Syria, the Spanish Civil war and foreign legions (Ibrahim al-Marashi, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/10/syria-spanish-civil-war-foreign-legions-161009132144439.html

What the Spanish civil war can reveal about Syria (Ibrahim al-Marashi, Al Jazeera)

The Spanish civil war spanned three years - why has the Syrian conflict endured so much longer?

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/09/spanish-civil-war-reveal-syria-160927053935205.html

Making sense of the 2016 summer of terror (Ibrahim al-Marashi, Al Jazeera)

Both anarchist violence of the past century and ISIL today have sought to bring radical change to the global order

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/08/making-sense-2016-summer-terror-isis-160801072331216.html

Iraq: The battle for Fallujah shows the US needs Iran (Ibrahim al-Marashi, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/06/iraq-battle-fallujah-shows-iran-160621062907236.html

The women behind Sykes-Picot (Ibrahim al-Marashi, Al Jazeera)

British diplomat Mark Sykes and French diplomat Francois Georges-Picot garnered most of the attention in the retrospective commentaries published around May 16, the100-year anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Treaty

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/05/women-sykes-picot-160519112909032.html

Iraq, Sykes-Picot and Mr Five Percent (Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Al Jazeera)

May 16 marks the 100-year anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Treaty, a secret agreement between Britain and France during World War I to carve up the domains of the Ottoman Empire upon its defeat

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/05/iraq-sykes-picot-percent-oil-160515065650996.html

Iraq, Sykes-Picot and Mr Five Percent (Ibrahim al-Marashi, Al Jazeera)

May 16 marks the 100-year anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Treaty, a secret agreement between Britain and France during World War I to carve up the domains of the Ottoman Empire upon its defeat

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/05/iraq-sykes-picot-percent-oil-160515065650996.html

Sadr's challenge to Iraq's sectarian politics (Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Al Jazeera)

As Iraqi Security Forces secure the environs of Mosul, positioning themselves to challenge ISIL's grip on the city, a political impasse threatens to paralyse the Iraqi government, ultimately delaying the final military campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS).

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/04/sadr-challenge-iraq-sectarian-politics-160421072216275.html

Palmyra is a major turning point in Syria's Civil War (Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Al Jazeera)

Bashar al-Assad had said for years to both Syrians and the international community that only his regime could prevent the spectre of ISIL taking over Syria.

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The blurred battle lines between Baghdad and Brussels (Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Al Jazeera)

With the Brussels explosions, following on from the Paris and San Bernardino attacks of 2015, ISIL has projected its terror beyond the Middle East.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/03/blurred-battle-lines-baghdad-brussels-160324055339719.html

Iraq: The reinvention of Muqtada al-Sadr (Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Al Jazeera)

Shia leader has emerged as a shrewd political operator, developing a personality cult and a Shia sub-culture in Iraq.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/03/iraq-reinvention-muqtada-al-sadr-160309061939234.html

(Istituto fondamentale - Middle East) Endless battle: Fighting systemic corruption in Iraq (Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/08/endless-battle-fighting-systemic-corruption-iraq-150811084000991.html

(Istituto fondamentale - Global) Twenty five years later, the Middle East looks the same (Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/08/twenty-years-middle-east-iraq-kuwait-united-states-150801123006377.html

(Istituto fondamentale - Middle East) The 3 myths: how the Iran deal impacts the Middle East (Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/07/3-myths-iran-deal-impacts-middle-east-150715091033513.html

(Istituto fondamentale - Middle East) Shattering the myths about Kuwaiti Shia (Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/06/shattering-myths-kuwaiti-shia-150629081723864.html

(Istituto fondamentale - Global) The contest between two quasi-states: ISIL and Rojava (Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/06/contest-quasi-states-isil-rojava-150624054713157.html

(Istituto fondamentale - Global) The dawning of hydro-terrorism (Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/06/dawning-hydro-terrorism-150617102429224.html