did this institution try to help iraq in any way?
USIP helped broker the initial peace agreement that is seen as the turning point in the war there.
United States Institute of Peace
In Iraq in 2007, USIP helped broker the initial peace agreement that is seen as the turning point in the war there. 
when did the united states institute of peace headquarters open? 1984 where is it located? National Mall and Potomac River in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. who was it started by? Congress why was this institution opened? For the government-funded think tank focused on peacemaking and conflict avoidance.
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United States Institute of Peace [SEP] Convened tribes in Iraq
In Iraq in 2007, USIP helped broker the initial peace agreement that is seen as the turning point in the war there. USIP experts were asked to assist the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division in the reconciliation effort in Mahmoudiya, located in what was known as "the Triangle of Death" in Iraq's western Al Anbar Governorate. USIP was seen as a neutral player that was able to convene Sunni tribal leaders, Iraq's Shiite government leaders, and senior members of the U.S. military. Soon after the meeting, attacks and casualties declined significantly. The agreement led to a reduction of the U.S.