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IRAQ NEWS BULLETIN 16/02/2016

16/2/2016

The latest news round-up of developments inside Iraq:

Ramadi has been left devastated by months of fighting between IS and Iraqi forces. Efforts for reconstruction over past 18 months have been halted by a lack of funding.
A 13 year old Iraqi girl has gone viral after accusing Babil governor of fraudulent actions. Shortly after her impassioned speech her home was mysteriously set on fire.

IRAQ NEWS BULLETIN 01/02/2016

1/2/2016

The latest news round-up of developments inside Iraq:

Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has been declared bankrupt by its leader President Barzani. He blames this on an influx of displaced people coupled with the oil price slump.
MP Mishan al Jubbouri has admitted to wide-scale corruption at all levels of Iraqi government. He says all of those in positions of power must accept responsibility for Iraq's problems.

IRAQ NEWS BULLETIN 25/01/2016

25/1/2016

The latest news round-up of developments inside Iraq:

Sectarian violence hits Muqdadiyya, as Iranian backed militia retaliate to IS attacks by destroying Sunni frequented mosques drawing criticism from politicians.
The UK government suspends the investigation of 58 criminal lawsuits against British soldiers during their time in Iraq. The British government has dubbed many claims as 'spurious'.

IRAQ NEWS BULLETIN 22/01/2016

22/1/2016

The latest news round-up of developments inside Iraq:

Protests rage on in Iraq’s Kurdish controlled north, over salaries that have been unpaid for the last 4 months. Protests turned violent after police and protesters clashed.
Amnesty International's senior crisis research, Donatella Rovera, uncovers evidence of ethnic cleansing in an Iraqi village now under Kurdish militia control.

IRAQ NEWS BULLETIN 20/01/2016

20/1/2016

The latest news round-up of developments inside Iraq:

The search to locate three American contractors kidnapped by unknown militiamen from a party at their translator’s house in Baghdad remains underway.
Former Iraqi politicians tell Iraq’s Shia-led government that it’s falling short of its responsibilities, and outsourcing its fight against the Islamic State to Iranian militias.

IRAQ NEWS BULLETIN 14/01/2016

14/1/2016

The latest news round-up of developments inside Iraq:

Twenty civilians were confirmed dead in the Jawaher mall suicide attack, Baghdad. On the heels of this attack, two bombs were detonated in Muqdadiyah, killing 23 people.
An unnamed source from Iraq’s foreign ministry claims that Iran requested on demand meeting of an Arab League summit from Iraq.

IRAQ NEWS BULLETIN 11/01/2016

11/1/2016

The latest news round-up of developments inside Iraq:

Slump in oil prices is said to be exacerbating Iraq’s long list of economic woes, while its politicians cite tough times ahead.
Human rights violations in Iraq rise unnoticed. Recently leaked video shows Iraqi militia fighter slicing the ear of a man held hostage in the back of their pickup truck.

IRAQ NEWS BULLETIN 04/01/2016

4/1/2016

The latest news round-up of developments inside Iraq:

Mosques in Babil province have been desecrated in reprisal attacks yet to be claimed by any political side.
The Association of Muslim Scholars of Iraq (AMSI) host another conference in Amman, Jordan, to form a council of advisors to continue to support disenfranchised communities.

IRAQ NEWS BULLETIN 29/12/2015

29/12/2015

The latest news round-up of developments inside Iraq;

Iraq’s counter-terrorism forces have announced the 'liberation' of Ramadi from Islamic State terrorists. The city was left devastated, without a single structure left intact.
Iraq's government forced to find creative solutions to budget deficit - A financial crisis is looming amidst fiscal problems related to oil slump.

IRAQ NEWS BULLETIN 22/12/2015

22/12/2015

The latest news round-up of developments inside Iraq:

Sectarian slurs and provocation in Iraq have hit the screen. Television callers that dare to express views poles apart from the channel and presenter, are the latest targets.
Iraqi parliamentarian Ahmed al Salmani from Anbar province compiles a list of Anbar’s missing men, kidnapped by Kata’ib Hezbollah and Asa’ib ahl al Haq over the last year.

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