The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday advanced a measure to repeal a nearly two-decade-old authorization for the use of military force in Iraq, lawmakers’ first effort to claw back their war …
Stabilization in Iraq Factsheet
The violent and inhumane tactics of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS … existing businesses in the form of competitive business grants to help them hire new employees, procure …
First Papal Visit to Iraq Brings Hope to Persecuted Christians
On March 5, 2021, Pope Francis landed in Iraq for the first-ever Papal visit to the war-torn country. Not only …
How a sandstorm helped the coalition forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Listen to The Weather Network’s This Day in Weather History podcast on this topic, here. This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by The Weather Network that features stories about people, …
The Latest: Iraq gets shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines
BAGHDAD — Iraq has received the first shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines through the international COVAX program. Iraq’s Health Ministry says 336,000 doses of the vaccines landed in Baghdad …
Iraq needs to return home by rejoining Arab fold
For Iraq to prosper, its state institutions must be rebuilt blind to religious confessions and with subscription to the state as a priority …
Iraq’s Saddam-era laws being used to silence critics
The arrest of a prominent political commentator has revived bad memories in Iraq, where laws inherited from Saddam Hussein’s regime are still being used to silence critics 18 years after his ouster.
Iraq’s Tarmiyah: A battleground between ISIL and militias
Al Jazeera gain rare access to a region in Iraq, used by ISIL for its recent attacks and we speak to military officers, who say they have sacrificed their lives to fight for peace the threat of …
US Air Force F-15Es and F-16s take part in operation to take out ISIS in Iraq
(Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride/Air Force) U.S. Air Force fighter jets supported a recent attack against ISIS targets in the Makmour mountains of Iraq, a U.S. military spokesman told Military Times …
Fitch Revises Outlook on Iraq to Stable; Affirms at ‘B-‘
In 2020, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) relied on 14% of GDP (IQD27 trillion) of indirect monetary financing from the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) to fund the deficit. Net foreign financing was negative.