BBC News | Islamic State presses offensives in Iraq, Syria; defenders call for more ... Washington Post BAGHDAD — Islamic State fighters pressed their assault on two key towns in Syria and Iraq on Thursday as defenders on both fronts prepared for possible street-by-street battles and appealed for intensified U.S.-led airstrikes, reports and witnesses said. Islamic State: Turkey MPs back Iraq-Syria deployment Turkey Approves Military Operations in Iraq, Syria Turkey MPs back military involvement in Iraq and Syria as Isis advances |
Fox News | Who Really Lost Iraq? Wall Street Journal So Mr. Panetta's account in his forthcoming memoir about how the White House bungled negotiations over keeping U.S. troops in Iraq past 2011 is a bombshell that explains the real reason Americans must fight again in that country. Mr. Obama has ... Panetta unloads on White House for pulling US forces out of Iraq Leon Panetta blows whistle on lies about Iraq Panetta: We should have left troops in Iraq |
Aljazeera.com | 5500 Iraqis Killed Since Islamic State Began Its Military Drive, UN Says New York Times GENEVA — More than 5,500 people have been killed in Iraq since an offensive by the Islamic State militant group began in June, the United Nations reported on Thursday, including hundreds of minority Yazidis slaughtered en masse. The report takes ... Islamic State In Iraq Carried Out Mass Executions, Abductions: UN Report ISIL behind 'staggering array' of Iraq abuses UN report confirms ISIS' atrocities across Iraq including mass executions |
ABC News | Bombs slam into Islamic State stronghold USA TODAY RABIA, Iraq — Cheers erupted as the bomb dropped. Whistling rang out on the Syrian border from earthen mounds built up by Kurdish bulldozers as everyone stared at the billowing smoke, waiting for it to clear so they could assess the damage. The ... Islamic State Militants Attack Small Iraq Town ISIL under heavy assault by Kurds in Iraq Iraq air strikes: 'It seemed inconceivable that anything should be left standing' |
Fox News | Bush on ISIS: America has learned 'lesson' about Iraq Fox News Former President George W. Bush, who before leaving office warned against withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq too early, told Fox News that America has since learned the "lesson" that Iraqis are not yet capable of providing for their own security. The ... George W. Bush on ISIS: America has learned its 'lesson' on Iraq George W Bush: 'Not Gonna Second Guess' Obama on Iraq George W. Bush says Iraq war was worth it: 'World is better off' |
The Guardian | Iraq Considering Australian Airstrike Request ABC News Two unarmed Australian air force planes — an E-7A Wedgetail surveillance and communications jet and a KC-30A refueling plane — joined operations over Iraq from the al-Minhad Air Base outside Dubai for the first time on Wednesday in support roles, the ... Australian warplanes likely to get immediate approval for Iraq strikes Cabinet approves Iraq bombing missions Approval set to be given for RAAF air strikes on Iraq |
Politico | They Sent Me to Iraq. Then They Ignored Me. Politico It was late April of 2009, and Hillary Clinton was coming to Iraq for her first official trip as secretary of state. Normally, visits by a secretary of state are a logistical nightmare for an embassy. As François Truffaut once said of making films ... |
RT | Mix-up sees Iraq pilot drop aid, ammo for ISIS instead of govt troops RT An Iraqi pilot accidentally dropped aid and ammunition into territory controlled by the Islamic State. They were intended to help government forces in the west of Iraq, but instead the blunder ended up aiding the enemy. The mistake was confirmed by two ... Iraq Pilots Mistakenly Gave Food, Ammunition to ISIS Militants Iraqi Pilots Mistakenly Drop Food, Ammo to Militants |
Toronto Star | Stephen Harper to reveal plans for Iraq combat mission Toronto Star Stephen Harper to reveal plans for Iraq combat mission. Prime Minister Stephen Harper will announce Friday the launch of combat operations against Islamic State extremists in Iraq despite the “serious concerns” of opposition NDP and Liberals. Share on ... Harper readying groundwork for Canada's turn in Iraq Trudeau On Iraq: Harper Can't Just 'Whip Out Our CF-18s' Canadian jets shouldn't go into Iraq, Trudeau says |
Aljazeera.com | Heavy fighting rages in Iraq's Anbar province Aljazeera.com Fighting between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Sunni militias is raging in the west of Iraq's Anbar province, with a fierce battle taking place for control of the strategic town of Heet. ISIL had reportedly seized control of most ... 40 jihadists, 17 police and army killed in Iraq clashes Islamic State Undeterred by Bombs Seizes Territory in Iraq IS militants seize large part of town in western Iraq |