From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Al Jazeera's Jane Dutton explains ISIL's gains and losses in Iraq:
Video: Current State of IS in Iraq
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DC Run Raises $33k for Iraqi Children
With more than 300 participants, the recent "IN THEIR SHOES 5K" nearly bested the previous 2 annual 5Ks combined. The largest team to register was EPIC, with USIP right behind, both with more than 20. Other teams included Cobec, Michael Baker International, Road Runners, the Tortoise and Hare, and the Flying Tigris. And when the last donation arrived, days after […]
EU: Iraqi People need More Support
Stephen O’Brien, the new European Union's Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs (USG) and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), called for greater assistance for millions of people across Iraq following a two-day visit to the country. “It’s imperative at this critical time we do more to mitigate the suffering of the Iraqi people. Much has been done, but […]
Tags: caliphate, EU, European Union, IDPs, internally displaced persons, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Refugees, terrorism
Airstrikes Destroy ISIL Oil Infrastructure
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, which took place between 8 a.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday, local time, noting that assessments of results […]
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Video: Shiite Milita fights IS in Baiji
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi fighters from the Shiite popular mobilisation unit were still fighting jihadists from the Islamic state on the outskirts of Iraq's Baiji oil refinery, about 200 kilometres north of Baghdad, on Sunday.
KRG FM Receives Belgian Deputy PM
In the meeting between Minister Falah Mustafa, Head of the KRG Foreign Relations, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium Didier Reynders, military as well as humanitarian aid for the Kurdistan Region were at top of the list of priorities discussed. Minister Mustafa welcomed Minister Reynders in his first visit to […]
New Army to Defend Oil and Electricity Facilities
By John Lee. Iraq is committing 27,000 security personnel to protect its oil and energy infrastructue from attacks by the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL). Oil Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi (pictured) announced the new force following the latest round of meeting with the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). According to a report from The […]
Tags: Army, caliphate, Electricity In Iraq, featured, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, oil army, OPEC, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, terrorism
More UK Military Trainers for Iraq
By John Lee. The United Kingdom is to send an extra 125 military trainers to Iraq to help in the battle against the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL). Prime Minister David Cameron made the announcement at the G7 summit in Germany, ahead of a meeting with Iraqi leader Haidera al-Abadi, scheduled for Monday. He said: […]
Latest Airstrikes Against ISIL
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS, ISIL, IS) terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, which took place between 8 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday, local time, noting […]
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Video: Fierce Fighting near Anbar Airbase
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Security forces and allied Shia units suffer casualties as Al Habbaniyah airbase comes under fire from ISIL fighters:
Estonian IT for Iraqi Courts
By John Lee. A consortium of three Estonian IT companies are to provide an electronic information system for Iraqi courts. The companies are Aktors, Net Group and Võrguvara, and the first step will be building a system for the court in Sulaymaniyah. Within nine months, electronic court systems will be built for all three court […]
How Much is Fight Against IS Costing?
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Can The Country Ever Recover? How Much Iraq's Fight Against ISIS Extremists Is Really Costing The security crisis caused by the extremist group known as the Islamic State has not […]