Iraq’s Youth Want To Break From Iran - Fox News Radio

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

News Type: USIP in the News

Sunday marked one year since anti-government protests in Iraq turned bloody kicking off a new wave of demonstrations demanding political reform. Those demonstrating are being met with tear gas and water cannons while calling for new elections, more economic...

Pompeo dismisses Iraqi request to work on plan to withdraw US troops - CNN

Friday, January 10, 2020

News Type: USIP in the News

State Department officials on Friday made clear that the United States does not intend to withdraw troops from Iraq, despite requests from that country's leadership to establish a mechanism to do so. The statements are the latest in the back and forth between...

New US-Iran Tensions Boon for IS, Other Extremist Groups - Voice of America

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

News Type: USIP in the News

The Islamic State group (IS) could be the major beneficiary of the conflict between the United States and Iran as tensions reach a new level between the two countries over the U.S. killing of Iran’s most powerful commander, Qassem Soleimani, experts...

Protests Are Major Test for Iraq After Islamic State - Voice of America

Friday, November 29, 2019

News Type: USIP in the News

The ongoing protests and violence in Iraq have already transformed the political landscape of the country in a major shakeup that the nation has not witnessed since the rise of the Islamic State (IS) in 2014, Iraqi politicians and experts say. The recent unrest in Iraq began...