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    Post by chouchou Thu 28 Feb 2013, 8:38 am

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    COUNTRY OVERVIEW

    This week in Iraq has been somewhat calmer than the previous
    reporting period with a noted decrease in attack tempo. There were
    decreases in the number of civilian fatalities with a reported total of
    approx. 57 fatalities country wide (down by 89 from last week) bringing
    the February total up to approx. 313.

    The overwhelming majority of violence this week was in the north of
    the country with Baghdad being spared the atrocities of last week. The
    constant high tempo Iraqi Army activity in the north and west continues
    to have a dampening effect on insurgent activity bringing on an uneasy
    calm, however the daily churn of violence continues.

    On the political scene similar themes dominated reporting this week
    ranging from enduring frictions between the demonstration movement and
    the security services, as well as the continued stalemate surrounding
    the 2013 budget. The GoI remains in a precarious position and continues
    to flex its muscle across the country in order to try and wrest back
    some influence and control in dissenting provinces. In an attempt to
    further diffuse the stalemate with the demonstration movement, and to
    claw back some legitimacy, Al-Maliki has pushed the reconciliation and
    rejection of sectarianism agenda hard suggesting that anyone meddling in
    sectarian politics will be dealt with by the courts and subject to
    prosecution for inciting hatred.

    This, amongst other initiatives, appears to have had some effect
    eroding the intent of the demonstration movement, of whom little has
    been heard this week. Added to this it was clear that a good deal of the
    Iraqi public attention has shifted this week in support of their Shiite
    brethren outside Iraq, namely in the Gulf States. Also of note was the
    recent intervention into the political process by Martin Kobler – UN
    Special Representative for Iraq – and UNAMI in an attempt to try and
    assist in negotiating a way out of the political stalemate.

    At the international level a number of key pieces dominated
    reporting. Iraq continued to be dragged in different directions by
    contradictory foreign forces, particularly Iran and Turkey. In a
    significant development Turkey officially confirmed that it would not
    accept any extension of oil and gas pipelines from Kurdistan without the
    approval of Baghdad, which adds an interesting dynamic to the on-going
    friction and confrontation over who has the right to control and exploit
    the northern oil reserves.
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