The 3rd Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference was opened on Monday 8\4\2013 in Hague in the presence of Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General, Ahmed Auzmjo, Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Frans Timmermans, the Dutch Foreign Minister, in addition to a number of ministers and dignitaries of the member […]
By Tom Walker, Director, Assaye Risk COUNTRY OVERVIEW With the local elections looming and little progress in the Al-Anbar / Nineveh election standoff Iraq continues to be gripped by election related violence with the first high impact attack against a political rally taking place this week. As of close of play 07 Apr the […]
The UNAMI Human Rights Office (HRO) held the second in a series of two workshops in Najaf on 19-20 March to build and strengthen the capacity of 30 civil society organizations (CSOs) from Najaf and Diwaniya governorates to conduct human rights monitoring in their respective locations. Funded through UNAMI’s Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) programme, the […]
By Reidar Visser. The following article was published by Reidar Visser, an historian of Iraq educated at the University of Oxford and currently based at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. 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 […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq marks a decade since US-led forces took control of Baghdad, sealing the ouster of Saddam Hussein's brutal regime, but the country remains plagued by deadly attacks and mired in political crises: (Source: AFP)
According to figures released today by UNAMI, a minimum of 229 civilians were killed and a further 853 were wounded in acts of terrorism and armed violence in Iraq during March 2013. A further 227 members of the Iraqi security forces were killed and 300 were wounded as a result of such attacks. “The United […]
From Iran’s PressTV. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A political analyst says there is an increase in violence in Iraq because of the elections and there is a willing or an effort from al-Qaeda to one day attack the Shia and […]
By Jason Ditz. This article was originally published by Antiwar.com, and it is reproduced by Iraq Business News with permission. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The De-Baathification law and the notorious use of that law by Shi’ite politicians to ban Sunni […]
The Department of State warns all U.S. citizens in Iraq of increased threats of terrorist activity throughout the coming weeks. U.S. citizens should exercise extreme caution in light of the risk of violence possibly associated with the upcoming anniversary of the fall of Baghdad on April 9 and the run-up to elections on April 20. […]
Iraq continues to be one of the most contaminated countries in the world with landmines and unexploded ordinance. Today, on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, the United Nations calls for more progress to eliminate the threat of landmines to Iraqis. “Landmines and unexploded ordinance continue to terribly affect Iraqis, […]
The U.S. Department of State reminds U.S. citizens in Iraq of the continued threat of roadside improvised explosive devices (IEDs). On Tuesday, April 2 an empty 107mm rocket casing was discovered partially concealed on the side of the road near the U.S. Consulate General in Erbil. Local authorities were contacted and the device was cleared […]
From Jewish News One. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi intelligence officials have said a cross-border alliance is growing between the Islamic extremist groups al-Qaeda in Iraq, and the al-Nusra Front in Syria. (Source: Jewish News One)
