By Ahmad al-Rubaie. 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. Fantasy Buffer Zone: Baghdad Youths Plan ‘Mini-Iraq’ the Way it Should Be For many educated young Iraqis, there’s no escaping the grim realities of daily life: […]
The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all but essential travel to Iraq. Travel within Iraq remains dangerous given the security situation. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning dated February 25, 2013, to update information on security incidents and to remind U.S. citizens of ongoing security concerns in Iraq, including kidnapping and terrorist […]
By Tom Walker, Director, Assaye Risk COUNTRY OVERVIEW It has been another brutal week in Iraq with many hundreds killed in a spate of bombings and shootings. August was a particularly bloody month with over 800 civilians reported killed, a figure that does not take into account ISF deaths and casualties. Nearly 5,000 civilians […]
Amid a continuing exodus of Syrians into Iraq's Kurdistan region, the heads of the UN refugee agency and the World Food Programme praised the regional government for giving refuge to almost 200,000 people, including some 47,000 who arrived in the last two weeks. Despite the burden of accommodating such a large influx of refugees, the […]
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. Japan has taught Iraqis an important lesson on tolerance and humanitarian devotion when it decided to open a hospital in the city of Fallujah in memory of Japanese journalist Shinsuke Hashida, […]
By John Lee. According to casualty figures released by UNAMI, a total of 804 Iraqis were killed and another 2,030 were wounded in acts of terrorism and violence in August. The number of civilians killed was 716 (including 106 civilian police), while the number of civilians injured was 1,936 (including 195 civilian police). A further […]
By John Lee. The Royal Jordanian Air Academy in Amman, Jordan, has won a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $12,789,935 for English language and technical training to Iraqi Air Force students. Training will be at the Royal Jordanian Air Academy, and is expected to be completed by Aug. 8, 2014. (Source: U.S. Department of Defense)
By John Lee. Ruebin S. Thomas, a former civilian contractor, has pleaded guilty to stealing two electric generators from a U.S. military base in Iraq, reports Associated Press. Thomas, who worked for Honeywell Technologies at the Camp Victory Base Complex in Baghdad, stole two generators valued at $176,000 each in June 2009. Sentencing was scheduled […]
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. Iraq is currently the scene of a sharp regional conflict between Iran and its opponents. This is nothing new, however. Regional events have come to show that any country witnessing political or social instability, amid […]
By John Lee. General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a $56,481,809 cost-plus-fixed-fee, non-option eligible, non-multi-year contract modification (P000109) of contract (W56HZV-13-D-0015) for continuation of contractor logistics support and base life support services in Iraq. This is part of Foreign Military Sales to Iraq. Performance location will be Iraq with funding from fiscal 2013 Other […]
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. Arab Jibor, a neighborhood south of Baghdad that is home to a variety of different sects, is part of an area that encompasses the Iraqi capital known as "hizam Baghdad," Arabic for the "Baghdad […]
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari held a meeting with the UK Ambassador to Iraq, Simon Collis, at his office on August 28th. During the meeting, the two officials discussed Iraqi - British relations, the political situation in the region, and the developments of the Syrian crisis and the ongoing international reaction to it. The Minister reviewed […]
