Jaffal for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
The populist cleric a …
Trump Pulling Dozens of Diplomats out of Iraq
By Nahal Toosi, for Politico. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
The Trump administration is pulling ou …
Trump signs bill allowing Iraq War hero Alywn Cashe to receive Medal of Honor
President Donald Trump late Friday signed legislation to allow Iraq War hero Alwyn Cashe to be awarded the Medal of Honor, a move that nearly ends Cashe’s family and supporters 15-year quest to honor …
U.S. Pulls Some Embassy Staff From Iraq as Regional Tensions Rise
The partial drawdown of embassy personnel is timed to coincide with the first anniversary of a U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed a senior Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani, on Jan. 3, due to concerns …
After Troop Cuts In Iraq And Afghanistan, Trump Orders Pullout From Somalia
President Donald Trump has ordered the removal of most US military and security personnel from Somalia, where they have been conducting operations against the Al-Shabaab militant group, the Pentagon …
2021 defense funding bill blocks troop drawdowns in Germany, Afghanistan, Iraq
The final version of the United States’ Fiscal Year 2021 defense bill includes no troop reductions in Germany, blocking President Donald Trump’s demand.
Islamic State shadow follows families as Iraq closes camps
Tuqqa Abdullah and her Iraqi family have wandered from one displaced people’s camp to the next in the past three years, buying time and hoping they will one day be able to go home. Just 14 when her …
Assad’s Syria Is Starting to Starve Like Saddam’s Iraq
Assad’s Syria Is Starting to Starve Like Saddam’s Iraq Assad’s Syria Is Starting to Starve Like Sadd… Thirty-year-old Ayman fled Damascus, Syria, for Beirut at the beginning of the Syrian civil war.
How Could US Drawdown in Iraq Aid ISIS, Iran?
In a quest to root out Islamic State group hideouts over the summer, Iraqi forces on the ground cleared nearly 90 villages across a notoriously unruly northern province. But the much-touted operation …
Iraq unrest fuels spike in domestic violence cases
Successive political and economic crises that have plagued Iraq since 2019 appear to be causing an unprecedented surge in domestic violence, the like of which the country hasn’t seen in decades. The …