Former director of policy planning for the State Department Dennis Ross testifies before a Senate Armed Services committee hearing on the current situation in Iraq, in Washington on January 25, 2007.
Former Unaoil executive sentenced over Iraq bribery worth $1.7bn
A British former executive at Monaco-based oil and gas consultancy Unaoil has been sentenced to three years and four months in jail for bribing Iraqi public officials to clinch $1.7bn worth of oil …
NIC plans to Revitalize Stalled Projects in Iraq
By John Lee.
NIC have prepared a plan to revitalize the investment process all over the country in all sectors through activating the lurking and halt …
There has been a dangerous escalation in Iraq
The ongoing, steady tempo of rocket attacks against US and official targets in Iraq continued this week. On Monday, two Katyusha rockets fell on the Jadriya neighborhood of Baghdad, close to the …
‘A threat from within’: Iraq and the rise of its militias
Shaped by the fight against Isis and a fateful US drone strike, the factions now pose a danger to Baghdad’s weak government …
US threat to quit Iraq leaves its allies in the lurch
Mike Pompeo, Donald Trump’s secretary of state, last month threatened to withdraw the US embassy from Baghdad — unless Iraq’s government cracked down on attacks by powerful Iran-backed Shia …
If it wants to succeed, Iraq’s protest movement needs to get organised
On 1 October, the Iraqi people returned to their protest sites to commemorate the first anniversary of the largest popular movement in Iraq’s modern history. The movement transcended local politics …
Corruption continues to threaten Iraq’s stability
Despite the prime minister’s efforts, corruption remains a big driver of Iraq’s instability. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi visited the city of Nasiriyah on Oct. 5 and confirmed that there …
US TROOPS PATROLL SADR CITY, IRAQ
A U.S. soldier keeps his post near a tank as troops patrol around the Baghdad neighborhood of Sadr City, which is mostly controlled by a militia loyal to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, on April 7, …
The Takeaway: US should keep embassy open in Iraq despite risk, says Ryan Crocker
Former ambassador to Iraq says US needs ‘strategic patience’ in support of prime minister; Netanyahu under siege over COVID; Palestinians ready for international conference after US elections, even if …