Podcasts by Overwatch: Crisis Brief
Crisis Brief is a new special edition of ISW's Overwatch podcast series intended to provide timely updates on unfolding crises with implications for U.S. national security.
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Iraq Crisis Brief: Iranian Proxies Expand Efforts to Oust US Forces from Iraq from 2020-04-15T19:04:36
Iran’s proxy network in Iraq has escalated rocket attacks, stood up at least four new Shi’a militia groups, and diversified its targets and methods of attack. These efforts aim to wear down US f...
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Iraq Crisis Brief: Iranian Proxies Escalate Against U.S. in Iraq from 2020-03-16T18:40:25
Iran’s proxies are again escalating against U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq. Kata'ib Hezbollah fired rockets at a U.S. base in Taji, north of Baghdad, on March 11, triggering an immediate U.S....
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Iraq Crisis Brief: What You Need to Know Following the Death of Iranian IRGC Quds Force Commander Soleimani from 2020-01-03T23:01:11
The United States killed Iranian IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani and several senior proxy militia officials in a Baghdad drone strike on 03 JAN. Soleimani was a designated terrorist a...
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Iraq Crisis Brief: Proxy Violence and Political Stagnation Follow the Resignation of Iraq's Prime Minister from 2019-12-20T16:08:11
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mehdi resigned on November 29 following a renewed outbreak of violence against protesters and the withdrawal of support by Shi'a religious leader Grand Ayatollah ...
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Syria Crisis Brief: Outcome of Trump-Erdogan Meeting Amidst Continued Fighting in Syria from 2019-11-14T23:27:58
U.S. President Donald Trump met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss Turkey's ongoing offensive in Northeastern Syria on November 13th. The meeting occurred as fighting continu...
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Iraq Crisis Brief: Iraqi Protests Grow After Iran Intervenes to Prevent the Prime Minister's Ouster from 2019-11-14T22:42:54
Protests in Iraq have continued to grow after resuming on October 25th. Iranian proxy leader Hadi al Ameri reversed his position on the ousting of the Iraqi prime minister under the direction th...
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Syria Crisis Brief: Russo-Turkish Agreement in Eastern Syria Breaks Down as U.S. Forces Return from 2019-11-14T22:38:28
The deadline to implement the first phase of the Russo-Turkish deal for Northeast Syria passed without significant progress after Kurdish forces refused to withdraw from the border. Meanwhile, a...
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Iraq Crisis Brief: The Ouster of Iraq's Prime Minister Looks Imminent from 2019-11-14T22:29:48
Rumors of an imminent resignation of the Iraqi prime minister emerges after nationalist Shi'a cleric Muqtada al Sadr made a dramatic return to Iraq and joined escalating protests in Najaf. He an...
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Iraq Crisis Brief: Mass Protests Resume in Iraq from 2019-11-14T22:22:39
Mass protests resumed in Baghdad and across the Shi'a-majority provinces in southern Iraq despite the Iraqi government's attempts to de-escalate through concessions and limited reforms. Proteste...
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Syria Crisis Brief: Significance of the Turkey-Russia Meeting on Syria from 2019-11-14T22:15:19
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin met to coordinate military movements in Northern Syria. The two presidents reached an initial agreement intended to pu...
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Iraq Crisis Brief: A New Phase of Unrest in Iraq? from 2019-11-14T22:10:30
Iraq's government has not addressed the conditions that prompted street protests in early October 2019. Baghdad will also struggle to hold accountable the forces that engaged in a violent crackd...
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Syria Crisis Brief: Russia Exploits U.S. Withdrawal from Syria from 2019-11-14T21:58:45
The U.S. military withdrawal from Syria and subsequent Turkish advances are creating a new opening for Russia and its partners. Russian forces have taken over areas vacated by the U.S. as the Kr...
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Syria Crisis Brief: Continued Chaos as the Turkish Offensive Advances into Syria from 2019-11-14T21:44:47
The situation on the ground is rapidly evolving as the Turkish offensive advances into Syria. ISIS is taking advantage of the conditions of chaos to resurge and threaten to reverse progress made...
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Syria Crisis Brief: Turkey Kicks Off Operation in Syria from 2019-11-14T21:37:10
Turkey has initiated a military operation into a part of Northern Syria controlled by Syrian Kurdish-led forces. The operation follows a U.S. decision to withdrawal from the immediate area contr...
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Iraq Crisis Brief: The Risk of an Iranian Military Response in Iraq from 2019-11-14T21:29:41
Iran signaled it may send Iranian security forces to Iraq, ostensibly to secure the upcoming Arbae'en pilgrimage. But Iran may alternatively be preparing these Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) to he...
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Iraq Crisis Brief: Iran's Coup By Proxy from 2019-11-14T21:03:33
The Iraqi prime minister's concessions to protesters reflects one aspect of the ongoing crisis, but it is only a part of the story unfolding. There remains a fierce and ongoing competition for t...
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Syria Crisis Brief: Imminent Turkish Invasion of Northeastern Syria from 2019-11-14T20:28:30
Turkey is about to invade Northeastern Syria with U.S. permission despite previous American security guarantees to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The U.S. has not yet announced a full withd...
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Iraq Crisis Brief: What Could Happen Next from 2019-11-14T16:53
The crisis in Iraq continues to escalate. Multiple reports of assassinations and other targeted killings of activists and demonstrators reflect an attempt to suppress the protests through intimi...
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Iraq Crisis Brief: Baghdad Protests Morning Update from 2019-11-14T16:39:37
Iraqi protesters have defied a government curfew in Baghdad, triggering renewed clashes with security forces. The death toll is now at 19 with hundreds wounded. The internet remains severed as t...
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Iraq Crisis Brief: How We Got Here from 2019-11-14T16:33:45
This update addresses the political dynamics that have lead to recent mass protests against the Iraqi government. ISW's Research Director Jennifer Cafarella zooms out to discuss how key actors, ...
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Iraq Crisis Brief: Baghdad Protests from 2019-11-14T16:26:11
A major crisis is unfolding in Iraq. Protests against the Iraqi government have spread to 11 predominantly Shi'a provinces and become violent. Government forces have used live ammunition against...
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Crisis Brief: The Emerging Violent Cycle of Iraqi Protests from 2019-11-14T15:37:32
The second round of Iraqi protests is entering its third week. ISW's Director of Innovation and Tradecraft Ketti Davison recaps how we got here and discusses the possibility for prolonged instab...
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