Business Insider | The Obama Administration's Biggest Problem In Iraq Is Painfully Ironic Business Insider Islamic State militants have consolidated control of about 80% of Iraq's crucial Anbar province by killing resisting tribesmen by the hundreds. Meanwhile, Shia militias — some of them backed by Iran — are using the fight against the Islamic State ... |
Aljazeera.com | ISIL fighters make gains in northern Iraq Aljazeera.com The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has continued to gain ground in northern Iraq despite weeks of US-led air strikes, and are now moving closer to the Iraq-Kurdish city of Erbil. ISIL fighters are battling Kurdish volunteer troops in the ... Malibu Meets Iraq in Erbil McMansions Malibu Meets Iraq in Erbil Mansions |
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 ... Islamic State: Militants kill hundreds in massacre in Iraq's Anbar province Canada conducts first airstrikes on IS targets in Iraq ISIS' mass executions of Sunni men, women and children in Iraq continues |
Yahoo News | Shiites mark Ashura in Iraq; gunmen attack Shiite hall in Saudi Arabia Washington Post The events marking the Shiite observance, known as Ashura, are a major security challenge in Shiite-dominated Iraq and places with minority Shiite populations such as Saudi Arabia, where five people were killed outside a Shiite religious hall on Monday. Iraq on 'high alert' amid IS attacks, mass killings Shiite Muslims Observe Ashura In Karbala, Iraq Amid Tight Security Hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslims pack Iraq's Karbala for Ashura |
Al-Arabiya | Iraq Confirms ISIS Massacre of Sunni Tribe TIME The Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) slaughtered more than 300 members of a Sunni tribe, including women and children, during the group's latest killing spree in Iraq's Anbar province. Iraq's Ministry of Human Rights confirmed that 322 ... Life under ISIS in Iraq's Falluja: danger, rage and profit ISIS kills 300 members of Sunni tribe, Iraqi government says British troops are heading back to Iraq |
Voice of America | 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 ... Heavy Fighting Between Kurds, IS Continues in Kobani RAF footage shows ISIS vehicle obliterated by Brimstone missile in Iraq The good news that nobody knows |
Yahoo News | Iraq Shi'ite Ashoura ritual escapes attacks Yahoo News KERBALA Iraq (Reuters) - A gathering of millions of Shi'ite Muslims at shrines and mosques across Iraq for the Ashoura religious commemoration passed without any major attacks on Tuesday, under tight security imposed for fear of Islamic State bombers. Iraq: Tight security for Shi'ite pilgrims marking Ashura Shi'a Gather For Religious Ritual In Iraq, Lebanon |
RIA Novosti | Military intervention alone won't stop terrorism in Iraq Al-Monitor The rejection of US, regional or international intervention in Iraq is a subject that has almost become more interesting in Iraq than the fight against the Islamic State (IS). The politicians, the clergy, the media and analysts have been busy during ... 322 Iraqi Tribesmen Killed by Islamic State Militants in Western Iraq Iraq: ISIS kills 300 members of Sunni tribe Officials: Islamic State group kills 36 in Iraq |
Stuff.co.nz | New Zealand Won't Send Troops to Fight IS in Iraq ABC News New Zealand said Wednesday it would not send combat troops to Iraq to directly fight the Islamic State group but it could send military personnel to help train Iraqi forces behind the front lines. Prime Minister John Key made the comments during a ... NZ military personnel headed for Iraq |
Remembering the Iraq War's bloodiest battle, 10 years later Washington Post Lance Cpl. Christopher Adlesperger and his squad burst into a house in the Iraqi city of Fallujah 10 years ago this month, and immediately came under a hail of machine-gun fire. The first Marine into the building, Lance Cpl. Erick Hodges, was killed ... |