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Political Wrangling Affecting IDPs, Refugees in Iraq
The delay in forming a new Iraqi government following elections in March is adversely affecting internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees, according to a senior UN official.
Iraqi Prime Minister Announces Education Initiative to Send Iraqi Students to the U.S., U.K., Canada, And Australia
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has announced at AED a new education initiative that will send up to 10,000 Iraqi students per year over the next five years to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia to complete their higher education...
Problems Surround Disbanding Of Iranian Rebel Camp In Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who has found himself sandwiched between the demands of an influential neighbor, Iran, and the presence of a large occupation force of mostly U.S. soldiers, assured Iranian leaders during a recent visit to Tehran that...
Final Status of Forces Agreement a Considerable Victory for Iraq – Political Opinion
On Sunday, after nearly a year of intense negotiations, Iraq’s cabinet overwhelmingly approved a security agreement that requires coalition forces to withdraw from Iraq by the end of 2011.
Iraq’s Cabinet has Approved Security Pact With U.S.
The Iraqi Cabinet has voted overwhelmingly to approve a new military pact with the United States, after weeks of bitter debate and fiery opposition from several influential shi’ite leaders.
Iraqi Christian Refugees Flee the Horror of Sectarian Violence to Struggle with Life in Lebanon
“My friend was stopped at a checkpoint on the road to Irbil from Baghdad. The people in the car had to show their ID cards to the masked men. “They could see she was Christian from her name. They dragged her from the car, pushed her to her...
Suicide Bombing Kills Two in Eastern Iraq
Iraqi officials have imposed a curfew in the capital of eastern Diyala province after a suicide bomber killed at least two people and wounded at least seven others Tuesday. U.S. and Iraqi officials say the blast occurred near a convoy carrying the Diyala...
UNHCR Cash for Iraqi Refugees, But Many Vow Never to Return
With a Shia mother and a Sunni father, and having worked for the US forces in Iraq, Asad al-Johari and his family found themselves a target for both sides of Baghdad’s civil war. His mother was murdered in a Sunni neighborhood of west Baghdad,...
