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Statement from former Minister of Finance Ali Allawi in response to recent allegations

In the past week, a series of court orders were issued against me including freezing of my assets and the issue of a warrant for my arrest. These measures were related to the so-called theft of the century. The charge against me was specifically for “facilitating the theft of the trust accounts of the tax authority.” I have no detailed information as to what these charges are b

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Smuggling, subsidies and shortages: Iraq’s latest oil troubles. By Layra Adal * and Sarah Fares **

As global oil prices soar, smugglers are exploiting the lucrative profit margin between Iraq’s subsidized fuel and black-market rates elsewhere. Smugglers move the country’s oil to and through the contested Kurdish region, exacerbating nationwide shortages and depriving the state of much-needed income. These illicit oil flows are also funding Iranian-backed militias, creating b

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The deadly greed of Iraq’s elite. By Dr Renad Mansour

On December 9, 2017, the prime minister of Iraq, Haider al-Abadi, said: ‘We have accomplished a very difficult mission. Our heroes have reached the final strongholds of Daesh [Islamic State] and purified it.’ Many argued that this moment, following the defeat of the last remnants of Islamic State in Iraq, would usher in a rebuilding and ‘post-conflict’ stage for the country.

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$18B Deposited in Lebanese Banks by Iraqi Politicians, Gov’t Agencies Has ‘Evaporated’

The funds mostly come from corrupt politicians and those seeking to avoid US sanctions By Hudhaifa Ebrahim An informed source in Banque du Liban, Lebanon’s central bank, told The Media Line that more than $18 billion belonging to Iraqi politicians, the Iraqi government, and the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq have “evaporated” due to the banking crisis in Lebanon.

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Cowboy Drugstore : Traces of a kleptocrat from Iraq to Delaware to Miami. By Zacck Kopplin *

  Cowboy Drugstore : Traces of a kleptocrat from Iraq to Delaware to Miami. By Zacck Kopplin *   Masrour Barzani, Iraqi Kurdistan prime minister and owner of a Miami building housing a CVS A few blocks from the water, in the heart of Miami’s glitzy South Beach, is a drugstore not like the others. Tourists buying sunscreen and straw hats from the CVS on

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