Iraq

Crime and No Punishment for the Iraq War

2018-04-08

It is unlikely that former US President George W. Bush or any member of his administration will ever stand trial for initiating a war of aggression in Iraq

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Trump Can’t Afford to Forget About Iraq

2018-04-06

Having won the war, will the United States end up yet again squandering the peace?

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Islamic State has been stashing millions of dollars in Iraq and abroad

2018-02-26

As their so-called caliphate crumbles, the jihadists are saving up to fight another day

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The Fuzzy Math of Funding Iraq's Reconstruction

2018-02-20

The country is not getting all the money it is asking for, which is probably just as well.

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One in four Iraqi children live in poverty after war with Isis, United Nations says

2018-02-12

World leaders can show that we are willing to invest in children that we are willing to invest in rebuilding a stable Iraq

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Iraq reconstruction investment urged by World Bank's IFC

2018-02-12

Reconstruction of Iraq after war with Islamic State may cost $100bn

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U. S. Needs to Realize Iraqi National Constants

2018-01-05

US opposed Kurdistan referendum on independence but Kurdish leadership announced that the alternative did not provide guarantees

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The Remarkable Resilience of the Prime Minister of Iraq

2018-01-02

In December, Haider alAbadi declared victory over ISIS. But with Iranian militias still to contend with and tensions with the Kurds high, challenges to peace remain.

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Iraq and Iran sign Kirkuk oil swap agreement

2017-12-10

Deal allows Iraq to resume sales of Kirkuk crude, which has been halted since Iraqi forces took back control of fields from Kurds in October

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The Iranian–Saudi Hegemonic Rivalry

2017-10-27

At the core of the rivalry stand maximalist positions taken by both sides that are hardly reconcilable with each other

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Why Doesn’t the U.S. Support Kurdish Independence?

2017-10-21

The Kurds are one of Washington’s closest and most reliable allies in the Middle East

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Iraqi army marches into central Kirkuk as Kurdish forces flee

2017-10-16

Elite Iraqi forces reportedly fly flags in center of disputed city, as Kurdish commanders accuse fleeing peshmerga of treason

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Christians and Yazidis see a bleak future in a proposed independent Kurdish state

2017-10-12

Bashiqa has become the focus of a tug of war between the Iraqi government and the Kurdish region

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Forever homeless? The forgotten Arabs of Sinjar

2017-10-02

Driven from their villages to Mosul, then into refugee camps, hundreds lose hope of return

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The Economic Case Against an Independent Kurdistan

2017-09-26

The costs will be large and exacting

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It is Never a Good Time for the Iraqi Kurds to Become Independent

2017-09-25

The Turkish government believes that their self-determination represents an existential threat

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Iraq seeks other nations’ help to build a nuclear reactor

2017-09-24

Iraqi Minister for Foreign Affairs AlJafari speaks during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly

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