{"id":41023,"date":"2018-02-13T04:01:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T04:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/13\/882b-price-tag-for-rebuilding-iraq-after-islamic-state-war\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:22:06","slug":"882b-price-tag-for-rebuilding-iraq-after-islamic-state-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/02\/13\/882b-price-tag-for-rebuilding-iraq-after-islamic-state-war\/","title":{"rendered":"$88.2B price tag for rebuilding Iraq after Islamic State war"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KUWAIT CITY \u2014 Kuwait on Monday opened a week of conferences seeking aid for rebuilding Iraq <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/12\/09\/iraq-says-its-war-against-is-has-ended\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">after the onslaught of the Islamic State group<\/a>, seeking tens of billions of dollars for a nation only a generation ago that invaded it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities estimate Iraq needs $88.2 billion to restore a country smashed after the Sunni extremists seized the country\u2019s second-largest city of Mosul and a mass of territory in June 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the U.S. will not make any new direct aid pledges at the conference, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is expected to announce an over $3 billion financial package, an American official said. Still, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/12\/28\/few-ready-to-pay-to-rebuild-iraq-after-islamic-state-group-defeat\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">far more money will be needed<\/a>, Iraqi officials say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe finished one battle but we are engaged now with a war for reconstruction,\u201d said Mustafa al-Hiti, the head of Iraq\u2019s reconstruction fund for areas affected by terrorist operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/17\/as-isis-threat-fades-fight-over-who-gets-credit-rises\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ISIS.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">As ISIS threat fades, fight over who gets credit rises<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Lawmakers at a House hearing Wednesday sparred over whether the strategy of President Donald Trump or former President Barack Obama led to success.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/07\/15\/liberation-from-militants-leaves-devastation-in-mosul\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">hardest-hit areas is Mosul<\/a>, which Iraqi forces, aided by Iranian-backed Shiite militias and a U.S.-led coalition, recaptured in July 2017. Their victory came at a steep cost for Mosul, as coalition airstrikes and extremist suicide car bombs destroyed homes and government buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the money needed, Iraqi officials estimate $17 billion alone needs to go toward rebuilding homes, the biggest single line item offered Monday on the first day of meetings. The United Nations estimates 40,000 homes need to be rebuilt in Mosul alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe majority of the damage was to western Mosul as it went through one of the worst and fiercest battles in history,\u201d said Nofal al-Akoub, the governor of Iraq\u2019s Nineveh province. It \u201cled to the total destruction of its infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"595\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18043299618699.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18043299618699.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18043299618699.jpg.jpg?resize=300,174 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18043299618699.jpg.jpg?resize=768,446 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The flags of Kuwait, left, and Iraq, right, fly outside of a conference on Iraq in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Kuwait this week is hosting a series of conferences on rebuilding Iraq after the onslaught of the Islamic State group. (Jon Gambrell\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Akoub said $42 billion was needed for his province alone, as it is home to Mosul. Iraq needs some $20 billion now to begin its reconstruction, al-Hiti said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The war against the Islamic State group displaced more than 5 million people. Only half have returned to their hometowns in Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, officials acknowledge a feeling of fatigue from international donors, especially after the wars in Iraq and Syria sparked the biggest mass migration since World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump himself on Monday tweeted that America was \u201cso stupidly spending $7 trillion in the Middle East, it is now time to start investing in OUR country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/02\/07\/us-forces-on-guard-in-iraq-even-as-troop-levels-are-expected-to-decline\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18036251971946.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US forces on guard in Iraq, even as troop levels are expected to decline<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A recent video shows U.S. troops working with Iraqi forces along the Syria border.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Billions of dollars poured into Iraq after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, with what feels now like little visible effect. While Iraq is OPEC\u2019s second-largest crude producer and home to the world\u2019s fifth-largest known reserves, it says it needs $7 billion to repair its oil and gas fields. It has struggled to pay international firms running them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. alone spent $60 billion over nine years \u2014 some $15 million a day \u2014 to rebuild Iraq. Around $25 billion went to Iraq\u2019s military, which disintegrated during the lightning 2014 offensive of the Islamic State group, which grew out of al-Qaida in Iraq. U.S. government auditors also found massive waste and corruption, fueling suspicions of Western politicians like Trump who want to scale back foreign aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The over $3 billion package now planned for Iraq from the Americans will come from the Export-Import Bank of the United States, according to a U.S. official. The official said the package will be structured so that the initial amount could rise to as much as $5 billion over several years. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the package prior to its announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That money would include loans, loan guarantees and insurance devices to encourage American investment in Iraq. It marks something of a turnaround for Trump, who railed against the government agency during his 2016 campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even in Kuwait, some social media users questioned the focus on Iraq, asking why more wasn\u2019t being done in their own country. The Middle East as a whole, especially countries like Kuwait whose deep pockets rely on oil production, have taken a hit in recent years as energy prices crashed and only recently began regaining ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kuwait, hosting the conferences this week, has a deep interest in seeing a stable Iraq, especially after Baghdad\u2019s 1990 invasion of their small, oil-rich emirate. It announced $330 million alone had been pledged Monday for Iraq at a humanitarian conference in Kuwait City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That money is desperately needed as more than 4 million children are in need of humanitarian assistance while 3 million are unable to regularly go to school in Iraq, said Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF\u2019s regional director for the Middle East and North Africa. One out of four Iraqi children across the country live in poverty in the nation of 37 million people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere may be donor fatigue, but no one today can tell me there isn\u2019t money. There is money to continue fighting, there is money to continue agendas that are not serving children,\u201d Cappelaere said. \u201cWhat we are asking today is to put that money where children\u2019s interests are and we may get in the Middle East a much-brighter future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Iraq needs more than just cash as thousands remain held after the rout of the Islamic State group, including women and children. It must renew its embrace of the rule of law, as well as provide answers to families whose loved ones went missing in the war, said Katharina Ritz, the head of the delegation in Iraq for the International Committee of the Red Cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe know that many people think about, \u2018OK, it\u2019s the second time we have to rebuild Iraq,\u2019 &#8230; (but) we have to get it right this time for the Iraqi people,\u201d Ritz said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Associated Press writer Matthew Lee contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kuwait on Monday opened a week of conferences seeking aid for rebuilding Iraq after the onslaught of the Islamic State group, seeking tens of billions of dollars for a nation only a generation ago that invaded 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