Showcase window 2: Iraq

Two weeks in a row above Iraq's own baseline.

Events located in Iraq: 22 in the week of 14 Sep, then 33 and 36 in the two weeks from 21 Sep, each above Iraq's own recent range (z 3.6, 2.2).

While the disarmament deadline led the coverage, the event record in Iraq climbed two weeks running.

Window: 14 Sep to 4 Oct 2026. Data as of 26 October 2026.

A per-location reading against its own recent weeks, not the calibrated escalation measure; weekly counts in Iraq are small.

What the coverage showed

The National (22 September 2026) covered Iraq through the militia disarmament deadline, moved to June 2027. Source.

How this figure is made

Measure: weekly count of events located in Iraq against its own recent weeks. Figures come from the published record: 84,776 events, 28 Feb to 13 Oct 2026. Methodology.

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