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Economic Costs of Iraq's Intra-Shia Power Struggle

By Hannan Hussain, for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Economic Costs of Iraq's Intra-Shia Power Struggle The economic consequences of political deadlock serve neither the interests of rival political blocs nor the Iraqi public. […]

Weekly Security Update for 30th June 2011

Levels of violence rose again in Iraq last week, as part of what appears to be a gradual trend which has evolved over the past six months. Last week saw attacks concentrated around Baghdad, Mosul and Kirkuk, with several more incidents in Anbar, Diyala and Salah ad-Din provinces. The southern provinces have also seen a […]