Video: 'Long Road' of Mistakes in Iraq
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks with Jay Garner, who led America's post-war Iraq reconstruction efforts in 2003:
Ex-Saddam Baathists Unite in Ninevah Campaign
By Omar al-Jaffal for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqi government has yet to tell its side of the story after the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) occupied the province of Ninevah on June 10, leaving the door open for interpretations […]
Iraqi Stocks Bounce Back
By Mark DeWeaver. This week saw a dramatic turnaround in Iraqi stocks. Last Thursday’s selloff (see this post) accelerated into a mad dash for the exits on Sunday, with the RSISX losing 4.3% on virtually no advancing volume and 60% of the trading in limit-down stocks. On Monday the index fell another 3% to bottom […]
New KRG Cabinet Announced
The eighth cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government was sworn into office on 18 June 2014 at the Kurdistan Parliament. The cabinet consists of the following ministries and departments: Prime Minister: Nechirvan Idris Barzani Deputy Prime Minister: Qubad Jalal Talabani Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources: Abdulstar Majeed Ministry of Culture and Youth: Khalid Doski […]
Can 300 US Military Advisers save Iraq?
By John Cookson. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. President Obama opposed the 2003 US-led war which toppled Saddam. He based his run for the White House on ending wars rather than starting them. So his decision announced at a press conference […]
KRG Prime Minister Barzani Outlines Priorities
The eighth cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government was announced at a special session of the Kurdistan Parliament held on 18 June 2014. Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani, and all cabinet ministers were sworn into office. In a speech outlining the programme of the eighth cabinet, Prime Minister Barzani stated that […]
Security Update 20 June 2014
By Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting ISIS related violence in the last 48 hours Baiji Iraqi security forces have reportedly recaptured the refinery, after tribal sheiks helped negotiate a rebel withdrawal from the area. ISIS rebels regrouped into the town of Baiji, which they now appear to control completely. The situation remains fluid and reporting […]
Video: Investor Peter Schiff on Iraq and World Economy
From Russia Today. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's largest oil refinery shut down Wednesday amid ongoing fighting between military forces and insurgents with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The Beji refinery accounts for a quarter of the country's […]
Video: US Ready for Military Action
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. US President Barack Obama has announced Washington is ready to send up to 300 military advisors to Iraq and would take "targeted" and "precise" military action if necessary following the swift advance of radical […]
Video: UNESCO calls for Saving Iraq Heritage Sites
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The UN's World Heritage body UNESCO has called Iraqis to unite behind their heritage as fear mounts that protected sites may get damaged as Sunni rebels from the Islamic State of Iraq and […]
Kurds Seize Control of Border Crossing
By Wladimir van Wilgenburg for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces have seized most of the borders that divide the landlocked Kurds between Iraq and Syria, with increasing public support from both sides of the border. ]Kurds in several cities in […]
Security Update 19 June 2014
By Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting ISIS related violence in the last 48 hours Southern Kirkuk The village of Bashir remained the scene of clashes between Kurdish forces and ISIS fighters, who are still battling over control of the area. The fighting on Wednesday left at least nine policemen and Peshmergas dead, and 28 injured. Tal […]