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Weekly Security Update for 5th October 2011
Levels of violence fell slightly in Iraq over the past week. There was a rise in the number of small arms attacks, mainly in Baghdad and the neighbouring province of Diyala. There was also a slight rise in the number of indirect fire attacks countrywide, which left two people dead (including a US soldier) and […]
Tags: AKE, Assassination, Baghdad, Christian, Diyala, Iraq, K&R, Kidnap, Kurdistan News, Qadissiyah, Ransom, Sahwah, Salah ad Din, Security, Ta'mim, Turkmen, US military, Violence
New Housing Opportunity in Baghdad
In conjunction with the Shiite Endowments Authority, the National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced an investment opportunity to construct a housing complex in Baghdad on the lot numbered 16/207 M4 - Kerada (total area of 60 donums). Investment license applications can be found on the One Stop Shop page of the NIC's website. Applications should […]
Conditions Improve in Iraq
Despite Monday’s deadly attack against a police facility in Anbar province, overall levels of violence declined in Iraq over recent months. At least 676 people were killed between July and September as a result of over 700 separate terrorist and militant attacks. This constituted an improvement from the second quarter of the year (April-June) when […]
Tags: AKE, Analysis, Anbar, Baghdad, Global Intake, Iran, Iraq, Kirkuk, Kurdistan News, Mosul, Security, Statistics, terrorism, Turkey, Violence
Baghdad Mayor Discusses Baghdad Metro with French Company
The Mayor of Baghdad, Sabir al-Issawi, met representatives of the French company Sistra [Systra] to discuss the studies and designs for the Baghdad Metro Project, a Mayoralty statement reported on Wednesday, according to Aswat al-Iraq. “The Mayoralty’s Designs Department had prepared over the past few months the detailed dossiers about the transportation problems in Baghdad, […]
Weekly Security Update for 29th September 2011
Levels of violence rose in Iraq for the fourth week in a row last week, with a number of people killed and injured in nationwide attacks. Violence was concentrated in Baghdad, Mosul and the districts surrounding the capital. As warned in last week’s Security Update on Iraq Business News there were several attacks conducted against […]
Tags: AKE, al-Qaeda, Ankara, Assassination, Baghdad, Bangladesh, Christian, Diyala, Iran, Iraq, Karbala, Kidnap, Kurdistan News, Ninawa, PJAK, PKK, Qandil, Security, Shawwal, Shi'ah, Sunni, Ta'mim, Tehran, terrorism, Turkey, Violence, Yazidi
Weekly Security Update for 22nd September 2011
Levels of violence rose in Iraq over the past week. Conditions are still quieter than July and June but they have been gradually worsening over the course of September. Last week saw a series of brutal attacks, mainly in the central region, affecting Baghdad and the provinces of Anbar and Babil. Mosul in the north […]
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Weekly Security Update for 1st September 2011
While last week was bloody in Iraq, levels of violence actually fell slightly in the country from the week before. Nonetheless, conditions should still be regarded as hostile, with dozens of people killed in a series of suicide bombings towards the end of Ramadan. As well as several such attacks in the centre of the […]
Tags: AKE, al-Qaeda, Anbar, Baghdad, Basrah, Bayji, Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan News, Offshore Europe, PKK, Ramadan, Security, suicide, Turkey
Weekly Security Update for 25th August 2011
The current world focus is on Libya, with AKE now ranking Tripoli as being much more hostile a working environment than Baghdad. However, conditions are still fluid and unstable in Iraq, and levels of violence have crept up in the country for the third consecutive week. Dozens of people were killed and hundreds injured in […]
Tags: AKE, Anbar, Baghdad, Basrah, Diyala, energy, Iraq, K&R, Karbala, Kidnap, Kurdistan News, Kut, Libya, Maysan, Najaf, Ninawa, PKK, Qandil, Security, South, Southern, Ta'mim, terrorism, Wassit
Weekly Security Update for 17th August 2011
Up until Monday, the past week was turning into one of the quietest so far this year, but then a series of mass casualty attacks swept the country, leaving dozens of people dead and injured. Provincial government buildings and security force installations and patrols were the most common targets of the attacks, although civilians were […]
Tags: AKE, al-Qaeda, America, Anbar, Baghdad, Iran, Iraq, Karbala, Kirkuk, Kurdistan News, Kut, Najaf, Oil, Qandil Mountains, Ramadan, Security, terrorism, Turkey, US military, Wassit
Oil and Security
Iraq’s oil wealth is massive, with significant economic potential for years to come. Unfortunately, development is being hampered by endemic violence and ongoing instability. However, the main reserves are not evenly distributed around the country and neither is the violence. By avoiding the violent hotspots companies can still make significant profits with minimal exposure to […]
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Iraq's $70bn Railway Project
Iraq is to get high-speed trains linking the provinces, a senior official at the Ministry of Transport said. Talking to Aknews, deputy transport minister Bangin Rekani explained their desire for extensive railways and 240km/h trains. The plans have been presented to the cabinet for approval. The railways, which will provide a huge boost to the Iraqi […]