By Mustafa al-Kadhimi for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A turning point was reached the moment Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the supreme religious authority in Iraq, opened the doors of his office in Najaf to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Oct. […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Shiite Militias To The Rescue: Force for Sectarian Unity Or Thorn In Anbar's Side? Shiite militias are making inroads into the mainly Sunni province of Anbar. Previously Anbar's Sunni […]
The fate of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who may have been targeted in airstrikes conducted against an ISIS convoy in Mosul and a gathering of militants in the border town of al-Qaim in Anbar is unlikely to have dramatic effects on security dynamics in Iraq. If these reports were confirmed however, ISIS could decide to launch […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqi army has been trying voer the past three days to break through a seige of Iraq's biggest oil refinery. The Islamic State in Iraq and Levant captured the city in June, […]
In a meeting in London on Friday with the Kurdistan Region’s Chancellor of the Security Council, Masrour Barzani, British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said, UK is planning to provide more advanced weaponry at the nearest opportunity to the Peshmarga forces. He stressed that there is no political limit in supporting the Peshmerga, adding that the […]
By Shukur Khilkhal for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqi army's defeat by Islamic State (IS) fighters in Mosul in June came as a surprise. Although the Iraqi military is superior in terms of numbers of soldiers and arms, its fighters quickly deserted […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Videos showing beheadings of journalists and aid workers by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are spreading fear in Iraq, Syria and beyond. However, the ISIL is not the only […]
By John Lee. Iraq’s foreign minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, received the Russian Ambassador to Iraq, Elia Morganov, on Sunday. The two sides discussed issues of politics and security, including international efforts to support Iraq in its war against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). (Source: MoFA)
A Kurdistan Regional Government committee visited Europe last week to campaign for international recognition of ISIS’s crimes against religious and ethnic groups as acts of genocide. The KRG High Committee on International Recognition for ISIS’s crimes against different religious and ethnic groups in Shengal and other areas of Kurdistan made the week-long visit to raise […]
By John Lee. A drop in cement volumes in Iraq has reduced Lafarge's third-quarter turnover by €24 million. In its results statement, the company said its ability to transport cement across the country was limited. Excluding the volume impact due to the specific situation in Iraq, cement volumes increased 3% at 'constant scope' in the […]
The United Nations is calling for US$173.1 million to address the immediate needs of 1.26 million people across Iraq in need of assistance over winter. “More resources are urgently needed,” Jacqueline Badcock, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq, said. “Winter is here and in many parts of the country displaced populations are already being hit […]
The British Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, William Hague (pictured), met Gordon Campbell, the Canadian High Commissioner to the UK, to discuss the use of sexual violence by ISIL in Iraq. Recent reports from the United Nations and human rights NGOs point to the systematic use of sexual violence by […]
