Feb 26 2015
By Fatih Abdulsalam Azzaman, February 26, 2015 All the wars the U.S. has waged in Iraq did not contain any element of surprise. Almost everybody, including ordinary citizens, were aware of their timing and even scale. In the last decade of the twentieth century, and with the return of Iraq’s ex-foreign Minister, Tareqi Aziz, from […]
Feb 25 2015
By Fareed Hassan Azzaman, February 25, 2015 Iraqis displaced as a result of the ongoing fighting with Islamic State militants can seek refuge in the Kurdish region without resort to the Kurdish system of sponsorship or Kafala, the head of the Kurdish Security Organization said. “The head of the Kurdish region Massoud Barzani has abolished […]
Feb 24 2015
By Khaula al-Ukaili Azzaman, February 24, 2015 The government has earmarked $60 million to Shiite militias known as popular mobilization force. The force came into being in June last year following stunning thrust by Islamic State militants during which they invaded numerous provinces in the northern and western parts of Iraq and were on their […]
Feb 23 2015
By Sabah al-Khalidi Azzaman, February 23, 2015 Iraqis under siege by Islamic State (IS) militants in the town of al-Baghdadi are turning to grass and weeds as means of sustenance, said Bushra al-Ubaidi, a member of the Human Rights Commission. The town of Baghdad is administratively part of the Province of Anbar of which IS […]
Feb 21 2015
By Abbas al-Baghdadi Azzaman, February 21, 2015 Iraqi Kurds say they are considering cancelling their oil pact with Baghdad and even withdrawing from the government. The warning has come as the sides have failed to reach agreement on how to divide oil royalties and volume of oil exports originating from the Kurdish region. The Kurdish […]
Feb 20 2015
Azzaman, February 20, 2015 Scores of Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in their latest attempt to occupy the approaches to a strategic dam in the Province of Diyala. The dam, located 130 kilometers north east of Baghdad, is used as a crossing point by the jihadists to ferry weapons and other supplies to areas […]
Feb 19 2015
By Mohammed al-Salehi Azzaman, February 19, 2015 Prime Minister Haider Abadi has ordered Iraqi air force to mount an airlift operation to transfer thousands of citizens in the town of al-Baghdadi under siege by Islamic State militants. The order comes amid reports that the jihadist group might commit a massacre against the people in the […]
Feb 17 2015
By Khaula al-Ukaili Azzaman, February 17, 2015 Iraq and Iran have signed new deals to expand value of bilateral trade to $20 billion from the current $12 billion, government spokesman Saad al-Hadithi said. Hadithi said the countries also struck deals to cooperate on security matters and the fight against Islamic State militants who currently occupy […]
Feb 16 2015
Azzaman, February 16, 2015 Islamic State militants have intensified their attacks in at least three provinces in central Iraq, namely Diyala, Ramadi and Salahudeen. The latest onslaught targeted a vital dam in the Province of Diyala, which earlier Iraqi troops said they had purged of militants. The dam, located 130 kilometers north east of Baghdad, […]
Feb 15 2015
By Ali Al-Mawsawi Azzaman, February 15, 2015 Iraqi Kurds say they are keen to finalize a deal with the central government that will put an end to differences over exports of oil originating in their region. The Prime Minister of Kurdish Regional Government Nejervan Barzani is in Baghdad for talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider […]
