The Iraqi Government

Blood and Protest: Iraq’s Tishreen Uprising Six Years On

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On the first of October 2019, Iraq erupted. The Tishreen Revolution was not a spontaneous outburst, but the culmination of decades of anger. Citizens took to the streets, exhausted by corruption, unemployment, sectarian exploitation, and foreign interference, demanding accountability, reform, and dignity. The uprising transcended sectarian lines, bringing together youth from all backgrounds in a …

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An Unwelcome Visit: How the Iranian President’s Trip to Iraq Exposed a Coalition of Oppression and Corruption

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It was hardly surprising that the new Iranian president chose Iraq as his first major destination. Iraq serves as the economic lifeline for Iran’s regime, without which the regime would suffocate due to a lack of resources, particularly U.S. dollars. The smuggling of Iranian oil under the guise of Iraqi oil—by blending it with Iraqi …

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The Sudanese Government and Its Militias Sell Iraq’s Economy to Lebanon for the Sake of Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah

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While Iraq collapses under the leadership of the regressive marja’iyya in Najaf and the corrupt clique in the so-called Coordination Framework, driven by the Iranian Safavid ogre choking Iraq, the Jaafari Shiite militias loyal to Iran are killing and terrorizing the Iraqi people, slowly starving and brutalizing them under the guise of ignorance, backward Shi’ism, …

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the Popular Mobilization Forces

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The emergence of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant foreshadowed the rise of another non-state armed group that has become deeply involved in Iraq’s political and economic landscape. Following the approval of the fatwa by the Iranian Najaf religious authority, the Iraqi government called for militia mobilization as it struggled to combat ISIS …

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Back to Square One: The Case of Women Rights in Contemporary Iraq

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As a result of the US-led liberation of Iraq in 2003, Iraqi society was forced to confront its past and inconsistencies, and a competition began between Iraq’s political and social components over who would play a key role in this new state and who would manage its resources Shi’a and Kurds fought for control of …

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Iraq and the Thousand Thieves

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It’s a spectacle that is both tragic and farcical—the ongoing corruption and moral decay among Iraqi political parties and their Iranian-backed militias. The damage they’ve inflicted on the country, with their roots steeped in the poisonous influence of Tehran, is not only alarming but also emblematic of the persistent failure of Iraq’s leadership to bring …

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