From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. On The Stream: Will this wave of protests in Iraq help realize the change Iraqis have been waiting for?
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Soaring temperatures and inadequate resources do little to discourage Iraq's internally displaced students from quitting school. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Jamjoom reports from the outskirts of Baghdad:
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Hundreds of protesters demonstrated on Sunday downtown Baghdad to support the proposed reforms proposed by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. As temperatures soar across Iraq, public discontent is also close to boiling point. Iraqis are protesting against government corruption and power shortages. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Jamjoom reports from Baghdad - where security has […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Corruption, attacks, the battle against ISIL, a fragile economy, and political chaos--just some of the challenges facing Iraq. After weeks of protests calling for better government services and an end to corruption. Prime […]
Turkey's military is denying allegations that its air strikes against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) targets have hit civilians. The President of Iraq's Kurdish region has accused Ankara of killing civilians in air raids in the north. He has asked the PKK to leave the region, but the violence continues. Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports:
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Human rights groups are alarmed at the use of child fighters in Iraq. Children as young as 13 years old are being recruited into militias to fight against ISIL in Anbar province. ISIL […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. More than 20 Iraqi soldiers and the fighters supporting them have been killed in twin suicide attacks. ISIL fighters are being blamed for the twin attacks. They're the latest casualties in the battle […]
From AFP Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. At least 19 people were killed and 43 wounded when a car bomb exploded near a market on Tuesday in the Iraqi capital's eastern district of Baghdad al-Jadida, a predominantly Shiite area that has […]
More than 5,000 Yazidi women are still being kepts as slaves by ISIS (Islamic State, IS, ISIL). The AMAR International Charitable Foundation has produced three short videos in which girls who managed to escape tell their horrific experiences at the hands of the rapists in ISIS. Their suffering is very much why AMAR is working […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq has recovered hundreds of cultural artefacts that have been seized by international customs agents since 2003. Having been looted from Iraq, many of these pieces come from areas that are now under […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A bomb fell from an Iraqi Sukhoi warplane and exploded in eastern Baghdad on Monday because of a "technical problem", killing at least eight people and wounding 17, officials said.
