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Tag: Iraq Security Threats

ISIS Extort Money in Northern Iraq

April 23, 2014 havocscope

The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) that is fighting in Syria is estimated to be collecting over…

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Posted in: Transnational Crime Filed under: Iraq Security Threats, Organized Crime News, Syria

People Smuggler’s Fee for Transport to Australia

August 29, 2013 havocscope

People smugglers operating in Australia were charging asylum seekers up to $10,000 to be smuggled into Australia, according to reports…

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Posted in: Transnational Crime Filed under: Afghanistan Security Threats, Australia Security Threats, Human Smuggling, Iran Security Threats, Iraq Security Threats, Myanmar Security Threats, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Security Threats

Money Laundering in Iraq

August 22, 2013 havocscope

In 2013, a member of the Iraqi Parliament stated that up to 20 percent the country’ investment budget was subject…

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Posted in: Business Risk Filed under: Iraq Security Threats, Money Laundering News

Bribes Paid by Prisoners in Iraq

March 5, 2013 havocscope

Corruption within the criminal justice system of Iraq is reported to be rampant in the 10 year anniversary of the…

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Posted in: Business Risk Filed under: Corruption News, Iraq Security Threats

Cash Flight from Iraq

October 31, 2012 havocscope

A report by the United States Special Inspector General states that $1 Billion per week is leaving Iraq. The report states that up to 80 percent of the money leaving is believed to consist of various money laundering activities.

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Posted in: Business Risk Filed under: Iraq Security Threats, Money Laundering News

Number of disappeared women from Iraq after war

November 10, 2011 havocscope

In the seven years after the 2003 war in Iraq, the Organization for Women’s Freedom in Iraq estimates that around 4,000 women disappeared from the country due to human trafficking activities. One fifth of the disappeared women between 2003 and 2010 were under the age of 18.

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Posted in: Transnational Crime Filed under: Human Trafficking Statistics, Iraq Security Threats

Human Trafficking on Girls in Iraq

August 27, 2011 havocscope

Virgin teenage girls in Iraq are reported to be sold to human traffickers for $5,000, double the price of non-virgins. The girls are trafficked to Northern Iraq, Syria and the United Arab Emirates.

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Posted in: Transnational Crime Filed under: Human Trafficking Statistics, Iraq Security Threats, Sex Trade, Syria, Traffickers, United Arab Emirates Security Threats

Human Trafficking and Prostitution in Kurdistan

August 13, 2011 havocscope

The price to have sex with a teenage prostitute in Kurdish controlled areas of Iraq was $150 in 2011. The reported price for sex with a prostitutes tends to become cheaper as the age of the prostitute increases. Lap dances for several hours costs around $200, with additional costs for sex.

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Posted in: Transnational Crime Filed under: Iraq Security Threats, Sex Trade

Price of a Fake Degree in Iraq

August 12, 2011 havocscope

In 2011, the Iraqi Parliament began investigations in reports that 20,000 government officials used fake diplomas and degrees to obtain their jobs. Fake degrees and diplomas are traded on the black market in Iraq for prices between $1,5000 to $7,000.

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Posted in: Counterfeit Goods Filed under: Diploma Mills, Iraq Security Threats

Amount of Ransom Paid in Iraq in 2011

August 5, 2011 havocscope

Between April and June of 2011, six to seven Iraqis were kidnapped each month. The average ransom paid to the kidnappers was $50,000. In Kirkuk Province, there were over 60 reported cases of kidnapping for ransom in 2010. In 2011, 30 cases have been reported in the first 5 months of the year.

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Posted in: Transnational Crime Filed under: Iraq Security Threats, Kidnap and Ransom

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