Search: Russia,Iraq (48 materials)

 

Finishing the Job: Turkey Preparing For Military Operation in Syria

... evidence of the U.S. deploying its troops in those areas they left in 2019, which creates a certain zebra striping of Russian and American troops. U.S. troops deploying at their old bases may also indicate that the U.S. is weighing up the possibility of Russia withdrawing from the presumed areas of Turkey’s future operation and the U.S. wants to be on the safe side. Four scenarios Ankara’s strategic goal is to establish a safe zone stretching from Idlib to the border with Iraq. Alongside the tasks of protecting Turkey from attacks of the PKK and its branches, the “buffer”, if and once created, could serve as a safe haven for Syria’s IDPs, who fled from al-Assad’s government; they should not be allowed to enter ...

01.06.2022

Iraqi Ambassador Abdulrahman Hamid Al-Hussaini Visits RIAC

... the Republic of Iraq to Russia, visited RIAC On August 18, 2021, Abdulrahman Hamid Al-Hussaini, Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to Russia, visited RIAC. The discussion with the Iraqi diplomat focused on the following issues: topical issues of the Russia-Iraq relations amid the changing geopolitics in the Middle East, withdrawal of the international coalition forces from Afghanistan, multilateral negotiations on the Iranian nuclear dossier, etc. Both Iraqi Embassy and RIAC expressed their interest in ...

19.08.2021

Russia, Iraq Face OPEC+ Cuts, Look to New Deals

... in the Arab Mashreq: Analyzing the Future of Oil and Gas in Iraq and Syria Nevertheless, the situation has stabilized, and the Iraqi authorities have decided not to wait for the consortium led by TPAO. Among the vast range of companies operating in Iraq, the Russian Gazprom Neft is the most likely to obtain the license for the development of the Mansuriyah gas field. The company has proven itself in the construction of the Badra field infrastructure, 62 miles from Mansuriyah, the key element of which is a ...

10.11.2020

Online Seminar “Assessing the Middle East conflicts (Lebanon, Iraq and Libya). View from Russia and Israel” Organized by RIAC and Center for Political Research MFA of Israel

The seminar was divided into two sessions: "Political instability in Lebanon and Iraq: View from Russia and Israel" and "Libya: between Turkey, Egypt and others?" On July 28, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with the Center for Political Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, with the support ...

30.07.2020

Russia Doubles Down on Iraq Despite COVID-19

... meetings. He also said the parties were planning to schedule the visit of Iraqi President Barham Salih to Moscow as soon as the government was formed. The two countries’ ambassadors also reported on bilateral plans to hold a regular meeting of the Russian-Iraqi Intergovernmental Commission for Trade and Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation in Moscow this month. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov and Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali al-Hakim are due to preside over its work. Nevertheless,...

28.04.2020

Russia’s Position on the US–Iran Confrontation. Watching from the Sidelines

... soldiers in Iraq, hitting the Ain al-Assad base in Anbar province and a military base near Erbil. It later turned out that the Iraqi Prime Minister was warned of the attacks in advance and transmitted the information to the Americans. This, along with the ... ... companies of alternative ways of oil transportation and naval escort to tankers, which has a negative impact on the market. Russia: watching from the sidelines For Russia, the US withdrawal from the “nuclear deal” can be perceived in the context ...

27.02.2020

Cooperation between Russia and Iraq Discussed at the Meeting with Ambassador of Iraq

... tanks in Iraq and expressed the need to promote strategic vision in relations between Moscow and Baghdad and in the context of regional security in the Middle East. In addition, the parties touched upon the current state of bilateral cooperation between Russia and Iraq, underscoring the high level of cooperation in military and technical sphere and in the energy sector. The participants of the meeting emphasized the importance of developing humanitarian ties between the two countries. The Council and the Embassy ...

17.02.2020

2020 Forecast: Revealing the Future of the Middle East

... tensions. The Three Core Sub-Regions of the Middle East The Fertile Crescent (The Levant and Iraq) Some experts believe that different paths will prevail in the sub-region of the Middle East: North Africa, the Gulf and the Fertile Crescent (the Levant and Iraq). The focus will be on resolving the Syrian crisis with the victory of the Assad regime and allies. Yet, Russian-Turkish ties will be affected by Russian-Syrian-Iranian intervention near the Turkish border. The threat that this would impose on the Turkish armed forces could spark a proxy war in Syria or at least in the North-West of the country. Lebanon ...

13.01.2020

A New Oil Campaign in Iraq

Russian Oil Companies Return to post-Saddam Iraq Russian energy companies in Iraq have maintained their presence in the country regardless of the political forces in power, working within the current domestic political situation. Prior to the Syrian campaign of 2015, which was assumed to mark Russia’s ...

26.11.2019

Andrea Dessì: the EU and Russia Share Much Potential for Cooperation in the Middle East

... it’s not always possible to see eye to eye with the U.S. in certain matters. We can only hope in the long-term that the EU and Russia’s shared embracement of multilateralism and the UN may provide a solid groundwork on which to foster more cooperative ... ... by convincing the US to return to a more stable and predictable foreign policy towards the region. On October 26, 2019, the Iraqi-born leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed during a U.S. raid. What do you ...

06.11.2019
 

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