UNDP is rehabilitating Tikrit Teaching Hospital and improving access to healthcare for millions of Iraqis in areas that were under ISIL control.
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IRCS distributes Food Parcels in Tikrit
The Teams of the Iraqi Red Crescent distributes more than 500 food parcels for the families who have returned to their areas in Tikrit. The Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has distributed more than 500 food parcels for the families who have returned to their areas in Tikrit district. ” The teams of the IRCS have […]
Tikrit turns Saddam’s Palaces into Tourist Attractions
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. By Ghazwan Hassan al-Jibouri. The despised ex-leader of Iraq built luxurious palaces with hundreds of rooms in Tikrit, near his hometown. Now the local council wants them turned into money-making […]
Lessons from a year of post-ISIL Stabilization in Iraq
In Mosul a battle is raging to take back the city from ISIL. As the fighting ends, essential work is ramping up to make sure that people who have been displaced by occupation and war can return to their homes as fast as possible – and stay there. Already in the past year, the United […]
Tags: caliphate, Daesh, fallujah, featured, Funding Facility for Expanded Stabilization (FFES), Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilization (FFIS), Funding Facility for Stabilization (FFS), ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Ramadi, terrorism, Tikrit, UN Development Programme (UNDP)
Funding Facility for Stabilization: 350 Projects, $300m
The Annual Report 2016 presents progress with implementation of the Funding Facility for Stabilization (FFS) between 01 January and 31 December 2016. During 2016, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) implemented a high impact, pragmatic approach to stabilization that improves citizen-government ties and revitalizes public trust in the Iraqi Government. FFS quadrupled in size, growing […]
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Iraq Announces Liberation of Eastern Mosul
After more than 100 days of hard urban combat, Iraqi officials announced the liberation of eastern Mosul on Tuesday. While clearance operations are ongoing, the Iraqi security forces control all areas inside the city east of the Tigris River, the east bank of the river around all five bridges crossing the Tigris River, Mosul University […]
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Young Iraqi Doctors and Nurses mend Little Bodies
On Day 1, 93 children and family members arrived at the door of the “Peace Zone” clinic for medical care. After fleeing from ISIS to Tikrit, 123 miles south of Mosul, these families are very vulnerable and in need of so much, including basic health care. The project is the brainchild of the Iraq Health Access Organization (IHAO) founder […]
Tags: Children, Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC), featured, Goals & Dreams, IDPs, internally displaced persons, International Federation of Medical Student Associations, Iraq Health Access Organization (IHAO), Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF), Karadah Project International, Mosul, Preemptive Love Coalition, Refugees, Tikrit
Red Crescent provides Relief to Displaced Families
By Mohammed Khuzai, Iraqi Red Crescent Society. Since early July, heavy fighting in Shirqat city in the Iraqi governorate of Nineveh has led to a great wave of displacement. More than 5,000 families were forced to leave their homes and seek refuge in Tikrit, the administrative centre of Salah Eddine province. Many displaced families stayed […]
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Unemployed Iraqis join in Looting of Antiquities
By Wassim Bassem for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq is a great mine of antiquities, with around 13,000 historical and archaeological sites. But today, they lack protection in the absence of law and the deteriorating security conditions in the […]
Tags: archeology, Babil, Baghdad, Borsippa, caliphate, Daesh, Diwaniya, featured, Hilla, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, terrorism, Tikrit
Daesh Loses 40% of its Territory in Iraq
By John Lee. US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that in the 18 months since terrorist group Daesh (Islamic State, IS, ISIS, ISIL) began to seize territory in Syria and Iraq, coalition airstrikes have helped to liberate Kobani, Tikrit, Ramadi, and other key cities and towns. He added: “We have pushed the terrorists […]
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US warns of “Tsunami” if Mosul Dam Collapses
The Embassy of the United States of America has released a fact sheet on the Mosul Dam, offering a detailed overview of the risk of a potential failure and, as a contingency, recommendations for how residents in Iraq should respond in the event of an emergency. Mosul Dam faces a serious and unprecedented risk of […]
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Video: Battle for Iraq continues in Tikrit
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Armed groups in Iraq are involved in renewed fighting outside of Tikrit, a town that was controlled by ISIL. The fighting is concentrated on neighbouring oilfields and Iraqi forces say they are coming […]