The Atlantic | Tragic Setbacks for US Allies in Iraq and Syria The Atlantic "The fall of the village dampened the Shi'ite-led national government's hopes the Sunni tribesmen of Anbar—who once helped U.S. Marines defeat al Qaeda—would become a formidable force again and help the army take on Iraq's new, far more effective ... Iraq says over 300 tribe members killed by ISIS Canada conducts first airstrikes on IS targets in Iraq ISIS' mass executions of Sunni men, women and children in Iraq continues |
Antiwar.com | Iraq Plans ISIS Counteroffensive With US Help TIME Iraq Army ISIS Islamic State Iraqi government forces and Shiite militias launch an operation against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants to take control of Jurf al-Sakhar south of Baghdad, Iraq. on Oct. 25, 2014. Anadolu Agency/Getty ... US Officials: Iraq Preparing for 'Spring Offensive' Friedman: Flying blind in Iraq and Syria UN Report On 15000 Foreigners Joining ISIS Fighters In Syria And Iraq Will ... |
Yahoo News | Iraq on 'high alert' amid IS attacks, mass killings Yahoo News The pilgrims are prime targets for the IS jihadists, who have carried out a series of mass executions in recent days, killing scores of members of a tribe in Iraq's western Anbar province. The jihadists are reported to have slaughtered dozens of ... The Gangs of Iraq Iraq: ISIS kills 300 members of Sunni tribe Military intervention alone won't stop terrorism in Iraq |
Wall Street Journal | Behind the US Withdrawal From Iraq Wall Street Journal The spectacular success in early 2014 of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, an offshoot of al Qaeda in Iraq, is often blamed on the failure of the Obama administration to secure an American troop presence in Iraq beyond 2011. As the U.S ... |
Mother Jones | Bruce Braley Owes His Political Career to the Iraq War. He Might Lose It for ... Mother Jones With Iraq back in the news this year thanks to ISIS, polls have shown that voters are once again considering terrorism when making political decisions. Braley's opponent, Republican state Sen. Joni Ernst, has taken full advantage. On the campaign trail ... |
Al-Arabiya | Canada conducts first anti-ISIS airstrikes in Iraq Al-Arabiya Monday, 3 November 2014. The Canadian military dropped bombs on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) positions in Iraq for the first time Sunday, in support of the U.S.-led coalition. “Coordinated with our coalition partners, two CF-18s attacked ISIL ... ISIS mission: Canadian CF-18s drop laser-guided bombs over Iraq Canada Launches First Airstrikes Against ISIS in Iraq Feds stay quiet on Canada's first bombing mission in Iraq |
Business Insider | Here's What It's Like Living Under ISIS Rule In Fallujah, Iraq Business Insider During the U.S. occupation of Iraq after Saddam Hussein was toppled in 2003, it emerged as the main bastion of the Sunni insurgency in western Anbar province and swiftly became an al Qaeda stronghold. The U.S. Marines fought over it with al Qaeda in ... Officials: Islamic State group kills 36 in Iraq Islamic State mass killings now target Iraqi tribe Islamic State Commits Mass Killings in Iraq |
Mother Jones | We Still Don't Have a Real Plan in Iraq Mother Jones Shehab and others in his battalion describe Iraq's security forces as poorly led and sparsely equipped....Discipline is ragged, men disappear or go on leave at will, and commanders list "ghost soldiers" while collecting their paychecks, they said ... For Iraq, Kobani reinforcements 'only temporary' The good news that nobody knows Hollande says Iraq army must do more; bombing won't end ISIS crisis |
UN News Centre | In Iraq, UNESCO chief says education, culture key to country's future peace ... UN News Centre 3 November 2014 – The future of Iraq hinges on the education of its youth and the preservation of its cultural heritage, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) affirmed during an official trip to the ... UNESCO supports Iraq against destruction of cultural heritage Destruction of Iraq heritage slammed as 'barbaric' UNESCO's Irina Bokova pledges to help Iraq |
The Guardian | U.S. Launches 10 Air Strikes In Syria, Iraq Huffington Post A photograph taken from Suruc district of Sanliurfa, Turkey, shows smoke rising from an explosion in the Syrian border town of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab) following a US-led coalition airstrike hits an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets on ... US bombs Isis positions in Syria and Iraq Iraqi Kurdish fighters cross from Turkey to join Kobani fight Iraq Isis Crisis: Kurdish Peshmerga Fighters Enter Kobani to Battle Islamists |