EPIC is an independent 501(c)3 charitable organization founded in 1998 to promote peace and development in Iraq.
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Clean water sustains farms, health, and peace. Help EPIC raise $50,000 in 30 days for three Iraqi-led water projects: river monitoring, farmer outreach, and action on sewage pollution.
gofundme.com/f/water4iraq
#Water4Iraq
As international attention shifts, Iraq’s water challenges remain. Our Iraqi partners know the rivers, farms, and communities they work to protect.
Your gift to #Water4Iraq helps them put that knowledge into action. Join us in raising $50,000 in 30 days: gofundme.com/f/water4iraq
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Today we launched #Water4Iraq: a 30-day campaign to raise $50k for Iraqi-led water projects.
I’ve seen what Iraq’s water crisis means on the ground.
Our partners know what needs to be done.
Now I'm asking for your help.
Please donate, share, or do both: gofundme.com/f/water4iraq
The last troops are leaving Iraq today.
But ending America's military mission should not mean walking away from Iraq again.
EPIC's @epicEKG @ShivanFazil @omar_nidawi @IraqShamel are available to discuss what comes next—from militias & ISIS to sovereignty & US-Iraq relations.
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Highlights from this week’s Iraq report
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1/ bottom-line: As U.S. departure approaches, PM Zaidi is seeking stronger international ties and to assert state control over security. But events, including an attack on Saudi Arabia, underscored the obstacles facing that ambition.
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This is happening this Saturday!
The children of Iraq need runners, walkers, and cheerers.
Register today >>>
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Learn more about how showing up for the @IraqiChildren's 5K year after year has become an important EPIC tradition.
And don't forget to register for this Saturday!
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#RunForACause #DMV #GetOutThere
🏃♂️🏃♀️🏃♂️ This Saturday, Team EPIC is hitting the trail for the @IraqiChildren’s “In Their Shoes” 5K
Run, walk, bring the family—or join virtually from anywhere.
There’s still time to join us. 🇮🇶❤️
Register with Team EPIC today!
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My latest analysis for @StimsonMEP, exploring the infrastructure, financial, and political commitment challenges facing Iraq's plans to get its oil to the Mediterranean.
stimson.org/2026/beyond-horm…
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Highlights from this week’s Iraq report 🧵
1/ Bottom line: PM Zaidi’s effort to bring militia arms under control stumbles as enforcement falters and Iran pushes to preserves the factions’ capabilities. Meanwhile, Iranian attacks and a rising deficit offer a shaky outlook.
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Highlights from this week’s Iraq report 🧵
1/ Bottom line: Baghdad worked to contain escalation with Riyadh and sought legal backing for militia disarmament. The diplomatic, security, and legislative moves all point to Zaidi testing how far he can assert control.
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Highlights from this week's Iraq report 🧵
1/ Bottom line: Baghdad is ramping pressure to bring all weapons under state control as neighbors warn they will strike inside Iraq if attacked again. Meanwhile, Iraq is restoring oil exports, but the financial crisis is worsening.
The UN Security Council continues to use sanctions globally - often hurting people more than the governments they target. The sanctions on Iraq stayed largely intact until the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Estimates say over 500,000 Iraqi children died from malnutrition and preventable diseases during these years.
UN officials like Denis Halliday and Hans von Sponeck, who served as Humanitarian Coordinators for Iraq, resigned in protest, calling the sanctions a form of
"genocide."
For over 13 years, Iraq faced sweeping sanctions that crippled its economy and decimated its healthcare, education, and water systems. They cut off medicine, chlorine to treat water, and basic humanitarian goods.
Triggering the economic blockade - In the aftermath of the Iraqi invasion and occupation of Kuwait, the country faced a comprehensive economic blockade by the UNSC.
36 years ago this week, the UNSC SANCTIONS imposed sanctions on Iraq - some of the most comprehensive ever. The sanctions, which lasted until 2003, led to immense civilian suffering and deaths.
Here are 5 things you should know about the international sanctions on Iraq.
To learn more about the Yazidi people and their ongoing struggle to heal and rebuild their communities, we recommend you follow @nadiainitiative