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 Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting ISIS related violence in the last 48 hours Tel Afar The situation remains extremely fluid and reporting largely disrupted across the North. Iraqi forces backed by local police and Turkmen groups recaptured ISIS positions in the district of Tal Afar, which fell under ISIS control on Monday. These gains followed […]
A spectacular ISIS offensive launched on 10 June across the North forced the ISF to retreat and regroup into the southern districts of Salahuddin. Most of Nineveh, including its capital Mosul, and the northern section of Salahuddin, encompassing Tikrit, are now under insurgent control. The number of reported fatalities, recorded at 387, while much higher […]
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 […]
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 […]
