1/17/2018 July , The Communication and Media Commission Guidelines for the Management of Iraqi Mass Media During the War on Terror | Human Rights Watch : PM EDT The Communication and Media Commission Guidelines for the Management of Iraqi Mass Media During the War on Terror The recent security reversals, including the success of the Iraqi state in regaining the initiative to strike at the focuses of terror and dry up the sources of security threats, have revealed disturbed behavior from some media outlets that contravenes Iraqi laws and the international customs observed in the interest of social peace and stability. This also indicated that the terror offensive has arms in the media which work to insinuate the messages of terror groups and their backers, through the broadcasting of rumors and false information, in order to terrorize Iraqi society and provoke social panic, in addition to inflaming sectarian strife, and belittling the role of the brave Iraqi army and security agencies. They aim to demoralize members of the armed forces by promoting "security breakdowns" and "mass exoduses". Therefore the CMC, endeavoring to protect citizens from media threats, to strengthen the internal front during the war on terror and to guarantee Iraqi national security, and in accordance with its mandate, as per the 65/2004 executive order, to https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/07/02/communication-and-media-commission-guidelines-management-iraqi-mass-media-during-war 1/5