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 […]
By John Lee. Hundreds of Yazidi-Americans have filed a civil lawsuit against French conglomerate Lafarge, seeking to hold the company accountable for its admitted criminal conspiracy with the so-called Islamic State group (ISIS, ISIL, Daesh), and to obtain justice for the Yazidi people. Nobel Prize winner and human rights activist Nadia Murad is the lead […]
By John Lee. The commander of Nineveh Operations Command for the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) has reportedly told Shafaq News Agency that over 35 percent of the concrete security barrier project along the Iraqi-Syrian border has been completed. More here. (Source: Shafaq)
By Amberin Zaman for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Yazidis appeal to Baghdad for funds to rebuild their native Sinjar Iraq's Yazidi groups are pleasing for more financial assistance to rebuild Sinjar, which was decimated by the […]
From Human Rights Watch (HRW). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Flawed Implementation of Yazidi Compensation Law The Iraqi government's recent decision requiring applicants under the Yazidi Survivors Law to file a judicial complaint to be eligible for reparations is an alarming […]
By Martin Chulov and Nechirvan Mando, for The Guardian. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Treasure hunters circle in search of Islamic State's lost loot The ruins of Iraq and Syria are proving a treasure trove, with former foes vying to […]
By John Lee. The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated critical nodes of a key financial facilitation network of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which included four individuals and two entities in Türkiye, who have enabled the terrorist group's recruitment and financial transfers to and from […]
IOM, Finland to support local economic recovery for women and conflict-affected populations in Iraq In the face of Iraq's deepening financial crisis, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Iraq and the Government of Finland launched a EUR 2,000,000 project to support displacement-affected individuals whose businesses were destroyed or severely damaged by the conflict with […]
Introducing International Expertise towards Prosecuting ISIL's International Crimes: Intensive Training Program for Iraqi Judges at the Nuremberg Academy The International Nuremberg Principles Academy (Nuremberg Academy), in partnership with the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/ISIL (UNITAD), organised an advanced training course on international humanitarian law (IHL) and international criminal […]
Germany Supports UNITAD with Additional €1,700,000 for Investigating ISIL Financial Structure and Economic Crimes Germany has once more renewed its generous support and contributions to the work of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/ISIL (UNITAD), with a new funding cycle of €1,700,000. Through this support, UNITAD will be […]
The European Union renews its Support to UNITAD's Digitization of Evidence of ISIL crimes in Iraq The European Union (EU) extended its long-term commitment to justice and accountability with renewed support to the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/ISIL (UNITAD). With this extension, the EU committed an additional €3.8 […]
UNHCR welcomes the generous contribution from the United States of America to support and strengthen critical assistance in Iraq As the largest supporter of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Iraq, the United States of America (USA) recently contributed USD 27.8 million to help Syrian and other refugees and Iraq families displaced by Da'esh/ISIS (internally […]
