Dr. Barik Schuber

Dream on hold – Despite a string of military successes, the Kurds are nowhere near independence

Download PDF: Dream on hold - Despite a string of military successes, the Kurds are nowhere near independence PESHMERGA militiamen pile armchairs and sofas high on a removal van as they decamp from the dam above Mosul to the plain below. Mosul, Iraq’s second city and the nerve centre of Islamic State (IS), lies in their sights. Thanks to coalition arms, training and air powe

Iraq’s Kurds may be moving closer to statehood. But their progress towards democracy leaves much to be desired n the photo, Iraqi Kurdish policemen stand guard outside the United Nations offices in Erbil during a pro-independence demonstration on August 23, 2014. Photo credit: SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images “Independence and the right of self-determination is our sup

BAGHDAD — The United States has extended a $2.7-billion credit facility to Iraq for the purchase of military equipment amid the ongoing fight against the Islamic State group. The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said Wednesday that the deal gives Iraq a one-year grace period and eight and a half years total to pay for its purchases of ammunition and maintenance of its F-16s and M1A1

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced a $5.34 billion programme for Iraq on Thursday to help strengthen the country’s finances, hit by the crash in oil prices and the fight against the Islamic State group. The IMF said the three-year loan will see $634 million immediately allocated to Baghdad, which needs the money to stabilise its balance of payments and

Iraq began a three-day national mourning on Monday for victims of Sunday’s car bombing attacks in Baghdad as the toll rose to 180. The Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s suicide bombing in central Baghdad shopping area of Karrada, which also left over 230 people injured, Efe news reported. In a statement on social networks, the IS said the at