Who will fight for Iraq’s survival? World powers will meet in Paris next week to consider prospects for ending the war in Iraq, writes Salah Nasrawi The Iraqis are aware that next week’s Paris conference will not produce the results needed to end the bloody conflict in their country. Nonetheless, the government of Iraqi Prime […]
The looming Iraq disaster As Iraq remains bogged down with the war against IS, another catastrophe could be on the horizon, writes Salah Nasrawi The Iraqi government is considering a set of measures to deal with the crushing financial crisis, which many fear could lead to economic collapse and accelerate the breakup of the divided […]
Is Obama’s strategy failing? The collapse of the US-led coalition against Islamic State forces in Iraq could only be a matter of time, writes Salah Nasrawi When US President Barack Obama’s envoy to the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq, retired US general John Allen, visited the country last week, his discussions […]
Milestone year in Iraq Violence and political deadlock exacerbated the chaos in Iraq this year, writes Salah Nasrawi It has been another hard year for Iraq and it is not over yet. After suffering eleven tough years of political disputes and communal violence, Iraq entered 2014 with a major crisis that later escalated into a […]