{"id":10264,"date":"2026-10-22T11:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T11:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/iraq-country-brief\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T11:30:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T11:30:02","slug":"iraq-country-brief","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/iraq-country-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq Country Brief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"block-layout-region\">\n<div id=\"block-uscirf2020-herointernalpageblock\" class=\"block block-custom-blocks block-hero-internal-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"internal_hero_wrapper custom-hero  internal-hero-js-adjust\">\n<div class=\"internal_hero\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 3%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)), url(\" themes custom uscirf2020 assets images defaulthero.png\"); background-position-x: center; background-position-y: center\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h1 class=\"internal-hero-title\">Iraq Country Brief <\/h1>\n<div class=\"custom-breadcrumb hidden\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"insertNavHere\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"container\">\n              <a target=\"_blank\" id=\"main-content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-drupal-messages-fallback class=\"hidden\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-uscirf2020-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"basic-page\">\n<div class=\"paragraph-section paragraph-unique-19281\" style=\"\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-animation-delay=\"0.3\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"single-container row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"full-content\">\n<p>Religious freedom conditions in Iraq remained strained in 2026. The country maintains several laws that restrict freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), including its blasphemy and personal status laws. Iraq\u2019s new government took encouraging steps to confront Iran-backed Iraqi militias, which are the biggest threat to religious freedom in the country. In its 2026 Annual Report, USCIRF recommended Iraq for placement on the Special Watch List for severe violations of religious freedom.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn-primary single-cta-btn\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/2026%20Iraq%20Country%20Brief.pdf\">View PDF<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-taxonomytermview\" class=\"block block-custom-blocks block-taxonomy-term-view\">\n<div class=\"content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/publications\/iraq-country-brief?rand=6542\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iraq Country Brief Religious freedom conditions in Iraq remained strained in 2026. The country maintains several laws that restrict freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), including its blasphemy and personal status laws. Iraq\u2019s new government took encouraging steps to confront Iran-backed Iraqi militias, which are the biggest threat to religious freedom in the country. 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