Iraq

Critique of Justificatory Tendencies in Counter-terrorism Policies: The Case of Iraq

2021-10-06

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A British Royal Marines soldier stands guards over a Baath Party member, Southeast Basra, Iraq, 26 March 2003. PA Images via Reuters.

Abstract Situated within the field of critical terrorism studies, this paper explores how counterterrorism narratives legitimise terrorism discourse and counterterrorism…

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Views: Sectarianism, Authoritarianism, and the Rise of ISIS in Iraq

2021-09-09

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An Iraqi family, which fled from the violence in Mosul following the city’s fall to ISIL, sits inside a tent at a camp on the outskirts of Arbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region, 12 June 2014. Reuters, stringer.

In 2011, the Islamic State in Iraq (ISI) militant group was at its territorial and operational nadir.[1] ISI went from…

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Born of ISIS Genocide: Risk of Statelessness and Stigmatised Nationality Acquisition for Children of Yezidi Survivors

2020-08-26

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Displaced Iraqi children from the Yazidi minority, who fled the Iraqi town of Sinjar, play at Sharya camp on the outskirts of Duhok province, July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Ari Jalal .

Abstract Children born to Yezidi survivors of genocidal rape during Islamic State (ISIS) captivity are likely to face a future…