Section: Governor in a Century
Kirkuk's First Turkmen Governor in a Century
Kirkuk's First Turkmen Governor in a Century: A Historic Shift, a Fragile Agreement, and an Unfinished Reckoning On April 16, 2026, the Kirkuk Provincial Council voted to elect Mohammed Samaan Agha — president …
9 June 2026
Iraq's New Government and the Turkmen Question: A Community of Millions With No Seat at the Table
JUNE 1, 2026 · HUSSEIN MONITOR Iraq's New Government and the Turkmen Question: A Community of Millions With No Seat at the Table Iraq's Turkmen community — the country's third largest ethnic group, with a population esti…
1 June 2026
Camp Speicher: 1,700 Killed in One Day — Iraq's Largest Single ISIS Massacre and the Unfinished Reckoning
Camp Speicher: 1,700 Killed in One Day — Iraq's Largest Single ISIS Massacre and the Unfinished Reckoning On June 12, 2014 — two days after ISIS seized Mosul — the group executed between 1,500 and 1,700 Iraqi Air Force c…
31 May 2026
450 Turkmen Women Kidnapped by ISIS — A Decade of Silence and Unanswered Justice
450 Turkmen Women Kidnapped by ISIS — A Decade of Silence and Unanswered Justice In June 2014, ISIS seized Tal Afar and surrounding Turkmen towns in northwestern Iraq. Within days, an estimated 450 Turkmen women and girl…
3 May 2026
Iraq's Yazidi Survivors Law: A Landmark Step That Left the Turkmen Behind
Iraq's Yazidi Survivors Law: A Landmark Step That Left the Turkmen Behind In 2021, Iraq passed a groundbreaking law recognizing Yazidi survivors of ISIS as victims of genocide and providing reparations. It was celebrated…
5 April 2026
Ten Years Since the Fall of Tal Afar: A Community Displaced, Women Still Missing, and Justice Still Waiting
JUNE 15, 2024 · HUSSEIN MONITOR Ten Years Since the Fall of Tal Afar: A Community Displaced, Women Still Missing, and Justice Still Waiting In June 2014, ISIS seized Tal Afar and erased a community in days. Ten years lat…
14 June 2024
Europe Can Prosecute ISIS — And It Should: The Case for Universal Jurisdiction
Europe Can Prosecute ISIS — And It Should: The Case for Universal Jurisdiction While Iraq's judiciary struggles with the scale and complexity of ISIS crimes, European courts have a legal tool that could change the equati…
31 May 2024