By Adam Lucente 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 struggles to thwart Iran proxies' attacks as US ups rhetoric The Iraqi government is trying to avoid becoming a battleground in the Israel-Hamas war as Iran-backed militias continue […]
By Hamdi Malik, Michael Knights, Crispin Smith and Ameer al-Kaabi, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Potential Escalation in Iraq (Part 2): Asaib and Nujaba Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, and their facade […]
By Hamdi Malik, Michael Knights, Crispin Smith and Ameer al-Kaabi, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Potential Escalation in Iraq (Part 1): Khamenei and Badr Iraqi "resistance" elements are becoming more bellicose in their […]
By John Lee. Jordan's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has said that a number of tankers carrying crude oil from Iraq to Jordan have returned before entering Jordan due to protests at the Terbil [Trebel] border crossing. It said this decision was made to ensure the safety of drivers and the tankers. It added […]
By Hamdi Malik, Crispin Smith and Michael Knights, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Coded Militia Language Aims to Signal Escalation The Iraqi "resistance" is using language that previously presaged attacks on U.S. targets, […]
By Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Most of today's Salafist jihadist movements have no interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, for the time being regarding it as irrelevant. Instead, their call is to engage in intense, bloody confrontations involving bombings, executions, and […]
