Yahya Issam

Reports

From a unified coalition to fragmented maps: The story of twenty years of Shi’a alliances

The Shi’a forces today are no longer what they used to be when Saddam Hussein’s regime collapsed in 2003. After being once united under a single umbrella, the race for influence has divided them.

Reports

Street-fixers under the legislative dome: How did MPs turn from lawmakers and overseers into ‘road-patchers’?

Perhaps it is time to ask every MP: How many laws have you drafted? How many interpellations have you led? Not how many streets have you patched. About the role of the MP, which has shifted from legislating to fixing streets.

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"Pack your bags. The striking force is on its way!" Faiq Al-Sheikh’s smile amid the regional inferno 

Nearly three years ago, former Iraqi MP, Faiq Al-Sheikh Ali, promised the arrival of a striking force that would overthrow Iraq’s political system. Since then, developments on the ground have given that claim a new resonance.