Iraq's second-largest city is rebuilding, neighborhood by neighborhood, despite an uncertain trickle of government funding and fluctuations in political leadership.
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Q&A: Zuhair al-Araji, mayor of Mosul
To recover from a devastating war, Iraq’s second-largest city needs a massive mobilization of resources and coherent planning and organization – but it’s getting neither.
Q&A: Zuhair Muhssein al-Araji, mayor of Mosul and parliamentary candidate
The war against IS has created immense, unmet reconstruction challenges - and reshuffled the electoral landscape in Iraq's second-largest city.
Q&A: Qassem al-Araji, Iraq’s National Security Advisor
Iraq's top national security official discusses efforts to navigate U.S.-Iran tensions and reframe security cooperation with members of the counter-IS coalition.
Q&A: Sami al-Araji, chairman of the National Investment Commission
The country's top investment official discusses his efforts to follow up the Kuwait reconstruction conference and continue generating interest in Iraq.
Iraqi forces breach western Mosul
Backed by U.S. special operations advisors and coalition air power, Iraqi forces enter a new phase of intense urban combat.
Baghdad mayor has ambitious plans for her city
The mayor of Baghdad wants to revive her war-torn city, fix its decrepit infrastructure and twin it with Paris -- another female-led metropolis. Thikra Alwash, a 60-year-old civil engineer and only woman mayor of a Middle East capital, faces a mountainous task. She has given herself 10 years to revive the city, heart of the […]
16 dead in attack at Iraq funeral of anti-IS fighters: mayor
At least 16 people died in a bomb attack Thursday during funerals in a northern village for Iraqi fighters killed by the Islamic State group, the mayor said. It was the deadliest attack in Iraq since a January 16 double suicide bombing in Baghdad that cost 31 lives. "Two bombs exploded as the funeral procession […]
Kurdish mayor confronts Erdogan
When Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan acknowledged the existence of a "Kurdish problem" to a rally in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Mayor Osman Baydemir was among thousands who stood to applaud a momentous declaration. For decades, Turkey had refused even to recognize Kurds as a separate ethnic group. Seven years later, Baydemir, shaking with anger, […]
Police, mayor killed in attacks
Gunmen traveling in cars without license plates opened fire on a police patrol in Iraq on Thursday, killing two officers and three others. The shooting followed a bombing late Wednesday that killed the Shiite mayor of the town of Mafraq near Baqouba, a former al-Qaida stronghold about 35 miles (60 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad. Police […]
Mayor resigns in disputed Garmiyan area
The mayor of Kalar, the center of the disputed Garmiyan area, has resigned, without disclosing a reason. Othman Mohyaddin confirmed his resignation to AKnews today, and added "I will reveal the reason for this later".
Analysis: What to expect from Iraq’s elections
Interviews with candidates across the political spectrum provide insight into the forces shaping Iraq's electoral landscape and influencing upcoming negotiations to form the next government.
Exxon preparing to drill in Kurdistan
Two years after taking center stage in Iraq's oil disputes with its signing of six KRG production sharing contracts, ExxonMobil is about to start drilling for oil.
Mosul insurgents challenge Islamic State occupiers
A group calling itself Kataib al-Mosul is waging a campaign of assassinations against IS fighters throughout Mosul and feeding intelligence to Iraqi and U.S. forces.
Air strikes rattle IS in Mosul, with high toll on civilians
Dozens of militants are dying every week, sowing paranoia among their ranks. But as the group embeds itself deeper into the city, residents say they are also suffering – from both IS crackdowns and air strikes.
Q&A: Mohammed Rubaie, candidate on Hikma list
A member of Ammar al-Hakim's newly formed party says they are focusing on the youth vote while attempting to end the Dawa party's hold on the premiership.
Multiple dead in Kurd-Hashid fight in Tuz
Deadly fighting threatens to shatter a fragile alliance among fractious forces nominally united to protect key territory from the IS group.
Iran eludes accountability after strikes on Iraqi Kurdistan
After condemning violations of sovereignty, Baghdad and Erbil have not published investigative findings or taken action to deter further attacks by Iran and its proxy forces.
Inside Mosul: Feb. 23, 2017
Detailed updates from Islamic State militant-held areas of Ninewa province, gathered via Iraq Oil Report's network of reporters and contacts.
Iraq’s Integrity Commission refers four senior officials to court over corruption charges
Iraq’s Commission of Public Integrity referred on Thursday four former senior officials to court on charges of corruption. The Commission said in a statement released on Thursday that it had referred to court two former deputies of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, the former director of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s military office and Baghdad’s former mayor. […]
Mosul dam flows, returning power to IS held city below
Iraqi authorities are releasing pressure on the fragile Mosul Dam to avoid a catastrophic flood, but in so doing are again providing power to the Islamic State’s capital in Iraq.
Inside Mosul: Oct. 18, 2016
A daily brief on activity inside Islamic State militant-held areas of Ninewa province, from Iraq Oil Report’s network of reporters and contacts.
Inside Mosul: Oct. 22, 2016
A daily brief on activity inside Islamic State militant-held areas of Ninewa province, from Iraq Oil Report’s network of reporters and contacts.
Mosul offensive imminent
Iraqi forces are in final position to begin their assault on IS militants in Mosul, awaiting only an official order from Prime Minister Abadi, which many officers expect early Sunday.