Iraq is not ranked in the 2021 Index because of the continuing lack of reliable data. April 3, 2018, Islamic State Haunts Northern Iraq Months After Its Defeat, Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Susannah George Project Syndicate First papal visit to Iraq to go ahead despite Covid and terrorism fears. These developments have exacerbated long-standing tensions, feeding public distrust in … Relations with neighboring Kuwait deteriorated and eventually led to an invasion by Iraq in August 1991. May 22, 2017, The Future of Sectarian Relations in the Middle East, Jeffrey Martini, Heather J. Williams, and William Glendon Young Council on American-Islamic Relations (Press Release), The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, US military logistic convoy targeted in Iraq's Al-Anbar, Lockheed Martin withdraws contractors from Iraq over security fears, They helped UK soldiers in Iraq. Others are linked to the post-invasion years and others are connected to the war on ISIS. January 17, 2018, Iraq Elections: With ISIS in Rearview, Iran Lies Ahead, Bennett Seftel June 3, 2017, Report of The Task Force on the Future of Iraq, Populations at Risk Search form. October 9, 2019, Jennifer Cafarella and Samantha Leathley CFR Event COVID-19: 5763 new confirmed cases and 29 mortalities in Iraq today Shafaq News 11:01 7-May-21 Karbala residents fly kites to pass the time before iftar The National 10:45 7-May-21 No laughing matter / The TV prank shows that went too far The Guardian 10:16 7-May-21 More than five thousand U.S. service members remain in Iraq as part of a train, advise, and assist mission bolstered by NATO troops, to help train the Iraqi military and stabilize the country. Renad Mansour New Yorker April 24, 2017, Checking the Math on the Pentagon’s ISIS Body Counts, Micah Zenko In addition to reintegrating liberated Sunni communities into the political system, the new government must also deal with the demobilization and integration of powerful Shiite militias that formed during the fight against the Islamic State into the Iraqi security forces, as well as ongoing tensions with Kurdish groups pressing for greater autonomy in the north following a failed independence referendum in October 2017. In late April 2018, the U.S. military officially disbanded the command overseeing the fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Iraq, declaring an end to major combat operations against the group. CFR Podcast August 29, 2019, Iran’s Expanding Militia Army in Iraq: The New Special Groups, Michael Knights Click to get a sign-in link sent to your email. The Iraqi government declared victory over the Islamic State in December 2017. June 2015, Operation Inherent Resolve: Report from the Lead Inspector General [PDF], U.S. Department of Defense Sorry, no headlines or news topics were found. Congressional Research Service May 2, 2019, Timeline: the Rise, Spread, and Fall of the Islamic State, Basra’s Political Marketplace: Understanding Government Failure After the Protests, Zmkan Ali Saleem and Mac Skelton © Copyright 1997 - 2021 NewsNow Publishing Limited. Iraq's Government Seems Powerless to Halt Protests in the Shia Heartland, Widespread Protests Point to Iraq’s Cycle of Social Crisis, Maria Fantappie Back in 2003, British and US troops went to war in Iraq to remove the leader of the country, Saddam Hussein, from power. The Republic of Iraq is a nearly landlocked country in the Middle East whose economy is largely driven by the export of fossil fuels. Chatham House Iraq War, also called Second Persian Gulf War, (2003–11), conflict in Iraq that consisted of two phases. October 10, 2019, In Iraq's Protests, a Popular Cry to Reform a Broken Political System, Scott Peterson June 2016, Barham Salih and Meghan O’Sullivan Foreign Affairs August 9, 2019. East & North Africa. Foreign Affairs The historical period in Iraq truly begins during the Uruk period (4000 BC to 3100 BC), with the founding of a number of Sumerian cities, and the use of Pictographs, Cylinder seals and mass-produced goods.. October 4, 2017, Is the World Ready for 'Kurdexit'? July 28, 2018, Authoritarian Nostalgia Among Iraqi Youth: Roots and Repercussions, Marsin Alshamary All rights reserved. The Atlantic Will It Be Another Summer of Discontent in Iraq? Search . June 2019, Harith Hasan The Real Problem in Iraq. Christian Science Monitor War on the Rocks January 11, 2019, Ben Taub January 4, 2017, The Sectarianism of the Islamic State: Ideological Roots and Political Context, Hassan Hassan April 29, 2017, How the Pentagon Announces Killing Terrorists Versus Civilians, Micah Zenko and Jennifer Wilson September 27, 2018, The Islamic State Threat Hasn't Gone Away, Michael Dempsey CFR Academic Conference Call CFR Interview Thompson was often the life of the party while stationed in Iraq in 2004. April 4, 2018, More Than Militias: Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces Are Here to Stay, Renad Mansour October 6, 2017, Iraq's Competing Security Forces After the Battle for Mosul, Renad Mansour and Erwin Van Veen Congressional Research Service Center for Strategic and International Studies, Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, Ben Connable, Natasha Lander, and Kimberly Jackson, Jeffrey Martini, Heather J. Williams, and William Glendon Young, Hayder al-Khoei, Ellie Geranmayeh, and Mattia Toaldo, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Ilan Goldenberg, Nicholas A. Heras, and Paul Scharre, Elliott Abrams, Sheila Smith, Alina Polyakova, and Tiffany McGriff, CFR Blog, "Politics, Power, and Preventive Action", House Committee on Foreign Affairs Hearing, "The Paris Attacks: A Strategic Shift by ISIS? A member loyal to the Islamic State waves an Islamic State flag in Raqqa on June 29, 2014. Salon June 27, 2019, The Problem With the Narrative of ‘Proxy War’ in Iraq, Douglas A. Ollivant and Erica Gaston March 12, 2019, Aziz Ahmad Additionally, there are concerns that the Islamic State, having lost control of territory in Iraq and Syria, may revert to its insurgency roots and refocus on orchestrating terrorist attacks. War on the Rocks August 31, 2018, As Iraq Slips From the Headlines, Humanitarians Worry That Aid Donors are Beginning to Lose Interest, Annie Slemrod Find the latest news, photos, and videos covering breaking news in Iraq on NBCNews.com. New York Review of Books Of the total number of internally displaced, 71 percent have taken refuge in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Iraqis are aware that the victory achieved against terrorism in 2017 is no less important than other challenges the country and its government must confront in 2018 and in years to come. Save this story for later. New York Times Recent political protests, rampant sectarianism, and reconstruction problems such as those posed by the Mosul dam are testing Iraq’s already mercurial security, political and economic climate. October 23, 2017. March 21, 2018, Steven A. Cook and Robert McMahon June 13, 2016, Defeating the Islamic State: A Bottom-Up Approach, Ilan Goldenberg, Nicholas A. Heras, and Paul Scharre Stay on top of Iraq latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps. July 11, 2019, Sarhang Hamasaeed and Garrett Nada The federal government in the capital city, Baghdad, is now dominated by the Shiite Arab majority, and Sunni Arabs, who formed the backbone of Saddam Hussein’s regime, feel marginalized. Voice of America February 2021. April 24, 2018, Emma Sky Iraq’s political, social, and economic instability make it one of the world’s most fragile contexts, creating an environment vulnerable to regional unease. New York Review of Books United States Institute of Peace February 15, 2017, In Eastern Mosul, Liberated From ISIS, Battle Rages ‘Day and Night’, David Zucchino Al Jazeera July 25, 2018, After Ballot Box Fire, Iraqi Cleric Sadr Warns of Civil War, Ahmed Aboulenein Does Iraq Have a Plan for After the Islamic State? CFR Event Brookings Institution Saleh then named Shiite politician Adel Abdul Mahdi, a former vice president and oil minister, as prime minister and charged Mahdi with forming a government. The first of these was a brief, conventionally fought war in March–April 2003, in which a combined force of troops from the United States and Great Britain (with smaller contingents from several other countries) invaded Iraq and rapidly defeated Iraqi military and paramilitary forces. May 29, 2019, After ISIS, Stability in Iraq Requires Addressing its Fragility, Nancy Lindborg London School of Economics September 26, 2019, In Iraqi Kurdistan, Reality Bites as Independence Dream Fades, Iraq: External Actions Against PMF Threaten Delicate Balance, Brian M. Perkins April 24, 2017, Zachary Laub and Philip H. Gordon Max Boot September 13, 2018, Krishnadev Calamur Jamestown Foundation European Council on Foreign Relations & International Institutions, Europe Political divisions in combination with high unemployment and devastating wars have made Iraq one of the most unstable countries in the Middle East. BuzzFeed News The U.S. … CFR Blog, "Energy Realpolitik" Peter van Agtmael chronicles the perception of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and their realities. The problems in Iraq have gone on for a long time. Follow the latest Iraq news stories and headlines. Please try different keywords. Eurasia, Middle ... Today’s Headlines. First papal visit to Iraq to go ahead despite Covid and terrorism fears. In addition to overseeing the reconstruction effort, Mahdi’s government faces immediate challenges in addressing protests that turned violent in the fall of 2018, particularly in the southern city of Basra. February 20, 2018, Heather Murdock After the terrible war of attrition with Iran in the 1980s (started by Iraq), Iraq’s economy faced numerous problems. Foreign Affairs Read headlines on global breaking news updates, the ISIS threat, conflicts and more. Foreign Affairs October 3, 2018, U.S.-Canada Trade Deadline Looms, and Iraqi Kurdistan Holds Parliamentary Elections, Robert McMahon and James M. Lindsay Covid and Devaluation hit Asiacell Revenues Iraq Business News 16:36 30-Apr-21 ASPI: Iraqi security forces are far from being self-sustaining or free of outside influences Shafaq News 16:13 30-Apr-21 Kurdistan authorities issue a set of measures for the last ten … Iraqi Forces See Beginning of the End for ISIS, David Zucchino March 27, 2019, Islamic State Fighters Regroup in Iraq, Rebuild Support and Smuggling Networks, Brian M. Perkins Center for Strategic and International Studies A member of militias known as Hashid Shaabi walks with his weapon in the town of al-Alam on March 10, 2015. Foreign Affairs December 14, 2018, Sectarianism, Governance, and Iraq's Future, Ranj Alaaldin War on the Rocks Former President Barack Obama authorized targeted air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, and the United States formed an international coalition that now includes nearly eighty countries to counter the Islamic State. April 5, 2018, Rukmini Callimachi April 29, 2019, After Iraqi Kurdistan’s Thwarted Independence Bid, International Crisis Group CFR Backgrounder, Elliott Abrams, Sheila Smith, Alina Polyakova, and Tiffany McGriff July 1, 2017, Mike Giglio July 8, 2016, Don’t Blame Sykes-Picot for the Middle East’s Mess, Steven A. Cook and Amr T. Leheta November 2018, Fact Sheet June 11, 2018, The Reinvention of Iraq's Muqtada al-Sadr, Mohamad Bazzi The last time the percentage naming Iraq as the nation's top problem was lower than it is now was in October 2006 -- when 28% said the war was the top problem. New America Foundation May 20, 2019, Iraq Hunts Islamic State Remnants Spreading Fear in Former ‘Caliphate’, Bram Janssen Toby Dodge Steven A. Cook Foreign Policy Jamestown Foundation New Humanitarian August 25, 2017, Charlie Winter RAND Corporation War on the Rocks Iraq, the Kurds, and Me: What Went Wrong in Kirkuk? ISIS isn’t Iraq’s only problem. House Committee on Foreign Affairs Hearing, "The Paris Attacks: A Strategic Shift by ISIS?" More than two million people remain internally displaced and nearly nine million remain in need of humanitarian assistance following the nearly four-year long war, and reconstruction is projected to cost at least $88 billion. New Humanitarian Is There Hope for Reform in Post-Election Iraq? War on the Rocks Foreign Affairs Carnegie Endowment for International Peace CFR Cyber Brief Rafid Jaboori Iraq benefits from functioning government institutions, including an active legislature, and plays an increasingly constructive role in the region. February 14, 2017, After ISIS: How to Win the Peace in Iraq and Libya, Hayder al-Khoei, Ellie Geranmayeh, and Mattia Toaldo United States Institute of Peace Iraq’s social and political landscape has changed drastically after an escalation of regional and global power competition, the COVID-19-induced health and economic crises, and the unprecedented uprising by peaceful demonstrators in October 2019 that led to formation of a new government. September 9, 2019, International Crisis Group July 31, 2018, Iraq’s Paramilitary Groups: The Challenge of Rebuilding a Functioning State, International Crisis Group Wired April 14, 2015, Joint Statement by the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq, Mary and David Boies Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies and Director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy. Diplomatic relations between Iraq and the United States began when the U.S. first recognized Iraq on January 9, 1930, with the signing of the Anglo-American-Iraqi Convention in London by Charles G. Dawes, U.S. In 2014, the Islamic State advanced into Iraq from Syria and took over parts of Anbar province, eventually expanding control in the northern part of the country and capturing Mosul in June 2014. CFR Blog, "Politics, Power, and Preventive Action" October 4, 2018, Ranj Alaaldin Will US drone sales to the UAE clip Chinese wings in the Middle East? Is Islamic State Making Plans for a Comeback in Iraq? IRIN Carnegie Middle East Center Iraq and the New Regional Order in the Middle East, Ramon Blecua Today, at age 43, he's an outpatient at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia. Institute for the Study of War New York Times Iraqis demonstrate in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad against corruption and lack of services on September 7, 2018. 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October 3, 2019, Linda Robinson As of 2019, almost 2 million people remain displaced inside Iraq -over half of whom have been displaced for more than three years-and 250,000 are hosted in neighboring countries. International Crisis Group Save this story for later. Iraq Interior Ministry: 82 killed in Baghdad hospital fire ... Stay on top of the issues that matter to you the most. While it is tempting to focus on Iraq’s very real political divisions -- and its ongoing, low-level insurgency – it is equally important for both Iraqis and the US to realize that they must take immediate steps to focus on the full range of issues that will define Iraq’s future. July 12, 2016, Richard N. Haass In October 2018, Barham Saleh was elected president of Iraq. A coalition of parties led by Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr won a surprise victory in Iraq’s parliamentary elections in May 2018, raising questions about Iranian influence in Baghdad and the future of U.S. troops in Iraq. RAND Corporation These tensions now threaten the stability of the new Iraqi government as it looks to rebuild the country and prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State. Foreign Policy Iraq faces significant challenges in its recovery from the war against the Islamic State. In short, by exaggerating the sectarian factor, Iraq’s Sunni neighbors have exacerbated Shia fears and made it more difficult for them to pursue a more inclusive policy vis-à-vis the Sunnis. October 11, 2017, 'Game Over.' Brookings Institution Khanaqin: 39 candidates for three seats and three women to represent the Kurdish parties, Some parties want to show Iraq as a torn country ruled by dictatorship, MP says, Vietnam to play friendly against Iraq ahead of crucial Futsal play-off tie. The two shows sparked outrage after using fake suicide vests and staging kidnappings. October 17, 2017, Unraveling the Oil Geopolitics Intertwined in the Kurdish Independence Referendum, Amy Myers Jaffe Will Iraq Buy South Korea’s New KF-21 Fighter Jet? New York Times The United States maintains vigorous and broad engagement with Iraq on diplomatic, political, economic, and security issues in accordance with the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA). On Dec. 27, a barrage of rockets killed an American contractor and wounded four U.S. service members on a base in northeastern Iraq. Can the United States Broker Peace Between Iraq and the Kurds? October 26, 2017. Cipher Brief Salon Micah Zenko November 26, 2018, Renad Mansour & June 19, 2017, Zachary Laub War on the Rocks August 3, 2016. New York Times Ned Parker and Zachary Laub Killing So Many Civilians in Syria and Iraq? The country has a large population of displaced people — 1.6 million — including about 250,000 Syrian refugees. July 9, 2019, Pitfalls of the Paramilitary Paradigm: The Iraqi State, Geopolitics, and al-Hashd al-Shaabi, Vanda Felbab-Brown August 2019, Iraqi Prime Minister’s Decree Will Not Undermine Power of Iran-backed Militias, Rafid Jaboori November/December 2017, John Beck Views that Iraq was the nation's most important problem were most prevalent this year in … The fight to dislodge the Islamic State was exacerbated by underlying sectarian tensions in Iraq among Sunni and Shiite groups, as well as tensions between Kurdish groups in the north and the government in Baghdad, which intensified after the U.S. invasion in 2003 and the fall of Saddam Hussein. April 1, 2016, Max Boot Jamestown Foundation War on the Rocks CFR Interview There remains a larger concern that the aftermath of the conflict and challenges of reconstruction and reintegration will lead to the breakup of Iraq and that sectarian tension will plague the region for years to come, possibly expanding into a proxy conflict among various international groups. Referendum Among Iraqi Kurds Has Middle East on Edge, Steven A. Cook The White House Al Jazeera December 31, 2018, Reviving UN Mediation on Iraq's Disputed Internal Boundaries, International Crisis Group Once a policy afterthought, Iraq becomes a problem for Trump administration. October 3, 2019, Iraq Unrest Comes at a Critical Moment in Region, Zeina Karam and Qassim Adbul-Zahra July 24, 2019, Christopher M. Blanchard Regional forces—including as many as thirty thousand Iranian troops—joined the Iraqi army, local tribes, and the Kurdish Peshmerga in operations to begin retaking territory from the group, eventually recapturing Tikrit in April 2015, Ramadi in December 2015, Fallujah in June 2016, and Mosul in July 2017. CFR Interview May 8, 2018, Douglas A. 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