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Fledgling Iraqi Military Is Outmatched on Battlefield
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Bradley and Nabhan of the WSJ report from Quara Tepe in Iraq and the weak Iraqi military unable to control parts of the country from attacks by better armed and trained ISIS militants, some from the old Iraqi army before the U.S. invasion and others from the war in Syria. The failure of the Maliki government to bring together Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds, as a new election apporaches and Maliki is likely to be elected for a third term. A divided parliament and the lack of U.S. presence after the withdrawal in 2011 at Malik's insistence. The U.S. has refrained from supplying the Iraqi military for fear of aggravating ethnic tensions, with the Sunnis saying Maliki is practicing ethnic cleansing under the guise of fighting terrorism. Under Maliki Iraqi airspace has been used to supply the Assad regime from Iran, according to some reports, making the U.S. wary of supplying the Iraqi military as it has little influence left.
A weak military in Iraq in 2014-2015, split by sectarian divisions and poorly equipped and trained- in the period following U.S. withdrawal
04/28/2014
The failure of Nouri Maliki to bring together Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds. Sunnis see the Maliki government's anti-terrorist effort as ethnic cleanising, the U.S. is wary of the Maliki government and has refrained from supplying the military, the college setup by the U.S. to train officers remains vacant after the U.S. withdrawal at Maliki's insistence. The militants ISIS organization draws from trained officers in the old Iraqi military before the invasion and Sunni militants in Syria. This threatens the ability of the government to maintain peace in the country and creates risks for Iraqi oil supplies and revenues.
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Nouri-al-Maliki's second term as prime minister of Iraq
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Iraq's Vote Looks Set to Deepen, Not Heal, Rifts
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Clashes Carry Worries of a New Civil War
New York Times 04/28/2013
Sectarian Attacks Return With a Roar to Iraq, Rattling a Capital Already on Edge
New York Times 08/17/2013
Senators warn Obama that Maliki may be leading Iraq back toward civil war - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/30/2013
The Iraqi Prime Ministerâs Plea to Americans
New York Times 10/29/2013
Surge in Iraqi Violence Reunites Maliki and Obama
New York Times 11/01/2013
Reconciliation and new coalitions among the religious factions in Iraq ahead of elections.
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Something amazing but more due to the fact that the public is growing tired of religious faction based politics, is the reaching across faction lines to form new coalitions starting with Mr. Maliki the prime minister. Even former insurgents are joining with groups they previously opposed. Iraq and efforts for sectarian unity as American withdrawal approaches.
Grouped Articles
Iraq's Vote Looks Set to Deepen, Not Heal, Rifts
Wall Street Journal 04/19/2013
Sectarian Attacks Return With a Roar to Iraq, Rattling a Capital Already on Edge
New York Times 08/17/2013
Senators warn Obama that Maliki may be leading Iraq back toward civil war - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/30/2013
The Iraqi Prime Ministerâs Plea to Americans
New York Times 10/29/2013
In Climate of Growing Fear, Iraqis Flee to Safer Ground
Wall Street Journal 01/02/2014
We Iraqis Need Equality, Not Apaches
Wall Street Journal 01/14/2014
Iraq after the American withdrawal and processes to bring peace and economic progress to the country.
01/29/2009
The post American withdrawal period and its fragility for the future of Iraq as a peaceful, democratic, modernizing country.
Grouped Articles
Iraq's Vote Looks Set to Deepen, Not Heal, Rifts
Wall Street Journal 04/19/2013
Surge in Iraqi Violence Reunites Maliki and Obama
New York Times 11/01/2013
Fledgling Iraqi Military Is Outmatched on Battlefield
Wall Street Journal 04/28/2014
Obama Finds He Can’t Put Iraq War Behind Him
New York Times 06/13/2014
Diplomatic Note Promises Immunity From Iraqi Law for U.S. Advisory Troops
New York Times 06/23/2014
Iraq’s Military Seen as Unlikely to Turn the Tide
New York Times 06/22/2014
The Iraqi oil industry modernization after the American withdrawal in 2009.
07/01/2009
BP led consortium accepts a $2.00 per barrel deal for increasing production at the Rumailla oil field in return for technical services. The potential to increase production from 2.4 million b/d to 4.00 million b/d the Iraqi oil ministry's goal.
Grouped Articles
Surge in Iraqi Violence Reunites Maliki and Obama
New York Times 11/01/2013
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Oil Industry in Iraq Faces Setback to Revival
New York Times 06/13/2014
Iraq Agrees on Kurdistan Oil Deal
Wall Street Journal 12/02/2014
How Falling Oil Prices Are Hindering Iraq’s Ability to Fight Islamic State
Wall Street Journal 03/11/2015
Iraq Warns Oil Companies of Spending Cuts
Wall Street Journal 09/15/2015
Iraq's role as a growing oil and gas supplier in the Middle East- 2011-2015
03/01/2011
Grouped Articles
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New York Times 11/01/2013
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Wall Street Journal 11/28/2013
OPEC Rift Emerging Over Iraq Output, Possible Return of Iran
Wall Street Journal 11/30/2013
Fledgling Iraqi Military Is Outmatched on Battlefield
Wall Street Journal 04/28/2014
Iraq and Kurds Reach Deal on Oil Exports and Budget Payments
New York Times 11/13/2014
Iraq Agrees on Kurdistan Oil Deal
Wall Street Journal 12/02/2014
The earliest indications of the lack of discipline and training in the Iraqi army officers ranks from Ali Nabhan and Bradley in May 2014, and the ensuing disaster in June with the fall of Mosul to ISIS
04/28/2014
Linked Articles
Washington Post 07/12/2014
Fledgling Iraqi Military Is Outmatched on Battlefield
Wall Street Journal 04/28/2014
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