Tag: Iraq

IRAQ – Iraq’s energy security strategy: A path to diversity and energy independence (Abbas Kadhim and Sara Vakhshouri, Atlantic Council)

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/iraqs-energy-security-strategya-path-to-diversity-and-energy-independence/

USA/IRAQ – Biden should not repeat Trump and Obama’s mistakes in Iraq (Zeidon Alkinani, Al Jazeera)

For more than 17 years since its invasion of Iraq, the United States has failed to present itself as a partner interested in supporting...

RUSSIA/IRAQ – Russia and Iraq Deepen Energy, Military Ties (John C. K. Daly, The Jamestown Foundation)

As the United States hastens its drawdown of troops in Iraq before the January 20 inauguration of President-elect Joseph Biden, Russia is seeking to...

VATICAN/IRAQ – Pope to make first-ever trip to Iraq in March: Vatican (Al Jazeera)

Pope Francis will become the first pope to visit Iraq next year, in a trip to five places, including Baghdad, Erbil and Mosul between...

IRAQ – In Iraq’s Mosul, wholesale market revives trade legacy (Al-Monitor)

 An Iraqi man (L) buys goods at a shop at the "Al-Bursa" wholesale market in the northern city of Mosul Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI/AFP Photo. Mountains...

USA/IRAQ – US ‘withdrawing some Baghdad embassy staff’ amid regional tension (Sofia Barbarani, Al Jazeera)

The United States embassy in Baghdad is withdrawing some of its staff ahead of the first anniversary of the US killing of top Iranian...

USA/IRAQ/IRAN – How could a US drawdown in Iraq aid ISIS, lead to greater Iranian presence? (Al Arabiya)

In a quest to root out ISIS group hideouts over the summer, Iraqi forces on the ground cleared nearly 90 villages across a notoriously...

IRAQ/REFUGEES – Displaced people in Iraq left with no refuge as police shut camps (Sofia Barbarani, Al Jazeera)

Displaced families in Iraq are being forced into homelessness and poverty, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Wednesday, as authorities continue to close down...

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – Iraqi Kurdish authorities accused of torturing jailed journalist (Dana Taib Menmy, Al Jazeera)

Imprisoned Kurdish journalist Sherwan Amin Sherwani has been held in solitary confinement for nearly two months and was allegedly tortured by security forces in...