Views expressed here are not necessarily those of the NCF
There remain a myriad of obstructions to Iraq’s peace and stability, namely the many diverging political groups, a resurgent ISIL threat, and the aforementioned geopolitical tensions that are manifested in a more insidious form. The Next Century Foundation empathises with the people of Iraq who suffer for this reality.
The Next Century Foundation’s report: Iraq’s national parliamentary elections took place on 10 October 2021. Prior to this on October … More
For many, the attraction of Joseph Biden Jr. as a presidential candidate has less to do with what he is, … More
A deeply sad sight: The Great Mosque of al-Nuri was reduced to rubble during the Battle of Mosul in 2017. Here … More
Oral intervention to be given by the Next Century Foundation at the 37th Session of the United Nations Human Rights … More
“Identifying the tipping point for many men and women thinking of joining Daesh remains the holy grail in our fight … More
Alex Krasodomski Jones of the Centre for Social Media at the British think tank Demos talks about ISIS, about how … More
NCF member Jonathan Mueller writes: Isis in Crisis says Paul Wood in the Spectator. One can only hope that this … More
On Thursday 26th November, David Cameron set out his arguments in favour of extending RAF air strikes to Syria. The … More
From NCF member Stafford Clary in Kurdistan: About 20,000 Kurdistan forces are engaged in capturing and holding Shingal (Sinjar) Town … More
ISIS continues to target the Yazidi community in their campaign to “purify” Iraq. Yazidis are an Iraqi religious minority that … More
Turkey’s reasons for its newfound interest in assisting the US to work against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria … More
In confirmation of what the NCF has said for some time, we now know that former Baathist hardman Izzat ad … More
Car bombs exploded in the parking lots of two heavily fortified five-star hotels in central Baghdad late on Thursday, killing … More
“Daesh is likely to have amongst its tens of thousands of recruits the technical expertise necessary to further refine precursor … More
Following the capture of the ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Syria, there are mounting fears … More
This sad note about the circumstances of Ammar al-Shahbander’s death just came in from a senior board member of the … More
ISIS is on the advance. It took the city of Ramadi a few days ago, which was the Iraq government’s … More
Iraqi Journalistic Freedoms Observatory (JFO) says that 34 journalists have been killed or wounded while carrying out their duties in … More
It is with great saddness that we have to tell you that we have been informed that Mr Ammar al-Shahbander, … More
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, baptised the King of Clubs by the Americans, has been killed according to various news reports. The … More
My daughter has just come back from Tikrit: The Iraq Army are pretty stretched – and we are busy bombing … More
The Holy Koran states that in the last days the ‘mufsidin fi al-ard,’ (those who corrupt the earth), will appear. … More
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