Monthly Archive: June 2015

US-Iraqi Youth Institute Holds Conference On Peace

US-Iraqi Youth Institute Holds Conference On Peace

Members and affiliates of the US-Iraqi Youth Institute with a host of community leaders and politicians met at Greenfield Manor on June 5, 2015 for the Iraqi American Peace Conference. This year’s theme was...

Iraq’s energy potential

Iraq’s energy potential

Below are highlights from a speech given by Andrea Leadsom, UK Energy Minister at the Iraqi Petroleum Conference 2015. “In an increasingly interdependent world, energy security cannot be a wholly domestic issue. Only with...

Iraqi official: Deal with ISIL now in Iraq, or later in the U.S.

Iraqi official: Deal with ISIL now in Iraq, or later in the U.S.

“The survival of Iraq will depend on how much we are willing to forget our small issues for the sake of the big country. It will all depend on how much true support and true urgency the region and the world demonstrate,” Ambassador Faily said.

Britain boosts Iraq military trainers to combat Islamic State

Britain boosts Iraq military trainers to combat Islamic State

The United Kingdom will send an additional 125 military trainers to Iraq to counter the rising threat from the Islamic State, Prime Minister David Cameron said Sunday at the G-7 summit. The prime minister’s...

Ambassador Faily visits NATO

Ambassador Faily visits NATO

On May 20, 2015, Ambassador Faily participated in a roundtable discussion at NATO’s Norfolk, Virginia Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (ACT) headquarters. Ambassador Faily joined a distinguished military base leadership consisting of Deputy Supreme Allied...