Inter Press Service
By Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail*
BAGHDAD, Jul 23 (IPS) – Welcomed at first after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, most NGOs have run into scepticism and mistrust. Few remain to help.
Hundreds of local and foreign NGOs became active in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, after decades of restrictions under the regime of former dictator Saddam Hussein.
"The former Iraqi regime did not trust NGOs, and always thought them…
