Will UK stand for yet another war in Iraq? CNN But the PM must now mobilize the British public for another campaign in Iraq, mindful that the last one was widely opposed. Revulsion at the beheading of three hostages will likely provide a bedrock of support. There are a wide variety of options ... |
New York Times | US General Open to Ground Forces in Fight Against ISIS in Iraq New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama's top military adviser said Tuesday that he would recommend deploying United States forces in ground operations against Islamic extremists in Iraq if airstrikes proved insufficient, opening the door to a riskier, more ... US Troops Could Fight ISIS in Iraq, General Tells Senate Top General Tweaks Obama's Iraq War Plan Iraq Official Briefs Syria's Bashar al-Assad on ISIS Fight |
ABC News | Iraq Parliament Rejects Interior, Defense Nominees ABC News Control over the two powerful security portfolios has long been a source of tension among Iraq's feuding political factions, and the failure to agree on the candidates marked the latest in a series of delays in forming a unified government that can ... |
USA TODAY | US airstrikes target Islamic State in Iraq USA TODAY The U.S. military's Central Command said both fighter and attack aircraft conducted separate airstrikes Sunday and Monday in support of Iraqi forces southwest of Baghdad and near Sinjar, Iraq. The strikes were described as the first to provide direct ... Airstrike in Iraq Opens New Phase in Fight Against Islamic State, US Says US launches first offensive strikes against ISIS in Iraq Islamic State crisis: World leaders pledge Iraq support |
New York Times | Shiite Militias Pose Challenge for US in Iraq New York Times Asked about complaints of discrimination and police abuse against Sunnis under the previous government, Mr. Aboudi said the whole question was backward: “I think Shiites are the real marginalized and persecuted community in Iraq. We have more ... |
The Guardian | Leadership at last! But where will the Iraq war machine take Australia? The Guardian Yet we saddle up knowing nothing of the historical or cultural context of what has gripped northern Iraq and Syria. No one in the war party has made the most cursory attempt to get to grips with the forces that are at play. Instead, the reflex position ... Iraq crisis: Australian actions in Iraq to cost $500 million each year, Prime ... PM confirms 600 troops sent to Iraq Expert warns on insider attack danger in Iraq |
Newsweek | Iraq Conference Opens in Paris as France Urges 'Global' Fight on Jihadists Newsweek French President Francois Hollande and Iraq's President Fuad Masum attend the opening of an international conference bringing together about 30 countries to discuss how to cooperate in the fight against Islamic State militants in Paris. Christian ... ISIS Crisis Meeting: Kerry, World Leaders Discuss Threat to Iraq Washington wins diplomatic support for campaign in Iraq; Syria trickier As summit strategizes on ISIL, French jets fly over Iraq |
Yahoo News | Kurds retake Christian villages from Iraq militants Al-Arabiya Kurdish peshmerga forces on Tuesday recaptured seven Christian villages in northern Iraq in clashes with militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an officer and a cleric said. Tens of thousands of Iraqi Christians, most of them ... Kurds retake Christian villages from Iraq jihadists Kurds liberate Christian villages from Islamic State jihadists in Iraq |
Aljazeera.com | Iraq parliament rejects PM security nominees Aljazeera.com Lawmakers convened on Tuesday as US jets carried out an air strike near Baghdad for the first time since launching an aerial campaign in early August, and French warplanes flying from the United Arab Emirates began reconnaissance missions over Iraq. US air strike supports Iraqi troops under attack |
Wall Street Journal | Islamic State Funds Push Into Syria and Iraq With Labyrinthine Oil-Smuggling ... Wall Street Journal The Islamic State is funding its rapid push into Syria and Iraq with a labyrinthine oil-smuggling operation that starts at seized Syrian oil fields, goes through makeshift refineries and can end up in jerrycans carried by mules into the hilly ... Turkey considers buffer zone along its Iraq, Syria border Turkey considers buffer zone with Syria and Iraq to contain Isis Turkey Mulling Buffer Zone with Iraq, Syria |