Questions tagged [iraq]
Questions relating to the government or politics of the Republic of Iraq
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Why is US supporting ISIS in Syria while opposing it in Iraq?
US is supporting the rebels in Syria who are trying to bring down Assad's govt. ISIS is one of the rebels. So directly or indirectly, US is supporting ISIS in Syria.
But the same US is opposing the ...
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What is this new insignia in Iraq?
Iraq's government seems to be rapidly evolving, developing new armies to cope with ISIL, and making various political changes. I recently saw this new insignia being worn by a member of the Iraqi ...
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Why did Donald Trump say that? [closed]
In an interview to CNN being held in 2007 related to the Iraq War, Trump said
"Saddam Hussein has nothing to do with World Trade Centre and also there's no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq for ...
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Were any charges ever brought up in the Iraq war? [closed]
Were any government officials in the US or in EU ever charged by international courts for war crimes about Iraq war? We all know Bush and Cheney were never prosecuted....
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Can Chilcot Report be used to prosecute Tony Blair?
Yesterday, The Iraq inquiry finally gave its report which is widely known as Chilcot Report. In this Report, the inquiry concluded:
Saddam Regime did not pose a threat to British interests
The ...
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How can Iraqi Kurdistan become a sovereign state?
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani wants to hold a referendum in October 2016 in an attempt to gain independence for Iraqi Kurdistan. Will this referendum make Iraqi Kurdistan a sovereign state? If ...
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Are oil fields controlled by ISIS being targeted by US or any other forces?
I've read (on the telegraph website) that ISIS receives £1.8m per day from their oil fields. It seems by targeting the oil fields, ISIS would lose that income.
Are these oil fields being targeted?
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Nuremberg defense for common soldiers and war of aggression
Under international law, for example the Hague, Geneva conventions and case law estabilished by various international bodies such as ICC, UNSC, UNGA, International Military Tributal (IMT)...
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Why don't other nations take action against Islamic State?
Islamic State is clearly a threat to pretty much everyone. They use shock tactics that enrage the citizens of many nations, they've attacked Syria and Iraq, and butchered many in those countries, ...
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Why don't Iraqi Kurds buy more weapons with their oil?
Iraqi Kurds are sitting on a lot of oil, and apparantly are able to sell it through channels in Iran.
ISIS is obviously a threat to them, and they have called on the International Community to ...
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What enables ~30k ISIS fighters to compete with ~190k peshmerga, & others?
I was reading this article which includes the following estimates for the numbers of fighters involved in ISIS-related regions:
Between 7,000 and 30,000 ISIS fighters. Mixed levels of training and ...
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How much lives could they've saved if they would have used war money in health?
I'm not sure about how much money they've spent in war as a result of the 9/11 attacks, but it seems to be a few trillions. I'm even less sure about how much lives would they have saved if they would ...
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