By John Lee. KUNA reports that the UN Security Council has acknowledged progress achieved by Iraq in implementing its UN obligations towards Kuwait, and will move some related issues from Chapter VII to VI of UN Charter when it meets on the matter next month. Mark Lyall-Grant (pictured), British Ambassador to UN and rotating UNSC […]
By Tom Walker, Director, Assaye Risk COUNTRY OVERVIEW Despite recent levels of heightened violence and multiple catastrophic attacks over the past weeks Iraq was somewhat spared similar events during this reporting period. As a result we have seen a correspondingly lower number of fatalities across the country with 89 killed, down 154 on last weeks […]
By John Lee. UPI reports that Russia has started fulfilling a contract to send attack helicopters and short-range air defense systems to Iraq. Sergei Chemezov (pictured), Chief Executive Officer of Russian Technologies (Rostec), was quoted by state news agency RIA Novosti as saying: "The contract is being implemented, the production (of ordered equipment) has started." […]
Iraq's Defence Ministry has announced it busted an alleged al-Qaeda cell that had been attempting to produce chemical weapons. Reporters in Baghdad were shown four of the alleged suspects, who were hooded.
Hundreds of Kurdish fighters have arrived in northern Iraq as part of a peace deal with Turkey. The pact, which was signed in March, ended a decades-long conflict that killed about 40,000 people. Al Jazeera's Omar Al Saleh reports from the Iraqi border with Turkey, where he was given access to one of the PKK's […]
By John Lee. An American man has pleaded guilty to operating an illegal business selling Iraqi dinar. ArgusLeader reports that 60-year-old David Olmsted, also known as Dale Cooper Jr., received daily Federal Express packages with shrink-wrapped piles of dinar bills that had been smuggled out of Iraq and into Jordan. The man, from South Dakota, was […]
The Middle East Institute is pleased to welcome Stuart Bowen, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), to discuss his proposals for how best to conduct Stability and Reconstruction Operations. Stability and Reconstruction Operations, or (SROs), entail governmental efforts to rebuild crucial infrastructure, implement rule of law, and ensure security in developing countries before, […]
By Abdullah Salem. 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. After extremists set off bombs on Iraq’s most dangerous oil field, the resulting fire burned for a month. The result: toxic smoke, two deaths, accusations, environmental […]
By Mustafa Habib. 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. During the past month of violence, the Iraqi dinar’s value has fluctuated radically. Now black market money men are using Iraq’s poorer passport holders to take […]
According to casualty figures released today by UNAMI, a total of 1,045 Iraqis were killed and another 2,397 were wounded in acts of terrorism and acts of violence in May. The number of civilians killed was 963 (including 181 civilian police) and the number of civilians injured was 2,191 (including 359 civilian police). A further […]
From Jewish News One. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq civil war fears: PM Maliki vows action against extremists as sectarian violence spirals. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has vowed to confront sectarian militants following a recent spate of car bombings […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Attacks in Iraq kill dozens of people and bring the death toll from May's violence above 600, sparking fears of all-out sectarian conflict.
