From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Prime Minister Niuri al-Maliki has traveled to D.C. to request aid from the United States. CNN's Barbara Starr reports:
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Nouri al Maliki is in Washington to gather U.S. support to deal with violence in his country. Barack Obama says he wants an inclusive Iraq and that democratic elections should be held as […]
By Tom Walker, Director, Assaye Risk COUNTRY OVERVIEW It has been a bloody week for many Iraqis as insurgents and militia groups have pressed home a number of coordinated high impact attacks resulting in large numbers killed and wounded. Transnational influences have also dominated reporting as regional leaders seek to find ways to control and […]
By John Lee. Reuters reports that the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Iraq is "on track" for next autumn. An American official told the news agency, on condition of anonymity, that Iraqi pilots are in training, and Iraq recently paid an instalment of roughly $650 million for the jets. Iraq signed a new contract […]
By Ala Jaff. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Kurdistani Police and Children: Policing Future (Great) Citizens, Not Today’s Criminals While the police services in Kurdistan are moving at groundbreaking speed in terms of police “reform”, there is still much needed progress when […]
By John Lee. A former Marine has been sentenced to five years and three months in federal prison for his role in corruption in Iraq. LA Times reports that former staff sergeant Gilbert Mendez is the 10th Marine who was stationed at Camp Fallouja to be convicted of corruption or fraud-related offensives. Mendez, who served […]
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. Two years ago, famous Iraqi activist Hanaa Edwar stood up against Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki while attending the National Conference on Human Rights in Iraq. She told him that he harbored hatred […]
By Harith Hasan for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Mosul, the capital of Ninevah province, has become one of the most important strongholds of al-Qaeda in Iraq. The city’s large area and its borders with Syria and Turkey make it of […]
By Hiwa Barznjy. 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. Single? Arab? Male? Then Iraqi Kurdistan’s Borders are Closed to You Almost a month after a terrorist attack on security forces in Erbil – the first […]
By Tom Walker, Director, Assaye Risk COUNTRY OVERVIEW Iraqis bore the brunt of another violent week, however the tempo of insurgent attacks waned, possibly due to a lack of resources or as the focus of their operations shifted to the fighting against the rebel groups and Kurdish militias in Northern Syria / Iraq. Despite […]
Britain will give vulnerable Syrian children fleeing to Iraq the protection they need, International Development Secretary Justine Greening (pictured) announced on Wednesday. There are around 200,000 Syrian refugees now in Iraq to escape the ongoing violence, the majority in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with more arriving every day. This follows the sudden opening of […]
By Adnan Abu Zeed for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A decade after the fall of Saddam Hussein, an ingrained fear of the “tinted car” remains ingrained in Iraqi minds. If anything, since 2003 this fear has grown, commensurate with the […]
