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Watheq Al-Sadoon

Watheq Al-Sadoon is the Director of the Arabic Studies Department and an Iraq Studies expert at ORSAM. He holds a Ph.D. in History of International Relations and a Master's degree in Strategic and Military Science. His research is concentrated on Iraqi affairs, security strategies and the security dimension in international relations. He wrote the books titled: "Weakness and Strength Factors in Iraqi-Turkish Modern Relations" and "The security dimension in contemporary Iraqi-Turkish relations." His joint books are: "Political Decision Making in the Arab Gulf Countries," "Studies in Contemporary Caucasus History" and "Iraq and Arab Gulf Countries." He has more than 30 research paper published in Iraqi, Arab and Turkish journals and tens of articles published in periodicals, newspapers and websites. He obtained a research fellowship and scholarship to cover a research program from the Institute of International Education (IIE) in New York in 2014-2017. He is certified as a political analyst at TRT Arabi TV and Anadolu News Agency.

OPINION

Prosecution of Sarkhi supporters and the demolition their mosques in Iraq: Clash of religious beliefs or sociopolitical interactions?

by Watheq Al-Sadoon
1 May 2022

A few days ago, Iraq witnessed angry crowds storming, burning and destroying most of the mosques and offices of representatives of the Shiite cleric Mahmoud al-Sarkhi in the provinces of central and southern Iraq. The storming, burning, and demolition of those mosques and offices took place under the monitoring of government security forces, who did not intervene.   These crowds were a mixture of spontaneous masses, as well as others

OPINION

Sunni Arabs in Iraq post-2003: an ever-shifting landscape

The situation of the Sunni Arabs in post-2003 Iraq can be assessed through two important historical stages, the first from the US invasion and occupation in 2003 until the emergence of ISIS in June 2014, and the second from 2014 until now. Within this framework, we must discuss this issue in four overlapping dimensions: their political situation, their social conditions, their religious conditions, and their security conditions. Sunni Arabs in

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by Watheq Al-Sadoon
25 October 2021
OPINION

Prosecution of Sarkhi supporters and the demolition their mosques in Iraq: Clash of religious beliefs or sociopolitical interactions?

by Watheq Al-Sadoon
1 May 2022

A few days ago, Iraq witnessed angry crowds storming, burning and destroying most of the mosques and offices of representatives of the Shiite cleric Mahmoud al-Sarkhi in the provinces of central and

More
OPINION

Sunni Arabs in Iraq post-2003: an ever-shifting landscape

by Watheq Al-Sadoon
25 October 2021

The situation of the Sunni Arabs in post-2003 Iraq can be assessed through two important historical stages, the first from the US invasion and occupation in 2003 until the emergence of ISIS

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Opinion

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    By Watheq Al-Sadoon
    Prosecution of Sarkhi supporters and the demolition their mosques in Iraq: Clash of religious beliefs or sociopolitical interactions?
    1 May 2022
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    Political reconciliation: A game-changer in political stability in the African Sahel
    27 April 2022

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