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Overview Levels of violence rose in Iraq over the past week, mainly in the centre of the country, throughout the capital, in the east of Anbar province and the west of Diyala province. Other hotspots included Mosul, Kirkuk, Diwaniyah, Hillah and even Karbala and Basrah. Kurdistan remained largely quiet, although the risk of unexploded ordnance […]
Iraqi Drilling Company invited to bid for supplying integral equipments for cementing units in accordance with the conditions & specifications , which can be obtained from the purchasing department, IDC Headquarters in Baghdad. The bidder will pay Three Hundred Thousand Iraqi Dinars for the tender documents. Iraqi Drilling Company will not be obliged upon accepting lower […]
Overview While many have been concerned at the impact of Osama bin Laden’s death on the security situation in Iraq, conditions have not changed significantly in recent days. Levels of violence actually fell last week, although conditions are still worse than normal. The majority of attacks continue to take place in Baghdad, although last week […]
Overview Levels of violence rose in Iraq last week to the highest level seen this year. The graph below indicates that there were over 70 major attacks recorded countrywide, the majority of which took place in Baghdad. There were several incidents also recorded in eastern Anbar province, a slight fall in the number of attacks […]
Overview Levels of violence rose in Iraq last week, with a particular increase in the number of attacks targeting civic employees in Baghdad. There were also clusters of violence in the cities of Fallujah, Ramadi, Mosuk and Kirkuk, as well as in the north of Babil province. The south was relatively quiet, as was most […]
Iraq has seen a rise in the number of sticky bomb attacks over the last week. This is a worrying trend, particularly for the state employees and security force personnel who are being singled out for these attacks. The Tactic Sticky bombs are also known as Under Vehicle Improvised Explosive Devices (UVIEDs). They are […]
Overview There was a fall in the number of violent incidents taking place in Iraq last week, although there was a spate of attacks around the centre of the country on Monday, leaving a number of people dead. In general, violence remains concentrated in Baghdad, the dstricts immediately surrounding it, and the northern city of […]
The Mayoralty of Baghdad has said that it will provide 50 billion dinars [42 million Iraqi dinars] as an additional allocation to improve services in the capital. "The extra allocations will be used to improve services, including drinking water, sewerage, roads and agriculture," the mayoralty said in a statement quoting Engineer Naeem al-Kaabi, responsible for […]
Overview The past week has seen a slight drop in the number of violent attacks taking place in Iraq. Incidents were concentrated in Baghdad and in the districts west of the capital in Anbar province. Mosul also experienced a significant proportion of attacks, while even Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan saw incidents of unrest and reported cross-border […]
The Mayoralty of Baghdad signed on Tuesday two contracts with two companies to set up two malls in the capital at a cost of $54 million. “The mayoralty of Baghdad has signed a deal with the Dar al-Sabah company to build a mall in the al-Harithiya district at a cost of $42 million [50 billion […]
Levels of violence continue to creep up in Iraq. Tuesday’s deadly attack on a government building in Tikrit serves as a reminder that terrorist groups retain the ability to conduct horrific attacks in the country. Otherwise terrorist activity was concentrated in Baghdad and Mosul. The south saw a slight rise in activity but it remains […]
Bloomberg reports that Iraq will sign a contract with Arab investors next month for a $15 billion [18 trillion Iraqi dinars] housing project . One investor from the United Arab Emirates and another group of companies from the U.A.E. and Kuwait are the finalists in the bidding process, Saber al-Issawi, the governor of Baghdad, said […]
