Abstract
The topic of national reconciliation is among the topics that have come to the attention of specialists because of its active role in achieving the building of the civil state، so this research came as an attempt to address the nature of reconciliation and explain its mechanisms and requirements. After the year 2003 and its aftermath، Iraq witnessed successive waves of internal conflicts، which negatively affected the unity of society and its civil fabric، so that Iraq today is in dire need to build the internal rank and strengthen the national unity to achieve political and economic stability. However، what is noticed، and through research، is that most of the reconciliation proposals adopted by government agencies did not depart from being a whirlwind in a cup، lacking the credibility and seriousness in achieving them. Achieving national reconciliation and societal peace in Iraq will inevitably lead to stopping the cycle of violence، and work to bridge the Iraqi ranks and cut the path for terrorist groups of all kinds to achieve their goals of fragmenting the country’s identity and sowing the seeds of division and fear among the people of one people.