By John Lee. Islamist militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS, ISIL) have attacked Baiji [Bayji] oil refinery (pictured), 155 miles north of Baghdad. A security official told Associated Press that the attack on Iraq's largest refinery began late on Tuesday night and continued into Wednesday, with militants targeting it with […]
By Tariq Abdell. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. “…The ultimate test of statesmanship is what to do in the face of war…” -- Thatcher’s statecraft The upsurge in Sectarian violence across Iraq underscores the blatant failure of Iraq’s consensual democracy […]
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Council on Foreign Relations president Richard Haass weighs in:
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. US Vice President says Iraq needs urgent assistance, as he visited the Brazilian capital. Joe Biden also says American will continue to provide support to the war-torn country:
By John Cookson. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Gruesome images and videos from Iraq have sparked revulsion around the world as ISIS militants video executions and upload them on the internet. Grisly stills and videos appear on jihadist websites often days […]
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Paul Bremer talks to Erin Burnett about what he thinks are the options for the U.S. military in Iraq to help stop ISIS:
By John Lee. Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, discussed Iraqi - British relations at a recent meeting with the British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hugh Robertson. Theyy also reviewed the latest political and security developments, especially the attacks of the terrorist and armed groups (Islamic State in Iraq and Sham ISIS, DAASH, and the remnants […]
By Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Sistani Stresses Need for Unity over Sectarianism in Battle for Iraq As the security situation in Iraq has been severely deteriorating, news was posted on June 13 claiming that Shiite cleric Ali Sistani has […]
The following article was published by Reidar Visser, an historian of Iraq educated at the University of Oxford. It is reproduced here with the author’s permission. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. It’s official: The provisional result of Iraq’s 30 April general election, published last month, […]
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Andrew Stevens speaks to Gen. Anthony Zinni about what the U.S. can do to help slow down ISIS' military conquest in Iraq:
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. US President Barack Obama is weighing up how to deal with a Sunni-led rebellion in Iraq. The Obama administration is considering working with its longtime foe Iran, after fighters from the Islamic State […]
By John Cookson. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Traders will tell you the price of oil is a speculative market based on expectations. Most of Iraq's oil production is from the mega fields in the south, far from any fighting. But […]
