NBCNews.com | Kurdish Forces Retake Parts of Iraq's Largest Dam NBCNews.com ERBIL, Iraq — Kurdish forces took over parts of Iraq's largest dam on Sunday less than two weeks after it was captured by the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) extremist group, Kurdish security officials said — as U.S. and Iraqi planes aided ... US Strikes in Iraq Aimed at Helping Reclaim Dam Intensified US bombing in Iraq appears to give Kurds boost at dam Obama writes to Congress as Iraq air strikes include bombers for first time |
Fox News | The coming disintegration of Iraq Washington Post Nouri al-Maliki may have agreed to step down as prime minister of Iraq on Thursday, but the damage he has wrought will define his country for decades to come. The stunning collapse of the Iraqi state in its vast northern and western provinces may be ... Iraq's new prime minister-designate vows to fight corruption, terrorism Who's Haider al-Abadi, the man who will lead Iraq? Engineer, café owner and now Iraq's leader: Nation's new PM lived in Britain ... |
The Guardian | Britain expands role in Iraq as warplanes monitor Isis positions The Guardian Britain is stepping up its military involvement in the fight against jihadi forces from the Islamic State in Iraq after the defence secretary Michael Fallon confirmed that British warplanes are flying deeper into Iraq in a mission that could last ... Cameron warns of IS threat Iraq crisis: UK mission could last for months - Fallon UK jets deployed to stop advance of Islamic State in Iraq |
The Guardian | US Must Forge New Ties With Iraq to Tackle ISIS Threat TIME President Obama and Secretary Kerry played their cards right not to undertake a broad scale air campaign against the advancing forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) so long as Nouri al-Maliki held on as Prime Minister. Maliki had ... Iraq 'doomed' if new prime minister Abadi fails to bridge sectarian divide Iraq's Last Chance Haider al-Abadi: Is it mission impossible for Iraq's new leader? |
Up to a Point: Shrugging Our Way Back to War in Iraq Daily Beast I was on the patio honoring the cocktail hour and reading the paper when my son, who was supposed to be mowing the lawn, said, “Dad, is America at war in Iraq?” “Usually,” I said. “Let me check.” And, sure enough, there on page 5 of The Daily Bugle, ... |
New York Times | On a Helicopter, Going Down: Inside a Lethal Crash in Iraq New York Times Alissa J. Rubin, a veteran Times foreign correspondent, was injured on Tuesday in a helicopter crash in Kurdistan and dictated the following article from her hospital bed in Istanbul, where she was evacuated from Iraq. She suffered broken bones and a ... |
Wall Street Journal | US Airstrikes Aim at Islamic State Hold on Iraq Dam Wall Street Journal Mr. Obama and other top administration officials have said the successful formation of Iraq's new government under Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi would allow the U.S. to provide additional humanitarian and counterterrorism support. Mr. Al ... |
Fox News | Iraq Kurdish forces launch ground offensive to retake key dam, as US ... Fox News Kurdish forces have launched a ground offensive to seize control of Iraq's strategic Mosul dam from Islamic militants, as U.S. airstrikes continued for a third day. Multiple well-placed U.S. defense sources told Fox News that U.S. airstrikes involving ... |
Politico | Iraq: Five key priorities The Hill President Obama has committed almost 1,000 U.S. troops back into Iraq. It is a huge move for a president whose opposition to the war in that nation was a key element in his political rise. It also brings a whole host of complicated problems in its wake. Lawmakers call for robust push against militants in Iraq America's New Mission in Iraq Rebels ask for Iraq-style strikes in Syria |
Iraq says Kurds advance in retaking Mosul dam CBS News ERBIL, Iraq - An Iraqi security official says Kurdish forces have taken over parts of the country's largest dam, which was captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria extremist group earlier this month. Kurdish officials say that peshmerga forces ... |