From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. On an unannounced trip to Erbil in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, US Secretary of State John Kerry pushes for Iraqi unity against a militant onslaught which the UN says has left over 1,000 dead:
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. CNN's John Vause speaks to former US State Department adviser David Tafuri about the situation in Iraq:
By John Lee. OSI Systems Inc. has announced that its Security division, Rapiscan Systems, has received a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract from the U.S. Department of Defense valued at approximately $102 million to supply multiple units of its cargo and vehicle inspection systems and related training, spare parts, service and logistics support for Iraq. […]
By John Lee. Sunni rebels led by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS, ISIL) have taken control of Baiji [Bayji] refinery, near the town of Tikrit, according to Al Jazeera sources. While foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that Iraqi special forces soldiers were in control, the news agency's sources […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday pledged "intense" support for Iraq against the "existential threat" of a major militant offensive pushing toward Baghdad from the North and West:
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. ISIS captured a key town on the border between Iraq and Syria. They now control 70 percent of Anbar province:
By John Cookson. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. US Secretary of State John Kerry's whistle-stop swing through the Middle East and Europe will likely include a meeting this week with Iraq's embattled caretaker prime-minister Nouri al-Maliki. At the Baghdad summit we […]
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. CNN's Jim Sciutto reports on President Obama's comments about the role of the U.S. in the crisis in Iraq:
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks with Jay Garner, who led America's post-war Iraq reconstruction efforts in 2003:
By Omar al-Jaffal for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqi government has yet to tell its side of the story after the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) occupied the province of Ninevah on June 10, leaving the door open for interpretations […]
By John Cookson. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. President Obama opposed the 2003 US-led war which toppled Saddam. He based his run for the White House on ending wars rather than starting them. So his decision announced at a press conference […]
The eighth cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government was announced at a special session of the Kurdistan Parliament held on 18 June 2014. Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani, and all cabinet ministers were sworn into office. In a speech outlining the programme of the eighth cabinet, Prime Minister Barzani stated that […]
