Security instability and the increasing number of terror victims in Iraq have pushed Iraqi intellectuals to take on new and unfamiliar roles. They have entered the political scene by organizing campaigns, cultural and social events to promote several objectives, gaining the support of citizens all over Iraq. Within a few months, the Iraqi public had started participating in the
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The world came to the rescue of the refugees on Mount Sinjar, so why does it continue to ignore thousands more Iraqi minorities who face imminent threat of extermination by jihadists? In northern Iraq, fighters from the Islamic State (IS) have besieged thousands of men, women, and children. For eight weeks, these people have been under daily attack and are now running dangerou
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Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, following two consecutive terms in office, has moved aside as a result of a political checkmate move by President Masum as he could no longer declare a state of emergency or dissolve Parliament, to prolong his term without the backing of Parliament and the President, who had appointed Abadi as the PM designate. President Masum, supported by the
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The United States should be launching selective airstrikes on ISIS sooner rather than later, particularly where the movement attacks key dams and minority populations. The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has demonstrated remarkable strategic mobility and operational speed in a series of offensives over the past few weeks across its operating areas in Iraq and Syria. T
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Many minority groups and ethnicities have faced increasing levels of persecution in Ninawa province, the capital of which has been taken over by the Sunni Muslim extremist group, the Islamic State. But, locals complain, it is only the recent expulsion and persecution of Iraqi Christians that saw the world start paying attention. All sectors of Iraqi society are equally importa
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