Day: February 2, 2017

ISHM: January 27 – February 2, 2017

EPIC | Posted on February 2, 2017 |

This week's headlines: President Trump’s Executive Order Banning Travel, Refugee Resettlement Condemned by Iraq ▪ PMUs Repositioning in Ninewa as Plans for Western Mosul Continue to Develop ▪ IDPs Continue to Repopulate Eastern Mosul as Conditions Worsen in the West ▪ Facing Outsized Need, Government and Aid Agencies Forced to Restrict Relief ▪ Diyala Province Sees Significant Uptick in Violence ▪ After Extended Vacancies, Defense and Interior Ministers Approved

We Are Together

EPIC | Posted on February 2, 2017 |

With the stroke of a pen last Friday, President Trump signed an ill-conceived Executive Order that attacks the very foundations of who we are as a nation.

Interview with Sahr Muhammedally: How to Protect Iraq’s Civilians

Matthew Schweitzer | Posted on February 2, 2017 |

Iraq's government can implement civilian protection policies to promote national reconciliation and reduce tensions between the country's ethnic, religious, and sectarian communities.