UofL Libraries: Government Resources and International Information: Iraq

IRAQ (The Republic of Iraq)

Iraq: Communications and Electronic Information

Telecommunications (Iraq Country Commercial Guide
(International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce)

Iraq: Economy, Business, Labor, Banking, Industry and Trade

Iraq Economy (World Factbook, CIA)

Iraq: Environment, Climate, Geology, Energy, Mining, Animals and Natural Disasters

Iraq: Equality, Democracy, Civil and Human Rights

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (U.S. Department
of State)
International Religious Freedom Report (U.S. Department of State)
Iraq's PM Acknowledges Human Rights Violations in Mosul,
New Iraqi law ‘major step’ in assisting ISIL’s Female Victims
but More Must be Done, April 22, 2021 (UN News)
UN Renews Commitment to Yazidi Community Eight Years After
ISIL Onslaught, August 3, 2022 (UN News)
Voter Protection Laws in National Elections: Iraq and
other Countries (Law Library of Congress

Iraq: General Information and Statistics

Iraq: Government, Elections and Politics

Iraq's Election Creates New Uncertainties for US, May 22,
2018 (VOA News)
Iraq's President Takes Office, Independent Tapped as PM,
October 3, 2018 (VOA News)
Iraq: Democracy Iraqi Style, May 10, 2010 (Law Library
of Congress)
Iraq: Guide to Law Online (Law Library of Congress)
Iraqi Government (World Factbook, CIA)
Protests After Deadly Violence , August 30, 2022 (VOA News)
Recognition of Foreign Passports, Iraq and Other
Countries, 2021 (Law Library of Congress)
Voter Protection Laws in National Elections: Iraq and
other Countries (Law Library of Congress

Iraq: Health, Disability, Safety, Nutrition and Fitness

Health and Disability (Demographic and Social Statistics,
United Nations)
Nutrition and Health (Statistical Yearbook, United Nations)
WHO and Iraq: Stepping up Detection and Response,
2020 (WHO)

Iraq: History, Anthropology, Archaeology and Geography

Desert Shield and Desert Storm
Foreign Relations of the United States (U.S. Department of State)
Government Views of Iraq (Library of Congress)
A Guide to U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation Freedom’s
Sentinel, Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom Updated August 7, 2015 (Congressional Research Service)
Introduction to Iraq (World Factbook, CIA)
Iraq's Geography (World Factbook, CIA)

Tigris River

Iraq has more water than most Middle Eastern nations, which led to the establishment of one of the world's earliest and most advanced civilizations. Source: Iraq: A Country Study

Iraq: International Relations, Diplomacy and Foreign Assistance

Foreign Relations of the United States (U.S. Department of State)
Iraqi Foreign Minister Appeals for Post-ISIS Aid (U.S. Institute
of Peace)
Iraqis Want De-escalation and Dialogue, Chaldean Archbishop
Says, January 8, 2020 (VOA News)
Statistical Yearbook (United Nations)
U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets (U.S. Department of State)

Iraq: Judicial System, Courts and Law

Iraq: Military, Defense, Security, Veterans, Intelligence and Terrorism

Iraq Expects Announcement to End US Combat Mission,
July 23, 2021 (VOA News)
Iraqi Kurds Say Major IS Attack on Capital Was Foiled, April
12, 2021 (VOA News)
Iraqi Military Launches Operation Against IS Remnants,
April 12, 2021 (VOA News)
Iraq Military and Security (World Factbook, CIA)
Islamic State Claims Suicide Attack on Iraqi Capital,
January 22, 2021 (VOA News)
Death by a Thousand Cuts: Weakening an Insurgency through
a National Reconciliation Program, Three Case Studies: Malaya, Vietnam, and Iraq, 2020 (US Army Peacekeeping and Stability
Operations Institute)
UN Renews Commitment to Yazidi Community Eight Years After
ISIL Onslaught, August 3, 2022 (UN News)

Iraq: Population, Refugees and Migration

Iraq: Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure (World Factbook, CIA)