Paul Pillar, CIA officer who was National Intelligence Officer for Near East and South Asia, helped to prepare 25-page document that was passed off to members of Congress as a summary of National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq. WINPAC was set up in 2001 to replace CIA's Nonproliferation Center or..…
His main research focuses on MENA, Iraq, sectarianism, US Middle East, Arab Spring, development and many other global issues... ... In Iraq, there are plenty of Saddams and plenty of Ba'athist-like parties that enjoy agreed balance of power... ..…
The development is that Israel has entered Iraq, says Abu Alaa al-Walai, the leader of Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Shia movement with ties to Iran, speaking in exclusive interview with The Independent Baghdad. ..…
By conducting such attacks and also to assassinate, Alivi, meantime, pointed to Israel's efforts to weaken Hashd al-Sha'abi Hashd al-Sha'abi commanders, that Iraqi airspace is controlled by US Air Force and no drone or F35 aircraft can appear Iraq's without notification to Washington.. In..…
He estimated that about 2,800,000 acres of the most fertile land in the world could be recovered at a cost of under $150,000,000 … Some progress has been made under the Iraq government but their lack of financial resources and the delay of war have retarded the work greatly … My own suggestion is that..…
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that convoy comprising 55 trucks containing logistical and military consignments was sent to Eastern Euphrates via Simalka crossing Northern Iraq.. In development last month, that Kurdish forces backed by US-led coalition had prepared to..…
Iraq is working to combat its dark ideology through development projects and legislation. ... Turning to Iraq-Kuwait relations, he said that his country’s Government has reviewed their cooperation in the economic and development spheres and agreed to resolve many pending..…
Or if the Israelis decide to strike restarted Iranian nuclear development, as they did in Iraq and Syria, and there is a response from Iran. . ..…
Voices touting the collapse of ISIS's so-called caliphate, its physical contiguous proto-state Iraq and Syria, risk missing development the group has returned to Iraq. ..…
Iraq and the Evolution of American Strategy, wrote in column that ran World Politics Review this week that the possibility that Trump might order military strike against Iran - either to destroy its nuclear generators or something more ambitious to try and bring down the regime - should not..…
By May, Bush declared emergency protecting development fund for Iraq and its anticipated new government... ..…
The Development Fund of Iraq, established by United Nations Security Council resolution 1483 soon after the United States-led coalition forces occupied Iraq in April 2003, is an example of such a mechanism that was structured to comply with IHL, despite deficiencies in its implementation. ..…
Iraq's Federal Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that several articles of Iraq National Oil Company Law were unconstitutional.. By the state for oil and gas production and development, The law is meant to establish Iraq National Oil Company as public company owned. ..…
Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Export of Certain Goods to Syria (May 11, 2004), authorizing sanctions in response to Syrian state support of terrorism, pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and other arms, occupation of Lebanon and undermining stability of Iraq. . . . 15..…
Currently, 28 are still in effect (the date is the year the emergency was declared): . 1979 — Blocking Iranian Government Property . 1994 — Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction . 1995 — Prohibiting Transactions with Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process . 1995 —..…
the ambassador elaborated, blaming President Bashar al- Assad for the cycle of Syria that, allowed the development of the terrorist group in both Syria and neighboring Iraq. ..…
the ambassador elaborated, blaming President Bashar al- Assad for the cycle of Syria that, allowed the development of the terrorist group in both Syria and neighboring Iraq.. ..…
It's impossible for anybody to aspire to attain long-term stability, prosperity and development, while Muslims Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Bahrain, Afghanistan, Myanmar and so many other places misery, war and poverty... ..…
In development on Sunday, Human Rights Watch accused Iraq's Kurdish security forces of having destroyed Arab homes Iraq over the past two years in what may amount to war crime.. ..…
Iraqi troops managed to Mosul's limits earlier this week for the time since June 2014, when the city fell to Daesh amid northern and western Iraq.. People who have fled Intisar district of Mosul are seen along Qaraqosh, Iraq November 4, 2016 In another development, two roadside..…
The Persian Gulf and U.N weapons inspections set back Iraq's weapons programs retarded their later development. Iraq's capacity to deploy chemical weapons is not it could use chemical weapons on the battlefield and against civilians... ..…
But some U.S officials remain wary of handing United Nations in the development of Iraq's new government and economy, fearing that would undercut Bush's goal of transforming Middle East, with Iraq eventually serving as beacon of reform and moderation... ..…
Cheney, that intelligence agencies and United Nations arms inspectors had in the past underestimated Hussein's ability to develop nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. ... Kissinger, that Iraq's development of advanced weaponry, its refusal to allow U.N inspectors to..…
He trotted out fabricated evidence about Iraq's chemical weapons, its supposed development of nuclear weapons and Iraqi support for terrorism. . ... She and Michael Gordon abandoned even the semblance of 'neutrality' in their infamous article 'Threats and Responses,' in which they recycled..…
The air assaults Syria are extension of US-led campaign against purported Daesh positions Iraq. In another development on Wednesday, French president said in televised address that his country was at war against terrorism by Daesh.. ..…
So, this is relatively quick development. . Iraq also engaged in science and women were well-educated, too before GW-1. ..…
Aswat al- Iraq is independent national news agency Iraq, established in 2004. Funded by United Nations Development Program, and with assistance from Reuters Foundation and Internews, it produces over 60 stories Arabic, some 20 to 25 English and 15 to in Sorani of Kurdish. ..…
new approach was the introduction of the Enable and Enhance Initiative, in which Germany trains and equips regional actors, including Iraq and Mali, to help build capacity to provide their own security. Another development was Germany's decision to participate in the coalition following..…
Agency for International Development (USAID) on projects in Iraq. He reported subsequently from Afghanistan, and in 2011 from Libya, where he was held for 44 days by militia loyal to former Libyan leader Muammar Qadaffi, who was assassinated by U.S...…
Further complicating matters is that the group is closely aligned with Islam’s Sunni denomination, and opposes the Shiite denomination, which, while much smaller globally, holds power in Iraq and neighboring Iran. . Iran, which the U.S. has hit with crippling sanctions over its nuclear..…
That we'll continue to do, but Iraq is evolving.' 'What I'd hope to see is an increased focus on political issues and institutional development.' The end of Iraq's civil war -- and the change in U.S. force posture -- do open up a chance for Washington to try to help Iraq attain..…
For this to happen in Arab country besides Egypt can, over time, alter the evolution of Arab society. After all, newly Iraq is today more engaged in the fight against Arab radicalism than any country on Earth, save United States -- with. ..…
By all countries regardless of their level of development, Americans have made at least two basic errors Iraq The first was to take American as the standard the second was to assume that American democracy could be adopted. ..…
Abizaid, the in Middle East who will step down March, have long resisted adding more troops Iraq, arguing that it could delay the development of Iraqi security forces and increase anger at United States in Arab world. ..…
WASHINGTON -- it's also quietly preparing for the possible use of nuclear weapons in war against Iraq, by defense analyst.. In another development, U.S war plans also call for March of 300 to 400 cruise missiles day at the start of war on Iraq, Friday... ..…