By Mushreq Abbas for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Reports about the June 21 clashes between the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and fighters from the Naqshbandi Order organization, led by former Iraqi Vice President Izzat al-Duri, have surprised no one. In […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. On an unannounced trip to Erbil in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, US Secretary of State John Kerry pushes for Iraqi unity against a militant onslaught which the UN says has left over 1,000 dead:
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. CNN's John Vause speaks to former US State Department adviser David Tafuri about the situation in Iraq:
By John Lee. Sunni rebels led by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS, ISIL) have taken control of Baiji [Bayji] refinery, near the town of Tikrit, according to Al Jazeera sources. While foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that Iraqi special forces soldiers were in control, the news agency's sources […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday pledged "intense" support for Iraq against the "existential threat" of a major militant offensive pushing toward Baghdad from the North and West:
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. ISIS captured a key town on the border between Iraq and Syria. They now control 70 percent of Anbar province:
By John Cookson. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. US Secretary of State John Kerry's whistle-stop swing through the Middle East and Europe will likely include a meeting this week with Iraq's embattled caretaker prime-minister Nouri al-Maliki. At the Baghdad summit we […]
By John Cookson. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. President Obama opposed the 2003 US-led war which toppled Saddam. He based his run for the White House on ending wars rather than starting them. So his decision announced at a press conference […]
By Ruth Lux, Managing Director of political risk consultancy Strategic Analysis. The security situation in Iraq has significantly declined over the last week. Mosul and Tikrit fell to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), an al-Qaeda off-shoot, and Tal Afar, in the Nineveh province, was seized on Monday. Additionally, Baquba, only 37 […]
By John Lee. Gazprom Neft has said it has no problems in Iraq and does not feel that its work in the country is under threat. Deputy CEO Vadim Yakovlev (pictured) told reporters on Tuesday: “Of course we are worried because we operate there and our people are still working ... [but] we do not […]
By John Lee. Islamist militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS, ISIL) have attacked Baiji [Bayji] oil refinery (pictured), 155 miles north of Baghdad. A security official told Associated Press that the attack on Iraq's largest refinery began late on Tuesday night and continued into Wednesday, with militants targeting it with […]
By Tariq Abdell. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. “…The ultimate test of statesmanship is what to do in the face of war…” -- Thatcher’s statecraft The upsurge in Sectarian violence across Iraq underscores the blatant failure of Iraq’s consensual democracy […]
