Kurdistan’s Politicized Society Confronts a Sultanistic System
By Kawa Hassan, Visiting Scholar, Middle-East Center August 18, 2015 Source: Carnegie Middle East Center The Kurdistan region of...
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Iraqis protest Corruption, Lack of Services while Politicians Blame Everyone but Themselves!
Al Monitor – Ali Maamouri The July 16 killing of Muntazar al-Hilfi by police in al-Madina, north of Basra, during...
Will Abadi’s Reforms Work?
Mustafa Al-kadhimi – Almonitor The Iraqi parliament voted Aug. 11 to approve Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri’s economic,...
After ISIS: Perspectives of Displaced Communities from Ninewa on Return to Iraq’s Disputed Territory
A Report by the Dutch Organization PAX published in June 2015. Executive Summary Recently, military developments and international involvement have...
Halabja group launches ‘Summer of Peace’
By Osamah Golpy – Rudaw HALABJA, Halabja province – A new peace organization in Halabja is overcoming linguistic differences to...
Is Maliki making a comeback?
Ali Mamouri Al-Monitor While serving his second term as prime minister in February 2011, former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told...
Alternatives to War: Eight Things the US Should do Regarding Daesh
By Phyllis Bennis (IPS), 17 March 2015. When it comes to dealing with US policy towards ISIS, there are two...
UN Report on Iraq: Widespread Human Rights Violations and Killing of Civilians Continue Unabated
BAGHDAD/GENEVA (13 July 2015) – A UN report released Monday shows that the conflict in Iraq continues to take a...
THE OTHER BAGHDAD
By Francesca Borri, Freelance Journalist (June 2015). We usually simplify Iraq, and its 35 million population, by splitting it into...
Iraq: Curbs Put War’s Displaced at Risk
Restrictions Based on Area of Origin Prevent Safe Entry for Many Human Rights Watch – Beirut Iraqi authorities are preventing...
Baghdadis Live with Constant Threat of Violence
Baghdad – Al monitor Cafe Ridha Alwan in central Baghdad’s Karrada district was packed with customers, mostly intellectuals, when an explosion rang out May 2 followed...
Matter of National Security? The Turkish-Kurdish ‘Secret Agreement’
niqash | Sulaymaniyah An 18-month-old “secret agreement” between Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkey goes for 50 years and potentially affects national...