More: Iraq
Protesters push Arab militaries off their pedestal
A decade of anti-government protests in the
Arab world have thrown popular trust in the military into the garbage bin and
undermined the military’s position as...
Iraq: UN human rights report voices concern over conduct of ISIL fighter trials
A new UN report published on Tuesday shows that while considerable effort
has been made by Iraqi authorities to bring former ISIL
terrorist fighters to justice, there are “serious concerns” about
the fairness of the proceedings.
The joint report by the UN Assistance...
Italy funds projects for agri-business development in Egypt and investment promotion in Iraq
The Italian Development Cooperation is contributing more than €4.55m to
two United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) projects in
Egypt and Iraq. A signing ceremony to...
Killing Qassim Soleimani: Rule of law or rule of the jungle?
International law may not be a major
consideration in debates about the US killing of Iranian military commander
Qassim Soleimani, yet the legality of the assassination...
Iran: What next?
The United
States portrayed top Iranian commander Major Gen Qassem Soleimani, killed in an
air strike, architect of Tehran’s proxy wars in the Middle East. After
killing...
The Baghdad Air Strike: Pre-emptive self-defence or Assassination?
In the
early hours of January 3, missiles
launched by a USAF
MQ9 Reaper slammed into a convoy exiting the Baghdad International Airport,
killing Iranian Major General Qassem...
America shoots itself in the foot
Following the U.S. President’s approval of the assassination of Iran’s
top general, head of IRGC Quds Force Qassem Soleimani, the U.S. bombed a car
carrying him...
Iraqi Parliament votes to expel U.S. troops from Iraq
In an extraordinary session on Sunday, the Iraqi parliament voted for a
resolution requiring the government to order the withdrawal of U.S. troops from
Iraq.
The session...
The killing of Qassim Soleimani: The United States misreads the tea leaves
The killing of Iranian military leader
Qassim Soleimani proves the point: The United States has perfected the art of
strengthening Iranian hardliners fuelled by an apparently...
US military strikes in Iraq stir regional hornet’s nest
The United States stirred a hornet’s nest that stretches far beyond Iraq
when it this weekend attacked an Iranian-backed militia.
The fallout of the US strikes...