Fox News | Chechen fighter emerges as face of Iraq militant group Fox News BEIRUT – A young, red-bearded ethnic Chechen has rapidly become one of the most prominent commanders in the breakaway Al Qaeda group that has overrun swaths of Iraq and Syria, illustrating the international nature of the movement. Omar al-Shishani ... 'There is no force that could stop ripping Iraq to shreds' Iraq's Baghdadi calls for 'holy war' Envoy Says Iraq Can't Wait for US Military Aid |
CNBC.com | US-Russia proxy war continues in Iraq CNBC.com As the White House dithers in its response to the rapid advance of the al-Qaeda offshoot in Iraq now known as the Islamic State, the Russian military has stepped in, sending planes and pilots to bolster the embattled government of Nouri al-Maliki. It's ... Putin's Pilots Set to Fly Over Iraq Iraq Warplanes: When Subsonic is Faster than Supersonic Iraq Plans to Proceed Without US Military Aid |
CBS News | Pentagon sends attack helicopters to Iraq The Hill President Obama on Monday sent 200 additional U.S. troops to Iraq to protect diplomatic facilities and personnel amid growing fears that Sunni militants in the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) could overrun the country. The order brought the ... 300 more US troops headed to Iraq Dempsey: Leaders Wait to Hear From Iraq Assessment Teams Obama authorizes 200 more troops for Iraq |
New York Times | Iraqi Premier Places Unity Second to Fighting ISIS New York Times International supporters of Iraq, including the United States, have criticized Mr. Maliki, a Shiite, for failing to form an inclusive government that brings Sunni Arabs and Kurds onto its side in the fight against the extremists. The Islamic State in ... Sunnis, Kurds shun Iraq parliament Option No. 3 for Iraq: Three divisions The 'Sons of Iraq,' Abandoned by Their American Allies |
Middle East Eye | As violence spreads in Iraq, a new challenge to Maliki emerges from the Shiite ... Washington Post Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is trying to prevent the breakup of Iraq in the face of an offensive by the heavily armed insurgents, who have already declared an Islamic state stretching across Iraqi and Syrian territory. But the threats to Iraq's ... Iraq clashes between rival Shia factions leave at least 14 dead Iraq army turns guns on Shiite cleric supporters in Karbala |
Reuters | King Crude: How Iraq's ISIS Crisis Restores Saudi Influence Forbes While the world panics over the conquests of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Saudi Arabia, oddly enough, has reason to be thankful. Even though ISIS advocates the Al Saud family's overthrow and has pushed Baghdad toward closer relations ... Obama discusses Iraq threats with Saudi Arabian King Abdullah Saudi Arabia: Sandwiched by jihadists in Iraq and Yemen Global reactions welcome Saudi king's Iraq aid package |
The Guardian | Water supply key to outcome of conflicts in Iraq and Syria, experts warn The Guardian “Control of water supplies gives strategic control over both cities and countryside. We are seeing a battle for control of water. Water is now the major strategic objective of all groups in Iraq. It's life or death. If you control water in Iraq you ... Here's How Iraq Could Turn Into A Failed State In A Day Iraq Poll: US Should Stay Out One simple strategic error enabled Isis to take northern Iraq – and we're ... |
My Head's Exploding New York Times Who would have thought that Iraq imploding would give the mountebanks who tricked us into war a chance to rear their heads and seek rehabilitation — somehow grabbing onto the hellish spiral as proof that they were right in their original wrongness? |
Bloomberg | No Good Iraq Options for Obama as Russia, Iran Jump In Bloomberg July 1 (Bloomberg) –- Former Australia Ambassador to Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia Robert Bowker discusses the crisis in Iraq and ISIL declaring itself an Islamic Caliphate with Rishaad Salamat on Bloomberg Television's “On The Move.” (Source: ... Russian Jets and Experts Sent to Iraq to Aid Army For US Vets, Iraq's Newest Conflict Awakens Complex Emotions Iraq Leader Under Pressure to Step Aside as US Looks Elsewhere |
Bloomberg | The OZY Connection OZY Though Iraq's three major ethnic groups — Sunnis, Shia and Kurds — live in generally distinct geographic regions, there will be nothing neat or clean about a breakup. A split won't calm political waters nor will it bring near-term stability. And for ... Kurdish region is exploring whether to be part of Iraq or whether to be ... Iraqi Kurds to Vote on Independence Kurdistan and the future of Iraq |