said it could form new KRG without PUK & if Talabani created his own admin KDP would do the same Repeat of 90s when 2 had rival govts musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2…
98
#Iraq Before vote KDP rejected PUK's demands for positions in new KRG including Interior Min & either president or PM PUK boycotted KRG parliament as a result KDP able to get some to defect and elect Vala Fareed Ibrahim new speaker musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2…
99
#Iraq Nov 4 KDP able to elect new speaker of KRG parliament 2 yrs afer elections Angered PUK which announced it was withdrawing from KRG musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2…
64
Musings On #Iraq KRG Elects New Speaker of Parliament Increasing KDP-PUK Divide musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2…
2
86
#Iraq PM Zaidi's decision to go after Resistance's financial networks has crossed a redline for them Leading to increasing tension especially between PM & Kataib Hezbollah al-aalem.com/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8…
56
#Iraq Foreign Min Hussein said US Treasury asked for Baghdad to close most of its border crossings with Iran as part of sanctions regime Iraq will re-open Al Sheeb crossing and close Mandali crossing with Iran thenationalnews.com/news/men…
73
Musings On #Iraq KRG Elects New Speaker of Parliament Increasing KDP-PUK Divide musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2…
78