Video: Iraq Enlists more Sunni Fighters
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Earlier this week Iraq enlisted more Sunni fighters to join the battle against ISIL in the Sunni-dominated Anbar province. But despite this, many Sunnis are still suspicious and angry and say the government […]
Anti-ISIS Musicians give Cause for Hope
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. Activism Rising in Baghdad: Anti-ISIS Musicians, Bloggers and Volunteer Builders give Iraqis Cause for Hope It's becoming something of a habit for Karim Wasfi, cellist and conductor with the Iraqi […]
Thanks to Extremism, Iraqis Revive Ancient Religion
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. The One, True Kurdish Prophet? Thanks to ISIS' Extremism, Iraqis Revive Ancient Religion One of the smallest and oldest religions in the world is experiencing a revival in the semi-autonomous […]
UN Condemns Destruction of Iraqi Heritage
The United Nations General Assembly today expressed outrage that attacks on Iraq’s cultural heritage are being used as a tactic of war to spread terror and hatred, “a new phenomenon,” the head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) labelled as a form of “cultural cleansing” threatening the people and security in the […]
Video: 470 Bodies Exhumed from Mass Graves
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq has exhumed the remains of 470 people believed to have been executed by jihadists near Tikrit last year in what is known as the Speicher massacre, the health minister said Thursday:
How Close Will ISIS get to Baghdad?
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. Nasty, New Neighbours in Iraq: How Close Will ISIS Extremists get to Baghdad? At one stage it seemed as though the chances of the extremist group known as the Islamic […]
Fate of Kurdish Presidency Divides Kurds
By Mohammed A. Salih for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Fate of Kurdish Presidency Divides Iraqi Kurds As the tenure of Iraqi Kurdistan's President Massoud Barzani (pictured) is coming to an end soon, the question of transfer of power has […]
Vaccination Drive to keep Iraq Polio-Free
WHO and UNICEF Iraq Launch Vaccination Drive to keep the Country Polio-Free Iraqi children under five this week are again the centre of a mass vaccination campaign that started on 24 May across all governorates in Iraq tokeep the country polio-free after completing one year since the last case of polio was recorded in a […]
Baroness Nicholson re-confirmed as UK Trade Envoy to Iraq
The Iraq Britain Business Council’s (IBBC) Executive Chairman, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, has been reconfirmed as UK’s official Trade Envoy to Iraq by the newly appointed Minister for Trade and Investment. Francis Maude said the continuation of the Trade Envoy programme reflected the strong sense he had of the contribution they were making to the […]
Qatari FM arrives in Iraq
By John Lee. The Qatari Foreign Minister, Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, arrived in Baghdad on Thursday on an official visit. He is scheduled to meet a number of Iraqi government officials to discuss relations between the two countries, and the latest developments in the region. He was met on arrival at Baghdad International […]
Latest Airstrikes Against ISIL Targets
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, which took place between 8 a.m. Wednesda and 8 a.m. Thursday, local time, noting that assessments of results […]
Ramadi IDPs find Restrictions, not Refuge, in Baghdad
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. Ramadi's Displaced find Restrictions, not Refuge, in Baghdad While the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL) managed to occupy most of Anbar province and to raise its flags over the local government […]