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The Politics of Security in Ninewa: Preventing an ISIS Resurgence in Northern Iraq
The Politics of Security in Ninewa: Preventing an ISIS Resurgence in Northern Iraq Julie Ahn—Maeve Campbell—Pete Knoetgen Client: Office of Iraq Affairs, U.S. Department of State Harvard Kennedy School Faculty Advisor: Meghan O’Sullivan Policy Analysis Exercise Seminar Leader: Matthew Bunn May 7, 2018 This Policy Analysis Exercise reflects the views of the authors and should not be viewed as representing the views of the US Government, nor those of Harvard University or any of its faculty. Acknowledgements We would like to express our gratitude to the many people who helped us throughout the development, research, and drafting of this report. Our field work in Iraq would not have been possible without the help of Sherzad Khidhir. His willingness to connect us with in-country stakeholders significantly contributed to the breadth of our interviews. Those interviews were made possible by our fantastic translators, Lezan, Ehsan, and Younis, who ensured that we could capture critical information and the nuance of discussions. We also greatly appreciated the willingness of U.S. State Department officials, the soldiers of Operation Inherent Resolve, and our many other interview participants to provide us with their time and insights. Thanks to their assistance, we were able to gain a better grasp of this immensely complex topic. Throughout our research, we benefitted from consultations with numerous Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) faculty, as well as with individuals from the larger Harvard community. We would especially like to thank Harvard Business School Professor Kristin Fabbe and Razzaq al-Saiedi from the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative who both provided critical support to our project. -
Wash Needs in Schools Iraq
COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW WASH NEEDS IN SCHOOLS OF KEY INDICATORS Note: Findings derived from WFP data are December 2019 IRAQ presented in turquoise boxes. Methodology Water Hygiene Sanitation 1 3 2 REACH Number of HH surveys conducted by Number of schools assessed by WFP Drinking water from a water source is available Drinking water from a water source is available Drinking water comes from an improved water source The water quality is perceived to be acceptable The main water source is at the school's premises Has access to handwashing facilities Has access to handwashing facilities of which is having water and soap available of which is functional of which is having soap Has access to improved sanitation facilities number of Average functional student toilets per school building number of toilets Average for students number of Average students per toilet Has access to student toilets separated by gender Has access to student toilets separated by gender Has unusable toilets Is having a good structural condition of student toilets Is having a good hygienic condition of student toilets Al-Falluja 115 88% 100% 78% 93% 100% 97% 100% 9,1 82% 0% Al-Ramadi 80 83% 98% 81% 98% 100% 100% 100% 8,6 93% 0% Al-Anbar Ana 74 31 44% 65% 87% 49% 72% 94% 94% 64% 66% 62% 94% 5,8 5,4 36 90% 90% 23% 100% 71% Heet 87 72% 100% 60% 100% 93% 97% 100% 9,0 88% 0% Shat Al-Arab 98 12% 92% 83% 11% 7,2 91 77% 56% 46% Al-Basrah Al-Khidhir 70 50% 66% 76% 11% 5,8 69 79% 74% 32% Al-Muthanna Al-Kufa 120 21% 46% 71% 99% 100% 23% 99% 6.5 71% 27% Al-Najaf Al-Najaf 94 2% 95% 98% -
Download the COI Focus
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER GENERAL FOR REFUGEES AND STATELESS PERSONS PERSONS COI Focus IRAQ Security Situation in Central and Southern Iraq 20 March 2020 (update) Cedoca Original language: Dutch DISCLAIMER: This COI-product has been written by Cedoca, the Documentation and Research Department of the CGRS, and it provides information for the processing of applications for international protection. The document does not contain policy guidelines or opinions and does not pass judgment on the merits of the application for international protection. It follows the Common EU Guidelines for processing country of origin information (April 2008) and is written in accordance with the statutory legal provisions. The author has based the text on a wide range of public information selected with care and with a permanent concern for crosschecking sources. Even though the document tries to cover all the relevant aspects of the subject, the text is not necessarily exhaustive. If certain events, people or organizations are not mentioned, this does not mean that they did not exist. All the sources used are briefly mentioned in a footnote and described in detail in a bibliography at the end of the document. Sources which have been consulted but which were not used are listed as consulted sources. In exceptional cases, sources are not mentioned by name. When specific information from this document is used, the user is asked to quote the source mentioned in the bibliography. This document can only be published or distributed with the written consent of the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons. TO A MORE INTEGRATED MIGRATION POLICY, THANKS TO AMIF Rue Ernest Blerot 39, 1070 BRUSSELS T 02 205 51 11 F 02 205 50 01 [email protected] www.cgrs.be IRAQ. -
International Protection Considerations with Regard to People Fleeing the Republic of Iraq
International Protection Considerations with Regard to People Fleeing the Republic of Iraq HCR/PC/ May 2019 HCR/PC/IRQ/2019/05 _Rev.2. INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION CONSIDERATIONS WITH REGARD TO PEOPLE FLEEING THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ Table of Contents I. Executive Summary .......................................................................................... 6 1) Refugee Protection under the 1951 Convention Criteria and Main Categories of Claim .... 6 2) Broader UNHCR Mandate Criteria, Regional Instruments and Complementary Forms of Protection ............................................................................................................................. 7 3) Internal Flight or Relocation Alternative (IFA/IRA) .............................................................. 7 4) Exclusion Considerations .................................................................................................... 8 5) Position on Forced Returns ................................................................................................. 9 II. Main Developments in Iraq since 2017 ............................................................. 9 A. Political Developments ........................................................................................................... 9 1) May 2018 Parliamentary Elections ...................................................................................... 9 2) September 2018 Kurdistan Parliamentary Elections ......................................................... 10 3) October 2017 Independence -
ISIS in Iraq
i n s t i t u t e f o r i n t e g r at e d t r a n s i t i o n s The Limits of Punishment Transitional Justice and Violent Extremism iraq case study Mara Redlich Revkin May, 2018 After the Islamic State: Balancing Accountability and Reconciliation in Iraq About the Author Mara Redlich Revkin is a Ph.D. Candidate in Acknowledgements Political Science at Yale University and an Islamic The author thanks Elisabeth Wood, Oona Law & Civilization Research Fellow at Yale Law Hathaway, Ellen Lust, Jason Lyall, and Kristen School, from which she received her J.D. Her Kao for guidance on field research and survey research examines state-building, lawmaking, implementation; Mark Freeman, Siobhan O’Neil, and governance by armed groups with a current and Cale Salih for comments on an earlier focus on the case of the Islamic State. During draft; and Halan Ibrahim for excellent research the 2017-2018 academic year, she will be col- assistance in Iraq. lecting data for her dissertation in Turkey and Iraq supported by the U.S. Institute for Peace as Cover image a Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar. Mara is a iraq. Baghdad. 2016. The aftermath of an ISIS member of the New York State Bar Association bombing in the predominantly Shia neighborhood and is also working on research projects concern- of Karada in central Baghdad. © Paolo Pellegrin/ ing the legal status of civilians who have lived in Magnum Photos with support from the Pulitzer areas controlled and governed by terrorist groups. -
Investment Map of Iraq 2016
Republic of Iraq Presidency of Council of Ministers National Investment Commission Investment Map of Iraq 2016 Dear investor: Investment opportunities found in Iraq today vary in terms of type, size, scope, sector, and purpose. the door is wide open for all investors who wish to hold investment projects in Iraq,; projects that would meet the growing needs of the Iraqi population in different sectors. Iraq is a country that brims with potential, it is characterized by its strategic location, at the center of world trade routes giving it a significant feature along with being a rich country where I herby invite you to look at Iraq you can find great potentials and as one of the most important untapped natural resources which would places where untapped investment certainly contribute in creating the decent opportunities are available in living standards for people. Such features various fields and where each and characteristics creates favorable opportunities that will attract investors, sector has a crucial need for suppliers, transporters, developers, investment. Think about the great producers, manufactures, and financiers, potentials and the markets of the who will find a lot of means which are neighboring countries. Moreover, conducive to holding new projects, think about our real desire to developing markets and boosting receive and welcome you in Iraq , business relationships of mutual benefit. In this map, we provide a detailed we are more than ready to overview about Iraq, and an outline about cooperate with you In order to each governorate including certain overcome any obstacle we may information on each sector. In addition, face. -
“Barriers to Post-ISIS Reconciliation in Iraq: Case Study of Tel Afar, Ninewa” by Sarah Sanbar Under the Supervision of Prof
“Barriers to post-ISIS reconciliation in Iraq: Case study of Tel Afar, Ninewa” By Sarah Sanbar Under the supervision of Professor Stéphane Lacroix Sciences Po Spring 2020 This paper has received the Kuwait Program at Sciences Po Student Paper Award The copyright of this paper remains the property of its author. No part of the content may be reproduced, published, distributed, copied or stored for public or private use without written permission of the author. All authorisation requests should be sent to [email protected] BARRIERS TO POST-ISIS RECONCILIATION IN IRAQ Case Study of Tel Afar, Ninewa Instructor: Stéphane LACROIX Final Assignment: The Political Sociology of the State in the Contemporary Arab World Date: 30/04/2020 Sarah Sanbar Sanbar - 1 Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 2 Literature Review ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Case Study: Tel Afar, Ninewa .................................................................................................................... 5 Context and Demographics ....................................................................................................................... 5 ISIS Occupation, Displacement, and the Liberation Operation ................................................................ 6 Barriers to Post-ISIS Reconciliation in Tel -
Wassit Governorate, Kut District
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Missan Governorate, Ali Al-Gharbi District
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Environmental Assessment of Heavy Metals Concentration and Distribution in Surface Soils of Wasit Governorate/ Iraq
Muslim et al. Iraqi Journal of Science, 2019, Vol. 60, No. 4, pp: 803-818 DOI: 10.24996/ijs.2019.60.4.14 ISSN: 0067-2904 Environmental Assessment of heavy metals Concentration and Distribution in Surface Soils of Wasit Governorate/ Iraq Ruaa Issa Muslim*1, Murtadha J. Issa2, Basim Shaker AL-Obaidi3 1Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Wasit, Wasit, Iraq 2Department of Geology, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq 3Department of Soil and Water Science, College of Agriculture. University of Tikrit, Tikrit, Iraq Abstract Wasit Governorate is characterized by industrials activities such as groups of asphalts and bricks factories, oil fields and thermal power plant, in addition to the agricultural activity that is widely separated, which leads to pollution of the surface soils with heavy metals. The main objective in this research is to assess heavy metals pollution and understand the distribution in the surface soils in the studied area. Twenty two surface soils samples were collected from 6 districts and 4 subdistricts within Wasit Governorate during April 2017. The results obtained showed that grain size analyzes are classified as sandy mud (sand 9.5%, silt 50.8 % and clays 39.8%). In the term of geochemical parameters, high level of soil salinity in Wasit Governorate was in Badrah station (8%). Organic matter records 3.7% as a relative maximum concentration in industrial soils at 7.2 pH. Heavy metals Mo, Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, Co, Mn, As, Cd,V, Cr, Br, Ta, Zr, Ba and Sr were investigated in the soils samples in Wasit Governorate. -
The Islamic State Effect on Minorities in Iraq
Review of Arts and Humanities June 2015, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 7-11 ISSN: 2334-2927 (Print), 2334-2935 (Online) Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. Published by American Research Institute for Policy Development DOI: 10.15640/rah.v4n1a2 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.15640/rah.v4n1a2 The Islamic State Effect on Minorities in Iraq Dr. Shak Hanish1 Abstract Since the control of “the Islamic state in Iraq and Syria” (ISIS) over large parts of Iraq, especially in the north, ethnic and religious minorities living there are facing several problems and challenges, including the issue of survival. In this paper, I will examine the impact of ISIS on these religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and the problems they encounter. I will suggest some ways to help them withstand pressure and stay in their original homeland of Iraq, especially in Nineveh province, where most of these minorities of Christians, Yazedis, Shabaks, and Turkomans live. Keywords: The Middle East; Ethnic and Minority Issues; Human Rights; Religious Minorities Introduction Iraq is one of the important countries in the Middle East that includes several religious, ethnic, and national minorities that have lived there, some for thousands of years. Many are considered the indigenous people of Mesopotamia. They are the Chaldeans-Assyrians-Syriacs, the Yazidis, the Sabeans Mandaeans, the Shabaks, the Turkomans, and formerly the Jews. Their presence in Iraq dates back hundreds of years, some before the advent of Islam. They live in northern, central, and southern Iraq. Today, most of them live near the Kurdistan region of Iraq (Tayyar, 2014). -
Iraq Governance & Performance Accountability Project (Igpa/Takamul)
USAID IGPA/TAKAMUL IRAQ GOVERNANCE & PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT (IGPA/TAKAMUL) FY2019 ANNUAL REPORT OCTOBER 1, 2018 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 Program Title Iraq Governance and Performance Accountability Project (IGPA/Takamul) Sponsoring USAID Office USAID Iraq Contract Number AID-267-H-17-00001 Contractor DAI Global LLC Date of publication October 30, 2019 Author IGPA/Takamul Project Team Cover A member of the Social Accountability Group interviews a Christian minority in Ninewa Plains about her opinion of public delivery services. The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. CONTENTS ACRONYMS PROJECT SNAPSHOT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 5 الموجز التنفيذي CHAPTER 1: PROJECT PROGRESS 7 OBJECTIVE 1: ENHANCE IRAQI GOVERNMENT’S SERVICE DELIVERY CAPACITY 7 SUCCESS STORY – When Women are Safe, Everyone is Safe 29 SUCCESS STORY – At Last, Potable Water for Ramadi Homes and Farms 54 OBJECTIVE 2: IMPROVE PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 55 SUCCESS STORY – Filling a Critical Knowledge Gap in Public Works 76 OBJECTIVE 3: SERVICE DELIVERY AND PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT 77 SUCCESS STORY – Water Conservation Campaign Promotes Partnerships 96 OBJECTIVE 4: SUPPORTING IRAQI CHANGE AGENTS 97 TASK ORDER 1: ASSISTANCE TO MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTRY OF OIL 101 TASK ORDER 3: KRG INFORMATION SYSTEMS REFORMS 108 TASK ORDER 4: NINEWA INVESTMENT FACILITATION INITIATIVE 113 TASK ORDER