Oversight Is Optional: How Iraqi Democracy Is Being Hollowed Out

Oversight is optional: How Iraqi democracy is being hollowed out

Iraq is once again in election season. Streets are filled with campaign posters and promises of change, but few Iraqis expect to see a difference. The rituals became familiar: speeches about reform, banners calling for reconstruction, and candidates who pledge to rebuild trust while relying on the same old networks of money and power. What truly defines this election is what remains absent. Iraq’s Political Parties Law of 2015 was meant to regul…

Report: Tehran boosting arms shipments to Iraqi militias

Sources in the IDF's Northern Command have reportedly said that Iraqi militias are preparing for a possible combined ground and air assault.The post Report: Tehran boosting arms shipments to Iraqi militias appeared first on JNS.org.

BREAKING: Iran arming Iraqi militias ahead of clash with Israel

Iran is ramping up support for Shiite militias in Iraq, bracing for a possible future clash with Israel, according to a Kan Reshet Bet radio report aired Tuesday morning.Iraqi sources told Kan that after setbacks to Iran’s proxies in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza, Tehran is now prioritizing Iraq. The militias are receiving advanced weapons as part of this intensified push.