Despite the Iraqi armed force’s successive victories over the so-called Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria, there remain important challenges for Iraq post IS. Iraq today faces a problem of trust between citizens, their parties, and the state, while ever present social, ethnic, and religious divisions have been compounded by the redrawing of the political map post-IS. The country will need to combine creative national and international efforts to move the country forward and provide peace and stability in the long term.