Speaker Of Iraqi Kurdish Parliament: ‘If Barzani Stepped Down Now, He Would Be A Model President’
Honar Hama Rasheed – Niqash The banned Speaker of the Iraqi Kurdish Parliament, Yusuf Mohammed, caused a storm at an...
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Does Obama Have This Right?
Thomas L. Friedman – Sulaimaniya, Iraq The New York Times As one could see from President Obama’s recent interview in The...
Is it really a Choice or What?
An action by the Iraqi Democratic Left Movement After the fall of AlBa’ath regime, and the formation of the Occupation...
Towards Building a Regional Social Forum in the Arab Region
Yahya Alhafudh* Because of the urgent need to unify all the efforts and goals, and in order to prevent...
Culture Despite War: Poetry Event in Basra Draws A Crowd
Waheed Ghanim – Niqash In Basra, an event last week focusing on Iraq’s female writers and poets, drew a crowd...
A Deadly Crossing: The Dangerous Escape Route Used by Iraqi Families Fleeing Extremist-Run Fallujah
Kamal al-Ayash – Niqash Getting from Turkey to Europe was a cakewalk compared to escaping the Islamic State-run city of...
The Picture of Ramadi from Inside: Alhmaim Expands his Influence and the Islamic Party Stick to the Front Battle
Omar Al-Shaher, Al-Alam Newspaper The people of Ramadi didn’t expect that the same wealthy man who belongs to inveterate and...
In the Context of Evaluating the Second Season of the Iraqi Social Forum
Ali Basim Al-karkhi * Istanbul – February 2016 I worked as a volunteer with the Iraqi Social Forum in both...
The Iraqi Social Forum between Two Seasons
Ahmed Al-Baghdadi* Istanbul – February 2016 Despite the extraordinary situation currently gripping Iraq, and the myriad problems facing Iraqi activists,...
The Iraqi Social Forum, Unique Experience and Sophisticated Goal
* Yousif Samer Al-Azzawi Istanbul – February 2016 Though I have not been working with the Iraqi Social Forum for...
UNHCR Concerned Over Restrictions on Freedom of Movement for Displaced Iraqis in Camps
Source – UNHCR This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Ariane Rummery – to whom quoted...
Back to Iraq: US Military Contractors Return In Droves
MARCUS WEISGERBER – Defense One Behind the president’s directive to ‘accelerate’ the counter-ISIS campaign came a surge in the number...