Savaya probably example of Trump's haphazard approach to foreign policy Wants #Iraq to cut ties to Iran but on the cheap Why no US ambassador to Iraq Savaya has no experience in diplomacy Political appointee rather than sign of new Iraq policy musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2025/10/trum...
Trump admin has focused on #Iraq's ties to Iran Demanded pro-Iran Hashd be disarmed Sanctioned Iraqi banks companies Hashd groups & individuals connected to Iran Will that be Savay's focus or other issues? musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2025/10/trum...
Debate about what Savaya's arrival means Fmr Foreign Min Zebari said Trump wants to give #Iraq special attention Ex-MP Alusi said didn't think there would be any changes musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2025/10/trum...
Oct White House announced Mark Savaya as US special envoy to #Iraq Savaya Iraqi Christian from Michigan Runs medical marijuana business Worked for Trump campaign Being sent to Iraq as reward musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2025/10/trum...
#Iraq Oct 23 2023 Biden admin said Iran facilitating attacks upon US troops in Iraq and Syria Said groups were carrying out attacks with backing of Iranian Revolutionary Guard musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-sudani-...
#Iraq Oct 23 2021 Ninewa Gov Jabouri said all displaced in province would return to their home areas by Nov Part of govt effort to end displacement by kicking them out musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-kazemi-...
#Iraq Oct 23 2020 Report Summit Foundation for Refugees & Displaced found more than 32,000 left KRG since start of 2020 Main reason lack of jobs KRG parliament committee found 14,500 young people left since start of 2020 Unemployment highest amount young musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-kazemi-...
#Iraq Oct 23 2019 PM Abdul Mahdi said he would cut salaries of top officials Reform ministries Provide more welfare Jobs for young to answer protests musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-mahdi-g...
#Iraq Oct 23 2017 ISF and Peshmerga clashed in Fishkhabur Dohuk Kurds feared Baghdad was attempting to seize KRG pipeline to Turkey as a result of independence referendum musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-abadi-g...
Rebuilt manpower Jailbreaks helped free members Carried out dramatic attacks on govt Took advantage of 2011 US military withdrawal and Syria Used ideas of Maoist revolution
Created tribal feuds Harassed civilians Imposed religious rule Cut into tribes business Comeback based upon winning back some tribes Proselytized amongst them Took sides in disputes Bribed sheikhs Killed those that didn’t cooperate Played carrot and stick with tribes
#Iraq Oct 23 2016 IS spokesman Adnani before killed said group was going to lose its state but wouldn’t end Said it would go to the deserts and revive 08 US and Iraq drove IS underground Demise due to losing Sunni support Killed tribesmen musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/iraqi-insu...
#Iraq Oct 23 2015 KRG paid Genel Energy $25.5 mil for oil exports KRG paid 6% of $409 it owned to oil companies as of Sep 2015 Genel Energy said it was cutting its investment in KRG until got paid more musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/iraqs-oil-...
#Iraq Oct 23 2015 Report US thought IS oil revenues down 66% due to air strikes US est IS earned $500 mil/yr Meant early est IS making $1.4 mil/day was off musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/iraqi-insu...
#Iraq Oct 23 2014 Report IS earned up to $1 mil/day from smuggling oil Went through KRG to Turkey KRG and Turkey denied it bought IS oil 2 peshmerga arrested for buying IS oil musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/iraqi-insu...
#Iraq Oct 23 2013 Report Ninewa started talks with oil companies Sep 2013 Ninewa govt gave governor right to sign oil deals GovNujafi met with Exxon Nujafi said Ninewa should work with KRG to develop oil fields in disputed areas Angered Baghdad musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/iraqs-oil-...
#Iraq Oct 23 2012 Report Exxon sent letter to Oil Min that it wanted to shell its share of West Qurna 1 field Part of withdrawal of major oil companies from Iraq musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/iraqs-oil-...
