In response to the advances in Mosul, Daesh attacked Kirkuk but were repelled. They seem to be running out of Iraqi options. The day after Daesh, when the federal government has retaken all the territory taken by Daesh, is looking closer every day. But this victory will not be the end of the war. It’s […]
Mustafa Field has described the way in which the current military operation in Iraq might represent an opportunity to rediscover a shared Iraq identity that reverses the trend towards sectarian politics. I hope he is right, he knows more about contemporary Iraq than I ever will, but the precedents do not look good. There are […]
The Iraqi and Rwandan governments have just signed an agreement at the UN to work together to combat rape as a weapon of war. The UN Government to Government programme will help address 1325 resolution requirements and fulfil the terms of the national action plan for women’s rights in Iraq. TSRN are implementing a series […]