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شيلي كيتلسون

In Middle East, reporting on regional politics

People inspect the damage at a site targeted by airstrikes

Analysis

كيف توازن سوريا بين الغضب الشعبي والاستقرار الإقليمي بعد الضربات الأردنية؟

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Middle East, reporting on regional politics

Trucks loaded with goods wait to cross over to Syria

Analysis

كيف تعيد أزمة هرمز تشكيل العلاقات الاقتصادية بين العراق وسوريا

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Middle East, reporting on regional politics

Demonstrators ride through a street while waving Syrian flags

Analysis

لماذا تتبنى سوريا والعراق نهجين مختلفين تجاه الجماعات المسلحة؟

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Middle East, reporting on regional politics

A member of the Iraqi security forces flashes the victory sign during a military parade

Explainer

ماذا يعني انسحاب القوات الأمريكية من العراق بالنسبة للأمن بعد أحداث كركوك؟

Iraqi soldiers from the new 'desert battalion' special forces stand next to military vehicles as the take part in a graduation ceremony, after months of training by the French military, at the Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar west of Baghdad on February 29, 2024. (Photo by Ahmad AL-RUBAYE / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

كيف يمكن لميليشيات الأنبار أن تعقد طموحات العراق في مجال الطاقة؟

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Middle East, reporting on regional politics

A man uses a pole to navigate a boat

Explainer

من ميسان إلى السعودية، هجوم بطائرة مسيرة يضع محافظة عراقية تحت المجهر.

Shiite Muslim devotees attend mourning rituals in Iraq's central holy shrine city of Karbala on August 23, 2024 ahead of the Arbaeen commemorations that mark the end of the 40-day mourning period for the seventh century killing of the Prophet Mohamed's grandson Imam Hussein ibn Ali. (Photo by Ali Abdul Wahid / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by ALI ABDUL WAHID/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

عشية زيارة إيران لبزشكيان.. العراق يتنافس على الفضاء الشيعي وسط التنافسات

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Middle East, reporting on regional politics

A woman walks holding a placard as activists demonstrate against female child marriages, in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on July 28, 2024, amid parliamentary discussion over a proposed amendment to the Iraqi Personal Status Law. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)

العراقيون يحتجون على تعديل مقترح لقانون الأحوال الشخصية "مناهض للمرأة".

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Middle East, reporting on regional politics

للسوريّين المحاصَرين أسباب للبقاء وأخرى للرحيل

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Middle East, reporting on regional politics

علامات الاستفهام تحيط بالهجوم الجوي الذي أسفر عن مقتل عناصر من الشرطة المحلية في الأنبار

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Middle East, reporting on regional politics

لا تزال قواعد داعش العسكرية في الصحراء تثير قلق العراق

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Middle East, reporting on regional politics

عمليّة الأنبار تهدف إلى استعادة الحدود العراقيّة السّوريّة

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Middle East, reporting on regional politics