By Patrick M Schmidt. The Iraqi government has confirmed that ISIS militants, who maintain a foothold in northern Iraq, are taking advantage of the oil infrastructure they have captured during the previous month of battles with security forces. ISIS militants have made attempts to keep oil infrastructure intact and to keep petroleum industry employees on […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Government forces head for rebel-held city in biggest troop movement yet towards territory held by ISIL and allies. Al Jazeera's Imran Khan reports from Baghdad.
By John Lee. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Iraq for commercially available Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Control and Landing System/Navigational Aids and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support at an estimated cost of $60 million The Government of […]
Bloomberg reports that Jordan’s Aphrodite Trading Company has won a $240 million [285 billion Iraqi dinar] contract to build 2,500 housing units in the city of Tikrit in northern Iraq. Jawhar Hamad, the president of Salahuddin Investment Commission, told the agency that the project will be completed within three years. The province needs 19,800 residential […]
Levels of violence rose slightly in Iraq over the past week although conditions remain quieter than much of the year so far. Fewer than 50 people were killed, which is a moderate figure by Iraqi standards, albeit still abhorrently high. A notable number of the dead and injured were caught up in a double suicide […]
Overview Levels of violence rose considerably in Iraq last week, making it the worst week so far this year. A spate of bombings in Baghdad, Mosul and Kirkuk left dozens of people dead and injured. The police and military suffered the majority of attacks, but Iraqi oil workers, US soldiers and even three European civilian […]
The governorate of Salahaddin province said on Tuesday that representatives from Swedish and Turkish companies have met with senior council officials to discuss the implementation of a variety of strategic investment projects in the province. Salahaddin Governor’s first deputy, Ahmed Abdul-Jabbar al-Karim, told AKnews that the companies concerned specialize in 'economy' and construction. “The Governor […]
Levels of violence continue to creep up in Iraq. Tuesday’s deadly attack on a government building in Tikrit serves as a reminder that terrorist groups retain the ability to conduct horrific attacks in the country. Otherwise terrorist activity was concentrated in Baghdad and Mosul. The south saw a slight rise in activity but it remains […]
On Thursday, Salah al-Din’s [Salahadin] deputy governor laid the foundation stone for the largest housing compound in the city of Tikrit. Valued at about $238 million [286 trillion Iraqi dinars], the project is being built by a Jordanian company, an official said. “Ahmed Abduljabbar al-Kareem laid the foundation stone for the project in the area […]
Overview Last week was one of the most violent in Iraq for several months. Over 120 people were killed and several hundred injured in a spate of suicide attacks. The total number of attacks reported did not significantly increase, but with at least seven of the attacks involving suicide bombers in very crowded areas it […]
Overview Levels of violence fell last week, but the past 48 hours have seen three suicide attacks in the central provinces, killing dozens and injuring over 200. As with the recent spate in assassinations in the centre of the country, the main target of the suicide bombers were state employees and members of the Iraqi […]
A delegation from the Tikrit University on Friday signed a scientific agreement with the U.S. University of South Carolina.
