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How Iran's Shadow War in Iraq Exploits the Islamic State Siege - U.S. News & World Report Mon, 27 Oct 2014 04:05:45 GMT

ABC News

How Iran's Shadow War in Iraq Exploits the Islamic State Siege U.S. News & World Report Iraq was then under the leadership of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shiite Muslim. Austin observed that the country's leaders "don't see an enormous threat from Iran at this point,” despite what he considered a "stream of lethal accelerants ... Car Bombings in Iraq Kill at Least 38 PeopleABC News Suicide bomber kills 27 militiamen in Iraq, all eyes on KobaniMSN News Two Car Bombs Kill at Least 34 in IraqVoice of America Al Jazeera America all 494 news articles »

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Iraq War Now Being Fought By People Who Were Just Kids When It Started - The Intercept - First Look Media Mon, 27 Oct 2014 19:13:24 GMT

The Intercept - First Look Media

Iraq War Now Being Fought By People Who Were Just Kids When It Started The Intercept - First Look Media Last week, the Pentagon announced the death of the first American serviceman in the war against ISIS. Marine Lance Cpl. Sean Neal was killed in what was described as a “non-combat incident” in Iraq, making him the first American to die in “Operation ... and more »

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Investigating Abandoned Chemical Weapons in Iraq - New York Times Mon, 27 Oct 2014 17:57:59 GMT

New York Times

Investigating Abandoned Chemical Weapons in Iraq New York Times An investigation by The New York Times found that during the Iraq War, American troops encountered aging chemical weapons abandoned years earlier, and that some servicemen injured by these munitions received inadequate care. Readers submitted a ...

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Iraq soldiers retake Jurf al-Sakhar, town held by ISIS - CBC.ca Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:51:43 GMT

CBC.ca

Iraq soldiers retake Jurf al-Sakhar, town held by ISIS CBC.ca Iraqi soldiers backed by Shia militiamen retook control Sunday of a Sunni town seized previously by Islamic militants, said an Iraqi official and state-run TV, a rare victory for Iraqi security forces that have been battling to regain areas lost to the ... Islamic State: Militants 'pushed back' in IraqBBC News Islamic State Targets Town as Iraq Army Musters for Defense of BaghdadWall Street Journal Iraq's Abu Ghraib Is Back In The News, Now As A Front-Line TownNPR (blog) Huffington Post -Newsweek all 1,496 news articles »

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Car bombings leave dozens dead in Iraq - Aljazeera.com Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:33:59 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Car bombings leave dozens dead in Iraq Aljazeera.com At least 31 people have been killed and dozens more injured in two explosions in Iraq, including one targeting security officials just south of the capital Baghdad. In the first explosion on Monday, a suicide car bomber killed at least 21 Shia militia ...

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Iraq bomb attacks leave at least 34 dead - BBC News Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:56:51 GMT

BBC News

Iraq bomb attacks leave at least 34 dead BBC News At least 34 people have been killed and dozens injured following two bomb blasts in and around Iraq's capital Baghdad. The first attack came when a suicide bomber drove a Humvee at a checkpoint south of Baghdad killing at least 24, Iraqi officials said.

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KIM HOLMES: Uncomfortable truths: Explaining away Iraq's real WMD - Washington Times Mon, 27 Oct 2014 19:52:21 GMT

Washington Times

KIM HOLMES: Uncomfortable truths: Explaining away Iraq's real WMD Washington Times Iraq's chemical weapons are back in the news. The New York Times reported that American troops found roughly 5,000 chemical warheads, shells and aviation bombs since the Iraq War began. Then last week The Washington Post reported the Islamic State ... and more »

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California Marine is first service member to die in Iraq on mission against ... - Washington Post Sat, 25 Oct 2014 18:15:27 GMT

USA TODAY

California Marine is first service member to die in Iraq on mission against ... Washington Post The Pentagon on Friday reported the first death of a U.S. military serviceman in Iraq in its new mission to combat Islamic State militants who have seized large areas of Iraq and Syria. Marine Lance Cpl. Sean Neal, a 19-year-old from California, died ... Marine's death in Iraq under investigationUSA TODAY Riverside Marine dies in Iraq, second to die in Islamic State missionLos Angeles Times 19-Year-Old Marine Is First Soldier to Die Fighting ISIS in IraqTIME Press-Enterprise -NBC Southern California all 244 news articles »

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Iraq Gets a White House as Kurdish Tycoon Builds Replica - Bloomberg Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:55:44 GMT

Bloomberg

Iraq Gets a White House as Kurdish Tycoon Builds Replica Bloomberg Shihab N. Shihab reckons he's going one better than U.S. President Barack Obama. After admiring the White House in Washington for its “beauty and simplicity,” the Kurdish businessman is building a $20 million replica in the Iraqi city of Erbil replete ... and more »

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Iraq PM seeks more Jordan help to battle ISIS - Al-Arabiya Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:55:45 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Iraq PM seeks more Jordan help to battle ISIS Al-Arabiya Jordan, which borders Iraq's Anbar province, much of which has been overrun by ISIS, is one of several countries taking part in U.S.-led air strikes against the extremist group that began in Iraq but has since been expanded to Syria. Abadi met ... Jordanian Special Forces are secretly fighting ISIS in Iraq, Syria, sources sayThe Arab Daily News Iraq's Abadi Calls For Greater Cooperation With JordanRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Iraq PM heads to Jordan for security talksThe Times of Israel all 41 news articles »