Politically the situation is changing rapidly at the time of writing, with the Da'wah party nominating Haidar al-Amadi as its candidate for prime minister while supporters of Nuri al-Maliki are contesting the appointment. The government-formation process is likely to remain fractious and difficult.
On 7 August AKE also raised the security risk rating for Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) territory following the expansion of IS activities on the borders of the semi-autonomous region.
The Iraq countrywide security risk rating was recently affirmed at 45 (Highly Dangerous Business Environment). KRG territory is now rated at 20 (Elevated Risk) up from 19. As a comparison, the United Kingdom is rated at 7 (Stable) and Iraq's neighbour Syria is rated at 56 (Extreme Security Risks).
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Source: AKE GROUP
