Iraq

Iraq: The Invisible War – Black Flag

In 1990, US Secretary of State James Baker told Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz that if Iraq did not comply with US demands, "we will reduce you to the pre-industrial age”. Nine years on, that objective has not changed.

From Black Flag #218 1999.

Iraq: The Impeachment War - Black Flag

From Black Flag #216 1999.

The competition between Iran and United States over Iraq

The relationship between US and Iran never been good after the iran “revolution” but since the “Arab Spring” has got worse. The involvement of Iran in many countries in the Middle East especially Iraq and Syria made difficult for US to achieve its own aims in the rejoin. This article covers what happened in Iraq currently and how the tension between US and Iran reached the high level.

Iraq, from riot to impossible reform (2018-2019)

Submitted by Guerre de Classe on Dec 31 2019 16:18

PART ONE / RAGE AND FIRE 2018
PART TWO: 2019 POLITICAL REFORM OR CIVIL WAR?

Balance sheet and perspective of the current proletarian struggles all over the world

Submitted by Guerre de Classe on Nov 14 2019 16:49

This past year we see revolts one after the other all over the world: revolts that lead Macron to visit the bunkers of the Elysée, that make Lenin Moreno move the seat of the government to Guayaquil, that assault the barracks and the headquarters of bourgeois parties in Iraq while reviving the memory of the insurrection of 1991, that topple one after the other prime ministers in Haiti or that plant a black flag in the Hong Kong parliament. The world bourgeoisie is beginning to get afraid.

Thèses sur les luttes prolétariennes de 2018 au Proche et au Moyen-Orient et leurs perspectives

Résumé de l’article
Les thèses qui suivent donnent un résumé introductif à l’article Iran : Que s’est-il passé après la répression des travailleurs de Haft Tapeh et des métallurgistes d’Ahvaz ? publié en anglais dans son intégralité sur le blog Libcom de l’auteur.

Theses on the 2018 proletarian struggles in the Near and Middle East and their prospects

Submitted by Blesk on Jan 7 2019 16:39

An article summary
The following theses give an introductory summary to the article Iran: What after the repression of the Haft Tapeh workers and the steelworkers in Ahvaz? published in full length on the author’s Libcom blog.

The Protests in Basra, southern Iraq

This is a report about what is currently going on in Basra, the third main city in Iraq. The protesters back to the streets from 4th of this month, September demanding their basic rights.

Towards an International Meeting in Kurdistan

Submitted by Guerre de Classe on Aug 14 2018 18:02

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In front of the expansion of the Middle-East War and the new Iran-Iraq revolutionary waves:

Towards an International Meeting in Kurdistan

Mass protests continue in Baghdad and Southern Iraq

Submitted by zaher on Jul 24 2018 21:36

This is a short report covers the current situation in Iraq, now in their third week. So far the protesters have been able to protect their own independence and none of the political parties or regional governments have been able to tame or control them.