Relationship dossier
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Relationship assessment
Kazakhstan contributed engineering and demining personnel to the coalition effort in Iraq; broader bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Iraq toward Kazakhstan
Not assessedKazakhstan toward Iraq
-10Kazakhstan deployed engineering and demining personnel to Iraq from 2003 to 2008 as part of the U.S.-led coalition, contributing to the military occupation and reconstruction effort.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Kazakhstan deployed a small engineering and demining contingent to Iraq from 2003 to 2008 as part of the U.S.-led coalition. That contribution was connected to the military occupation and reconstruction effort, rather than evidence of a sustained bilateral partnership. Specific Iraqi government conduct toward Kazakhstan is unclear.
Key developments
Kazakhstan deployed an engineering and demining contingent to Iraq as part of the U.S.-led coalition.
Kazakhstan withdrew its contingent from Iraq.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of direct Iraq–Kazakhstan government cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of Iraqi government engagement with Kazakhstan's coalition deployment is unclear.