Author - Zaher Baher

The Protest in Basra’s city, south of Iraq, continues By: Zaher Baher Iraq 08/09/2018 “Out Iran out out, Basra lives free” this is one of the main chant thousands of the protesters were shouting.  The strong protesters back to the streets in the afternoon of Tuesday, 04/09 when the Prime Minister of Iraq, Haider al-Abadi failed to deliver his promises to meet people’s demands of...

The battle of Idlib Province in Syria is decisive and crucial for the future of Rojava By: Zaher Baher Iraq 05 Sep 2018 “We are at the final stage of solving the crisis in Syria and liberating whole territory from terrorism”, stated Walid al-Moualem, Syria’s foreign minister when he met Sergei Lavrov, his Russian counterpart, in Moscow. The Assad Regime and its allies are preparing...

The mass protests in Baghdad and Southern Iraq continue By Zaher Baher Iraq-Sulaymaniyah 24/07/2018 The protests in Baghdad and Southern Iraq still continue and have entered the 3rd week now. So far the protesters have been able to protect their own independency and none of the political parties or the regional governments have been able to tame or control them. While some of the media outlets...

Mass protest in central and southern Iraq Zaher Baher Iraq- Sulaymaniyah 16/07/2018 It looks like the US and Western Countries’ propaganda, and the illusions of religion and nationalism, are no longer working for the people in central and southern Iraq. It might be that the time has arrived to end the sectarianism between Shia and Sunna. It’s fifteen years since the collapse of Saddam...

Interview with Beyond Europe about Turkey Election 21/06/2018   1) Is there still a chance that Erdogan will not win the game? If so, who are his counterparts? What strategy do they pursue and what goals do they have? What is going to happen if the HDP exceeds 10 % and moves into parliament?   A: I believe Erdogan will win again but may be narrowly.  Erdogan controlled everything in...