Militants Overrun Iraqi Provincial Government Headquarters, Other Areas in City of Mosul!
By: SAMEER N. YACOUB and ADAM SCHRECK – Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi police and army forces abandoned their posts...
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Transitional Justice Fails in Iraq
Ali Mamouri – Almonitor Transitional justice is an important and decisive phase for societies liberated from a long era of dictatorial...
Humanitarian Crisis Spreads to Northern Iraq amid Critical Funding Shortages
NCCI, Tuesday, 10 June 2014 For months, NGOs and UN agencies operating in different parts of Iraq have been calling...
The Most Cancerous Street in Iraq? Locals in Basra Leaving Homes Because of Disease!
Niqash | Saleem al-Wazzan | Basra In the southern city of Zubair, in Basra province, there is one street where...
Declaration of the Iraqi Coalition for Freedom of Expression
An International Conference on Freedom of Expression in the MENA Region took place in Tunis on 28-30 May 2014, organized...
Maliki’s call for Unity Conference in Anbar May Be Too Late
Mushreq Abbas : Al-Monitor Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s call on May 28 for holding a conference to resolve the...
Iraq: Government Attacking Fallujah Hospital and Barrel Bombs Hit Residential Areas
Human Rights Watch (Baghdad) – Iraqi government forces battling armed groups in the western province of Anbar since January 2014...
The Realities of Ilisu Dam in Iraqi Kurdistan
By Toon Bijnens, Save the Tigris Campaign and ICSSI – Sulaymaniya, May 28, 2014 The construction of the Ilisu...
All talk, No action: Iraqi Kurdistan’s New Freedom of Information Law Toothless!
Niqash | Erbil Iraqi Kurdistan has a new freedom of information law. Despite being lauded by all local political parties,...
When Muslims Renounce their Faith!
Naomi Conrad – Qantara The Islamic faith Fearing ostracism or even death, many former Muslims keep their lack of faith...
The U.S. Role in Iraq’s Postelection Politics
Michael Knights – Wahington Institute Washington has rightfully avoided backing a candidate in next week’s elections, but it should still...
Iraqi Elections in 2014, A Step Forward, Two Steps Backward!
The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) – Rome May, 2014 From the perspective of Iraqi civil society, there is...