A pro-Iranian militia in Iraq has suspended its attacks on the American military, after three soldiers were killed. However, this is just a step in the dance around the American departure from Iraq.
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If even the UN in Iraq is corrupt
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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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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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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Iraq fears the fire of the Gaza war
While Iraqi politicians warn of the Gaza war spilling over into Iraq, the Kurdish prime minister complains that there is attention for the Palestinians but only silence for the Kurdish cause.
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Iraqi parliament speaker gets dismissed – and Iran is again behind it
In Iraq, the speaker of the parliament has been dismissed as part of Iran’s divide-and-rule politics in its neighboring country. Tehran uses the war in Gaza to increasingly force Iraq to its side.
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