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Democracy Destroyed: Stories of American Sponsored Coups – Iraq

By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer Iraq under King Faisal II was the perfect situation for the U.S.: He was amenable to their wishes and was willing to support them in their attempted coups in Syria, also forming the Baghdad Pact with them. Unfortunately for Iraq, as soon as American interests were threatened with a … Continued

Discover Iraq: 10 Places You Must Visit in Baghdad

By: Safa M. Qureshi/Arab America Contributing Writer              In the eyes of many, the country of Iraq is seen to be nothing more than a place of turmoil, smoky battlefields, and Islamic extremism. Many foreigners have negative views about Iraq. While there are risks in visiting the country, we need … Continued

Lebanese and Iraqi Protests Confront Iran’s Ambitions

  SOURCE: ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE BY: DR. JAMES J. ZOGBY While popular protests in Iraq and Lebanon have been clearly directed at corruption and worsening economic conditions, there is another factor that should not be ignored – widespread frustration with the role played by Iran and its allied militias in both countries. This Lebanese and … Continued

Literary Renaissance Grips Mosul in Iraq

SOURCE: RFI BY: ROSIE COLLYER Literature and poetry are regaining ground in the Iraqi city of Mosul two years after its brutal occupation by the Islamic State armed group that branded artists as criminals. Winds of change are blowing across the fertile plains of Iraq’s northern Nineveh province where muslin cotton was once grown in … Continued

Iraq Dreams of World Cup as Soccer Finally Comes Home

SOURCE: CNN BY: JAMES MASTERS (CNN)For Iraqi soccer fans, the waiting is almost over. After an eight-year hiatus, the Iraq men’s national team will play its first competitive fixture on home soil when it faces Hong Kong in a World Cup qualifying match in Basra on Thursday. Now, with the hope of reaching the 2022 … Continued

Iraq Hints at Bigger Role in Syria after U.S. Withdrawal

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s prime minister said on Sunday that top security officials from Baghdad had met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, and hinted at a bigger Iraqi role fighting Islamic State militants as U.S. troops withdraw from Syria. FILE PHOTO:Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi arrives for the opening of Baghdad International Fair … Continued

Minnesota-Based Reconciliation Project Sends 10,000 Books to Mosul in Iraq

The city’s prestigious university had been decimated by ISIS terrorists. The library’s historical manuscripts, maps, documents and academic texts had been deliberately burned. SOURCE: STAR TRIBUNE BY: MATT McKINNEY Some two years ago, an anonymous blogger in war-torn Mosul, Iraq, sent out a plea over Twitter. Could people send books to help us rebuild? he … Continued

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