Schlagwort: Irak

„The general commanding coalition forces in Iraq predicts it will take two years of hard work to clear the so-called Islamic State from its twin capitals of Mosul and Raqqa, and then to burn out the remnants that will likely flee to the vast empty desert between Syria and Iraq.…

„As a show of solidarity and peaceful coexistence between Muslims and Christians, a Muslim Iraqi businessman decided to build a 30-meter/ 85-foot tall Christmas tree, to celebrate the holidays in a country torn apart by war. The businessman, Yassi Saad, said he did so in order to join ‚our Christian…

Sehr geehrter Herr Sperl, immer wieder behaupten Sie in Ihren Standard-Kolumnen, das wahre Motiv für die Irak-Invasion 2003 und den Sturz des Regimes von Saddam Hussein sei „religiös-ideologischer“ Natur gewesen: Der damalige amerikanische Präsident George W. Bush und seine „neokonservativen Assistenten“ hätten „gar nicht verschwiegen“, dass es um den „‚Entscheidungskampf‘…

„The Iraqi parliament started discussing a bill last month that will give influential tribal chiefs increased powers, including partnering with the federal government to enforce national security. The proposal to establish the Iraqi ‚Supreme Council for Clans and Tribes,‘ which has passed its first reading, immediately drew criticism that the…

„Isis is developing its own arsenal of military grade weapons and ammunition including rockets, mortar rounds and bombs – as it battles to defend territory across Syria and Iraq, a report has found. Facilities abandoned following the recent Mosul offensive have revealed manufacturing on ‚an industrial scale‘, making tens of…

„Seit über fünfzig Jahren trommelt [Jean Ziegler] für den bewaffneten Aufstand der Völker der Dritten Welt gegen den ‚Killer-, Raubtier-, Casino-, Dschungelkapitalismus‘ der USA, gegen die ‚kannibalistische Weltordnung‘. In jedem Putschisten, der irgendwo auf der Welt antiimperialistische Parolen schrie, sah er einen Menschheitsbefreier, dem er alsbald die Aufwartung machte. Ziegler…

Von Thomas von der Osten-Sacken [caption id="attachment_15184" align="alignleft" width="350"] Qais Al-Khazali, Anführer der schiitischen Asaib Ahl al-Haq Miliz[/caption] Vielleicht mag Barack Obama bis zum Ende seiner Amtszeit glauben, dass der Kampf gegen den IS im Nahen Osten oberste Priorität habe. Und so hat er dann eine Koalition zusammengschustert, in der…

„I have just returned from Mosul, where the coalition battle to retake this northern Iraqi city and its environs from ISIS has been under way since October. With a television crew, I passed through several neighborhoods on the eastern side of the city, reaching Al-Zohur, one of the front lines…

„If Obama had made any mistakes – such as leaving Libya, Syria, Yemen and Iraq in chaos – you wouldn’t know it from his presentation. You would certainly have no hint that the terrorism problem has gotten far worse under his watch. Recall that when he came into office Islamic…

„Young Iraqis have organized a mixed-gender cycling event in the middle of Baghdad, after a photo of a young woman on a bike went viral last week. Marina Rada had posted the picture, taken by photographer Ayman al-Amiri, on her Facebook page last Sunday, accompanied with the caption: ‚I am…

„A native of Iraq, Ashour has been in exile because of his work in the human rights sector – especially women’s rights and LGBT+ rights. He also never really hid the fact he himself was gay. He has endured it all – police arrests, government monitoring and homophobia-fuelled bashings –…

„With the complete collapse of the Syrian armed opposition expected before the end of this year, Tehran would have subdued the three Arab countries that are sandwiched between its Western border and the Mediterranean. The dream of the founder of the Islamic Republic and its first Supreme Guide Ruhollah Khomeini…

„As Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) have been closing in on Tal Afar, a town 33 miles west of Mosul, through the western Mosul axis, the organization’s top commanders have openly discussed their post-Islamic State plans to secure the border with Syria and push into the country. These senior militia…

„Yanar Mohammed runs a secret network of safe houses in her native Iraq. The women who come through its doors are honor-killing runaways, rape survivors, war widows and assorted others who have been to the cliff edge of hell and back. The shelters are meant to give them a second…

„The Islamic State has used chemical weapons, including chlorine and sulfur mustard agents, at least 52 times on the battlefield in Syria and Iraq since it swept to power in 2014, according to a new independent analysis. More than one-third of those chemical attacks have come in and around Mosul,…