The Iraqi city of Hawija must be disappointed by the outcome of the investigation published nearly ten years after the deadly Dutch attack on the city. It does not state that victims must be compensated—only that the compensation provided was “too little and too late.”
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Two female journalists were killed in Iraqi Kurdistan when their car was attacked by a Turkish drone. But journalists are not fighters, even if they work for the PKK.
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Ten years after the arrival of ISIS in Iraq, the question still remains: what exactly happened? Was ISIS an Iranian conspiracy? The arrival and fight against the terror group changed the demographics of Iraq, benefiting pro-Iranian forces.
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Iraq does not see the need for further investigation into the crimes of ISIS perpetrators against Yazidis and is sending the UN organization that does this away in September. But if the perpetrators of the genocide are not prosecuted, Yazidis will never feel safe in Iraq.
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Homosexuals in Iraq have been declared outlawed. In order to “protect the Iraqi society from decadent Western influences,” homosexuality has been criminalized.
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Soon, the Netherlands will lead the NATO mission in Iraq. At a time when the anti-ISIS coalition is being down-scaled, while pro-Iranian Shiite militias pose a new threat.
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