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"Low Likelihood" of ISIS Resurgence in Iraq

By Kamaran Palani for the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Low Likelihood of ISIS Resurgence in Iraq ISIS was militarily defeated and lost territorial control in Iraq over six years ago. Since then, the group […]

Visited Iraq? US Now Requires Special Visa

By Simon Kent. The US House of Representatives have voted to place special visa requirements on anyone who has visited Iraq, Iran, Sudan or Syria after March 2011. The regulations--in effect from the date of the beginning of the Syrian uprising, come in the wake of the Paris attacks and relate to concerns over individuals […]