Demonstrators have been flooding Iraqi streets protesting corruption, the failures of Iraq’s political system, and Iranian influence. Iraq’s government has responded with force. Joshua Keating, a …
Embassy unrest in Iraq highlights escalating U.S.-Iran tensions
The crisis at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq has calmed down as demonstrators left the area. Violence erupted earlier this week after supporters of Iranian-backed militias attacked the facility. The turmoil …
Iraq Will be Hit Harder by Falling Oil Prices Than COVID-19 or ISIS
The shadowy figures of well-armed Isis gunmen can be seen making an attack in the plains of northern Iraq on an outpost held by paramilitary fighters loyal to the Iraqi government. Some four of the …
Iraq’s New PM must Manage Expectations
(MENAFN – Iraq Business News) By Rend Al-Rahim (pictured), for the Atlantic Council . Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News …
To Stop a US-Iran War, Finlandize Iraq
By Albert B Wolf, for Foreign Policy . Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News . To Stop a U.S.-Iran War, Finlandize Iraq …
Feds: Man charged in 2006 Iraq slayings should remain jailed
Prosecutors say an Iraqi immigrant arrested three months ago in Arizona on charges of participating in the 2006 killings of two police officers in Iraq should remain jailed …
Gil Loescher, 75, Refugees Expert Who Survived Iraq Bombing, Dies
He lost his legs in a 2003 suicide attack but continued his scholarship and field work on behalf of the world’s displaced.
‘I Was A Marine In Iraq, Now I Teach Ballet To War Veterans’
In high school I had a friend who was a ballerina and I was intrigued, so I started taking classes—ballet, tap and jazz. The call of ballet was so interesting because it was so physical and yet so …
Op-Ed: Iraq and the U.S., after years of conflict, still need each other
That became crystal clear in 2014, when President Obama, after having celebrated the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq in 2011, had to send them back to contend with Islamic State. Otherwise, …
Tensions with Iran and its proxies led to accelerated transfer of bases housing coalition troops to Iraqi forces
An inspector general report detailed how tensions between Iran and its militia forces with the U.S. led to an accelerated transfer of several bases to Iraqi troops over force protection issues. From …