The problem is that this will most likely not prevent Syria’s gradual decline and even collapse. Syria could end up like Iraq in the 1990s: strangled by sanctions from the outside and brutal rulers …
ISIS in Iraq: Weakened but Agile
ISIS in Iraq’s urban areas appears to have reorganized its fighters in small “mobile” subgroups. The group has reformulated its fighting strategies in accordance with new realities on the ground: a …
Private Sector Development: Iraq”s Long-lost Solution
By Mohammed Hussein, for The . Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of . Private Sector Development: Iraq’s Long-lost Solution Six years …
Private Sector Development: Iraq”s Long-lost Solution
By Mohammed Hussein, for The . Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of . Private Sector Development: Iraq’s Long-lost Solution Six years …
Iraq: $150b of stolen oil money smuggled out of country
An estimated $150 billion of stolen oil cash has been smuggled out of Iraq in corrupt deals since the US-led invasion of the nation in 2003, Iraq President Barham Salih said. “Of the nearly $1,000 …
Killings in Iraq spark calls for election boycott
A wave of deadly attacks on pro-democracy activists and journalists in Iraq have sparked mounting calls to boycott October parliamentary elections …
Repatriating refugees at Syrian camp could stem ISIS resurgence: US general
The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East is optimistic that next week’s planned repatriation of a hundred Iraqi families from a large refugee camp in Syria could be the first step toward …
Repatriating refugees at Syrian camp could stem ISIS resurgence: US general
The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East is optimistic that next week’s planned repatriation of a hundred Iraqi families from a large refugee camp in Syria could be the first step toward …
Wall of Honor in Oswego offers tribute to members of the military who died serving in Iraq and Afghanistan
The Middle East Conflicts Wall of Honor, a tribute to members of the military who died serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, officially opened for visitors in Oswego Saturday.
Iraq to repatriate 100 families from sprawling camp in Syria
The Iraqi government is expected to bring home about 100 Iraqi families from a sprawling camp in Syria next week, a first-time move that U.S. officials see as a hopeful sign in a lon …