Iraq in 2015 …

The year just gone by has been a exceptionally difficult one for Iraq, as it attempts to tackle the misery being spread by the so-called Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL), while at the same time managing the effects of a dramatic fall in the price of oil.
But without diminishing the enormity of these challenges, let’s not forget that 2014 also saw the successful exercise of democracy in the country with a general election, and the first stage of a resolution to the oil export dispute between Baghdad and Erbil.
As we start into 2015, the new government of Dr Haider Al-Abadi enjoys the goodwill of the international community, much of which is providing essential military and humanitarian assistance.

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