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		<title>As Iranian commander and Shiite militias spearhead attack on Tikrit, more questions than answers emerge from Iraq</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2015/03/as-iranian-commander-and-shiite-militias-spearhead-attack-on-tikrit-more-questions-than-answers-emerge-from-iraq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2015 00:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As lines of Iraqi Humvees and trucks jammed the roads to Tikrit with thousands of Iraqi forces looking well-motivated and itching for battle, on the surface this would point to all the positive signs – Iraq was finally ready to banish the Islamic State (IS) from their doorstep. However, as Chairman of the US Joint [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunni protests in Iraq reopen sectarian wounds and historic fault lines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The elusive quest of enticing the disenfranchised Sunni population after the fall of Saddam Hussein plagued the Iraqi transition to democracy. The brutal civil war that peaked between 2006-2007 centred on the failure to reconcile with Sunnis and bring them into the political fold after Shiite supremacy replaced decades of Sunni rule almost overnight. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The regional fear of the disintegration of Iraq is out-dated, it has already happened.</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2012/01/the-regional-fear-of-the-disintegration-of-iraq-is-out-dated-it-has-already-happened/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fear of the disintegration of Iraq is hardly breaking news. A persistent theme of the past 9 or so years of the new Iraq has been how to preserve unity and bring about true national reconciliation amongst a climate of deep mistrust. Iraq in its transition to democracy may have achieved historical junctures but [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent attacks show the fragility of the situation</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2011/08/the-ineffectiveness-of-iraqi-security-forces-underscores-mistrust-and-division-once-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is Ramadan in Iraq. A month of humility, peace, forgiveness and charity. However, a number of deadly coordinated attacks in the past week shattered any hope that even hard-line groups in Iraq may show some semblance of remorse or humanity. Ironically, al-Qaeda, the group widely believed to be behind the spate of bloodshed, is [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The constitution is more than simply a piece of paper</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2011/06/the-constitution-is-more-than-simply-a-piece-of-paper/</link>
		<comments>http://bashdar.co.uk/2011/06/the-constitution-is-more-than-simply-a-piece-of-paper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2003 after the downfall of Saddam Hussein, Iraqis had a historic opportunity to rebuild their country, national identity and basis for co-existence but above all placate this in a broad and inclusive new constitution. The Transitive Administrative Law (TAL) in 2004 was followed by a new constitution in October 2005, on the back of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>After eight months of intense political tussling to form a government, the real work has yet to begin</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2010/10/after-eight-months-of-intense-political-tussling-to-form-a-government-the-real-work-has-yet-to-begin/</link>
		<comments>http://bashdar.co.uk/2010/10/after-eight-months-of-intense-political-tussling-to-form-a-government-the-real-work-has-yet-to-begin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 00:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whilst the advent of democracy in Iraq has often been hailed as historic, politicians embroiled in an ongoing and tense stalemate to form the next government, continued to set other unwanted records with the longest period of time taken to form a government after an election. Fast approaching eight months since the Iraqi national elections [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Iraq experience &#8216;withdrawal symptoms&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2010/08/will-iraq-experience-withdrawal-symptoms/</link>
		<comments>http://bashdar.co.uk/2010/08/will-iraq-experience-withdrawal-symptoms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A sight of departing US forces was a long-time dream for sections of the Iraqi population opposed directly and indirectly to the American occupation. However, as the remaining US combat forces trickle over the desertous border, ahead of the 31st August deadline as per their strategic agreement with Baghdad, what kind of an Iraq will [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Balancing the ethno-social political triangle in Iraq</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2010/07/balancing-the-ethno-social-political-triangle-in-iraq/</link>
		<comments>http://bashdar.co.uk/2010/07/balancing-the-ethno-social-political-triangle-in-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bashdar.co.uk/?p=182</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Four months after the much anticipated national elections in Iraq that was hoped to foster the first all encompassing government in Baghdad, Iraqi politicians continue to jockey, debate and pursue tense negotiations with view to assembling the required majority to form government. Giving the Iraqi track record, a lengthy period of government forming is hardly [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>As kingmakers, ensuring the right king is made is paramount to the Kurds</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2010/04/as-kingmakers-ensuring-the-right-king-is-made-is-paramount-to-the-kurds/</link>
		<comments>http://bashdar.co.uk/2010/04/as-kingmakers-ensuring-the-right-king-is-made-is-paramount-to-the-kurds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Months of painstaking preparations for the national elections and weeks of the controversial counting of the votes are finally over. However, before the Iraqi political bandwagon ponders a breather, the real work starts now. The final election results encapsulated an enthralling, tense and close contest. This was a crucial milestone for the new Iraq and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Iraqi political machine&#8217;s tricky path</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2010/03/the-iraqi-political-machines-tricky-path/</link>
		<comments>http://bashdar.co.uk/2010/03/the-iraqi-political-machines-tricky-path/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bashdar.co.uk/?p=192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the painstaking election process stumbles to a close in Iraq, the intricate political work has just begun. Resolution of Iraq&#8217;s issues not without their &#8220;perils and dangers&#8221; Arranging and preparing for the national elections in Iraq was complicated enough. The elections finally held on 7th March 2010 were hailed by western powers and generally [&#8230;]]]></description>
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