Versar Inc. has announced that it was awarded an Iraq Personal Services II contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), with a maximum contract value of $10.69 million (12.5 billion Iraqi dinars). The firm fixed price IDIQ contract is a single award with a three-year period of performance consisting of a base year […]
By Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting Violence across Iraq’s northern and central provinces remained at a similar intensity to the previous reporting period and only Kirkuk experienced a significant increase in the number of attacks. Fatalities fell, but 318 people were killed and over 500 injured as a result of the ongoing violence. According to UN […]
By Patrick M Schmidt. During a tour of Rumaila oil field, the Iraqi Minister of Oil, Abdul Kareem al-Luaibi [Elaibi] , announced that two unmanned drones would begin flying over the vital oil infrastructure in the south of Iraq. His announcement marks the first time that drones have been used to protect energy interests. The […]
Sterling Global Operations puts first Micro MineWolf tracked armored vehicle into use in Kurdistan Sterling Global Operations (SGO) is operating the first Micro MineWolf (MW50) anti-mine armored tracked vehicle – designed for use in mountainous and other hard-to-access locations – in Kurdistan as part of SGO’s work supporting oil and natural gas exploration, demining projects, […]
By Mustafa al-Kadhimi for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. After 10 years of difficulty in managing political and security crises, Iraq is in need of a new vision for the concept of political dialogue. The management of dialogue is not only […]
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. Najaf and Qom have taken two different approaches in dealing with general political affairs in Shiite communities since the introduction of the idea of velayat-e faqih. Although this idea was put forward […]
The Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) is killing, kidnapping, and threatening religious and ethnic minorities in and around the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Since capturing Mosul on June 10, 2014, the armed Sunni extremist group has seized at least 200 Turkmen, Shabaks, and Yazidis, killed at least 11 of them, and ordered […]
By John Lee. General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a $65-million (76-billion Iraqi dinars) modification to its foreign military sales contract for specialized training, contractor logistics support, and base life support for the Iraq M1A1 Abrams program. Funding and work location will be determined with each order. Estimated completion date is Feb. 28, 2015.. […]
A UN report released Friday documents a litany of serious human rights violations committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and associated armed groups between 5 June and 5 July, including some that may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The report also documents violations committed by Iraqi security […]
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Indian Shiites volunteer to go to Iraq to protect their shrines from ISIS. CNN's Sumnima Udas reports.
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG), Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, today met for more than two hours the Supreme Religious Authority in Najaf, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani (pictured). “I have delivered to His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani a letter from the United Nations Secretary-General welcoming his support for the protection […]
After the reclusive leader of the Sunni Muslim extremist group that took over Mosul made an appearance at the city’s famous mosque, many of the extremists are boasting that Mosul is to be the capital of their new Islamic state. Evidence that they’re right comes in the form of “Islamic police” patrol cars taking locals […]
