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Analysis: Limited US strikes in Iraq may not work - USA TODAY Sat, 09 Aug 2014 00:42:48 GMT

USA TODAY

Analysis: Limited US strikes in Iraq may not work USA TODAY WASHINGTON — In authorizing targeted air strikes against Islamic militants in Iraq, President Obama has opted to avoid the all-out "shock and awe" campaigns of previous U.S. conflicts in Iraq. Air strikes will be limited to defending American forces ... US Jets and Drones Attack Militants in Iraq, Hoping to Stop AdvanceNew York Times US Launches Airstrikes in IraqWall Street Journal The US bombing its own guns perfectly sums up America's total failure in IraqVox Washington Post -Q13 FOX -Los Angeles Times all 6,014 news articles »

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Why US bombs are falling on Iraq and not Syria - Washington Post (blog) Fri, 08 Aug 2014 19:35:51 GMT

Why US bombs are falling on Iraq and not Syria Washington Post (blog) Instead, it is striking one of Assad's biggest enemies, the extremist militia that calls itself the Islamic State. And this intervention is not in Syria, but in neighboring Iraq. Obama's calls for intervention in Syria ultimately failed, and now bombs ...

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This map shows where Iraq's crisis stands today - Vox Fri, 08 Aug 2014 11:36:20 GMT

This map shows where Iraq's crisis stands today Vox Why did Obama authorize airstrikes against the Islamic State, the Iraqi militant group more commonly known as ISIS, on Thursday? The main reason is that ISIS is making serious advances in northern Iraq, ones that threaten American interests and risk ...

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Jim Frederick, Journalist Who Wrote Book About Iraq War Crime, Dies at 42 - New York Times Fri, 08 Aug 2014 19:56:12 GMT

New York Times

Jim Frederick, Journalist Who Wrote Book About Iraq War Crime, Dies at 42 New York Times Jim Frederick, a former foreign correspondent and editor whose 2010 book about an atrocity committed by American soldiers in Iraq was praised for its thorough reporting and acuity in parsing the psychological erosion of men in war, died on July 31 in ...

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A Return to the Fight in Iraq - New York Times Fri, 08 Aug 2014 17:06:35 GMT

New York Times

A Return to the Fight in Iraq New York Times With the threat of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria growing more horrific and dominant, and even reliable Kurdish forces having trouble holding ISIS back, President Obama announced he had approved limited airstrikes, and airdrops of supplies to a ...

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FAA bans US airlines from flying over Iraq - Washington Post Fri, 08 Aug 2014 16:35:17 GMT

Washington Post

FAA bans US airlines from flying over Iraq Washington Post Flights are barred from flying over Iraq “due to the potentially hazardous situation created by the armed conflict” in the area, the agency said. U.S. airlines will only be allowed to fly through Iraqi airspace with authorization from the FAA or ... American Carriers Are Now Banned From Flying Over IraqTIME As US Bombs ISIS, FAA Bans Flights Over Iraq By All US AirlinesInternational Business Times FAA bans commercial airlines from flying over Iraq as U.S. bombing missions ...Daily Mail Fox News -BBC News -USA TODAY all 168 news articles »

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Why the US is bombing ISIS in Iraq - Vox Fri, 08 Aug 2014 13:36:10 GMT

Why the US is bombing ISIS in Iraq Vox President Obama announced on Thursday that he had authorized the US military to launch air strikes against ISIS militants in Iraq if they threatened the Kurdish capital of Erbil or the thousands of Yazidi minority civilians trapped on Mount Sinjar ...

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Iraq's Widening War Imperils A Religious Minority - NPR (blog) Fri, 08 Aug 2014 12:26:15 GMT

NPR (blog)

Iraq's Widening War Imperils A Religious Minority NPR (blog) But the Yazidis are now a focal point in the widening war in Iraq. Up to 40,000 members of the community are stranded on barren mountain cliffs and encircled by the Islamic State, the extremist group that's been advancing rapidly across Iraq this summer.

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Militant gains in Iraq bring urgent US policy reconsideration - Washington Post Fri, 08 Aug 2014 17:36:38 GMT

Militant gains in Iraq bring urgent US policy reconsideration Washington Post The increasingly dire straits of refugees in the Kurdish region of Iraq, amid startling gains by Islamist forces there, prompted the United States to launch airstrikes against the militants Friday in a major escalation of U.S. involvement in the crisis ...

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US air strikes have begun. - New York Magazine Fri, 08 Aug 2014 15:39:14 GMT

New York Magazine

US air strikes have begun. New York Magazine Following President Obama's authorization of new air stikes in Iraq, the Pentagon announced Friday morning that the bombing has begun. Two U.S. Navy F-18 fighter jets dropped 500-pound laser-guided bombs on a mobile artillery piece belonging to ISIS, ...