In Iraq, there is a piece of news that’s more exhilarating than Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds ‘trying to resolve tough procedural issues over oil rights and shares of seats in parliament’ and preparations for a landmark democratic election proceeding full speed ahead towards its January schedule.
The other good news, eclipsing the otherwise bleak news blowing [...]

As attested by Article 113 of the Iraqi Constitution, Iraqi Kurdistan is the only region which has gained official recognition internationally as an autonomous federal entity. The governorates of Duhok , Erbil and Suleimaniya form the current Kurdistan Region. The population comes up to 3.3 million over an area of 80,000 square kilometers, and composed [...]

For the execution of 42 Iraqi merchants in 1992, Tareq Aziz is condemned to 15 years in prison. Aziz is former deputy premier of Iraq. The same sentence has been meted to Ali Hassan al-Majid known as Chemical Ali, Saddam’s cousin. The Iraqi Special Tribunal also sentenced to death two half-brothers of executed dictator Saddam [...]