Even United Nations organizations in Iraq are corrupt. The interests of UNDP employees are so intertwined with those of Iraqi officials and contractors, that almost everyone has something to lose.
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Judit Neurink
Iran strikes non-existent Mossad targets in Kurdistan
Iran claims to have targeted Mossad bases in Iraqi Kurdistan, which in reality do not exist. Tehran is addressing the U.S. and Israel over the heads of Kurdish victims.
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The Triangle of ISIS, Iran, and the USA
With its suicide attack in Iran, ISIS has showcased the danger it still embodies. Inadvertently, in doing so, it has also furnished its other nemesis, the USA, a rationale to sustain its military forces in Iraq.
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When Shiite Iraqis start attacking their own Kurds
Iraqi Shiite militias are carrying out drone attacks on Iraqi Kurds. In this way, the Gaza war leads to violence many miles away, increasing the chance of armed conflict within Iraq.
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Perhaps democracy does work in Iraq
A glimmer of hope in Iraq: in recent provincial elections citizens voted to counter decisions of the Shiite government they hate. Next task is to convince more Iraqis that any boycott only keeps those hated politicians in power.
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Rape as a weapon rarely leads to justice for victims
The mass rapes by Hamas were overshadowed in the violence in Gaza. And just like Yazidi women who were raped by ISIS, the victims will wait in vain for justice.
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