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By Michael Knights and Hamdi Malik for Foreign Affairs. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iran Could Lose Iraq The Axis of Resistance Is Primed to Take Another Hit. Click here to read the full story.
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Stepped-up repatriation of 'IS families' presents opportunities, risks for Iraq More than seven years after Baghdad's declaration of victory over the Islamic State group (IS), tens of thousands of women and children-including family members […]
By John Lee. The United States and Iraq have agreed on the need for Iraq to become energy independent, and to quickly reopen the Iraq-Türkiye Pipeline (ITP), which can transport oil from Northern Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan to the Turkish port of Ceyhan. In an announcement following US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's call with […]
From Kurdistan24. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq, Syria set to resume trade with new joint border crossing Hassan Sheikh, chairman of the Iraqi-Syrian Commerce Council, confirmed that Iraq has finalized its preparations and requested Syria to implement the necessary border […]
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. Khamenei pushes for US withdrawal from Iraq in meeting with Sudani Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's trip to Tehran is his first since the ouster of Syrian President Bashar […]
By Nadim Kawach, for Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Assad's fall spurs calls to revive Iraq-Syria oil pipeline The overthrow of the former Syrian president, Bashar Al-Assad, has brought calls for the revival of the now-defunct […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's fractured elites view Syria with consternation as HTS takes charge In the wake of former Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad's downfall, Iraqi Shiite political elites are now coming to terms with a radical […]
By Osama Gharizi, for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Lingering ISIS Challenge and the Role of Dialogue in Return and Reintegration KEY TAKEAWAYS: Thousands of people with perceived ISIS affiliation are being […]
By John Lee. An opinion piece published by The Washington Institute for Near East Policy argues that the US should consider supporting both the Development Road project and Turkiye's wider plans in Iraq, "since both serve the paramount goal of counterbalancing Iranian influence." Soner Cagaptay writes: "Ankara believes that the lucrative construction contracts for the […]
By John Lee. The United States and Iraq have announced that the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS will conclude its military mission in Iraq over the next twelve months, and no later than the end of September 2025. In a joint statement, the countries said the Coalition will transition to "bilateral security partnerships in a […]
By Charles Lister for The Middle East Institute. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. CENTCOM says ISIS is reconstituting in Syria and Iraq, but the reality is even worse In an unusual public statement, United States Armed Forces' Central Command (CENTCOM) […]
By John Lee. The United States Armed Forces' Central Command (CENTCOM) has issued an update on ISIS activity in Iraq and Syria for the first six months of 2024, in which it suggests that ISIS may more than double its attacks compared to 2023. The main points of the report were as follows: 1. Increase […]
