From Amnesty International. Panic has taken hold in north-western Iraq as tens of thousands of people flee areas where Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militants are continuing their advance, Amnesty International said. “The situation for Iraqis in the north-west of the country, especially those from the Yezidi and Christian minority communities, is becoming […]
By John Lee. Gulf Keystone Petroleum confirmed on Thursday that the Company's operations in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, including ongoing production and trucking operations at both Shaikan production facilities, remain safe and secure. While there is no immediate threat to any of the Company's operations in the region, the company continues to monitor the […]
By Patrick M Schmidt. The United States Treasury has announced that its Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Unit has imposed sanctions on Kuwaiti citizens who are believed to be routing funding to militant groups in Syria and Iraq. The two groups have been identified as the Nursa Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the […]
By Patrick M Schmidt. An offensive launched by Kurdish security forces over the weekend has continued into the middle of the week. Their forces have mainly focused on the city of Mosul that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) had previously declared as the capitol of their “caliphate.” Kurdish forces have suffered […]
By Patrick M Schmidt. Almost three-dozen different non-governmental organizations have pushed for action on the part of the American government to respond to the ongoing refugee crisis in the Kurdistan region. It is estimated that the violence that erupted this weekend alone displaced at least 30,000 people as Kurdish and militant forces clashed. It is […]
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The U.S. is considering air strikes in Iraq in response to a militant surge in northern areas. CNN's Jim Sciutto reports:
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. ISIS fighters seized Qaraqosh, Iraq's largest Christian town, forcing thousands of Christians to flee for their lives:
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. After defeating the Kurdish Peshmerga, ISIS' advance across Iraq is on a dangerous threshold. Nic Robertson reports:
By John Lee. Turkey's Economy Minister, Nihat Zeybekçi, has said the ongoing crisis in Iraq could result in a $3 billion decline in Turkish exports to Iraq by the end of the year. After the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS, ISIL )seized Mosul in June, exports from Turkey began to decline dramatically. […]
By Wassim Bassem for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A popular mobilization is occurring in Iraq in response to the “righteous jihad” fatwa issued three days after the Islamic State (IS) occupied Mosul on July 10. Saad Hamid is among […]
By Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting Amid elevated levels of violence accounting for nearly 300 fatalities, the reporting period was marked by ISIS advances across the North. Militant offensives in several districts held or contested by Peshmerga forces led to fierce clashes between ISIS and Kurdish elements in Sinjar district and areas around Mosul, causing tens […]
By Patrick M Schmidt. Willie Walsh, Chief Executive Officer of British Airways (BA), defended the company’s decision to continue allowing their flights to across through Iraqi airspace. BA flights to Dubai and Doha regularly operate over Iraq for a portion of the flight. "We fly over Iraq because we consider it safe. If we thought […]
