The Guardian | 3 Nations Offer Limited Support to Attack on ISIS New York Times LONDON — Britain, Belgium and Denmark lined up Friday behind the United States in its fight against the Islamic State group, agreeing to military operations in Iraq — but drawing a line for now against direct intervention in Syria. Even the half-step ... Bombing against Isis to start in hours as MPs back new Iraq war British Parliament approves airstrikes in Iraq; no endorsement of Syria strikes Britain, Denmark and Belgium join air campaign against Islamic State in Iraq |
New York Magazine | Iraq's Abadi warns of plot against West; US officials say they do not know of ... Washington Post NEW YORK – Iraq has “credible” intelligence that Islamic State militants plan terrorist attacks on subway systems in the United States and France, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Thursday, but U.S. intelligence and other officials said they ... Iraq Claims ISIS Is Planning Subway Attacks in NYC and Paris US Reviewing Iraq's Claim of Terror Plot Against US and France ISIS plotting 'imminent' attacks on subways in US, Paris: Iraq's PM |
UK Parliament votes to authorize airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq CNN London (CNN) -- British lawmakers meeting in emergency session approved a motion Friday to participate in airstrikes against ISIS targets in Iraq. The 524-43 vote came after Prime Minister David Cameron told Parliament that the country had a "duty to ... |
The Guardian | Britain's involvement in the new Iraq war is a doomed and dangerous gesture The Guardian This is the moment in any war when peace goes dumb. The cause is just. The enemy is in our sights, and the provocation is extreme. Blood races through tabloid veins. It is white feathers for dissenters. The British government's evident eagerness to ... |
Russia Tells Iraq It's 'Ready' to Support Fight Against ISIS NBCNews.com Russia said Friday that it would help to support Iraq in the fight against ISIS. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the pledge to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Russia's Foreign Ministry ... |
The Guardian | UK air strikes against Isis in Iraq: best-case and worst-case scenarios The Guardian Tornado fighter planes are expected to be involved in strikes in Iraq against Islamic State within hours of a Commons vote approving action. There are six Tornadoes based in Cyprus, and that is deemed by the Ministry of Defence to be a big enough force ... |
The Independent | Women's Rights Activist Executed by ISIS in Iraq New York Times The killing follows the execution of a number of Iraqi women in areas under Islamic State control documented by United Nations monitors, including two candidates contesting Iraq's general election in Nineveh Province, who were killed in July. A third ... Isis publicly execute leading lawyer and human rights activist in Iraq Islamic State killed human rights lawyer in Iraq, UN says Iraq Kurds advance but Mosul still out of reach |
Britain Set to Approve Airstrikes Against ISIS in Iraq NBCNews.com "We have to fully understand all of the components and functions of the adversary across the globe—not just in Syria and Iraq—and the manner in which those adversaries raise, hide and move money." Defense officials said ISIS is part of a global dark ... |
Mirror.co.uk | Britain goes to war in Iraq again as MPs vote for air strikes on ISIS Mirror.co.uk Britain will be going to war in Iraq again after MPs backed UK air strikes against Islamic State militants. The vote came after a seven-hour debate, with MPs voted for military action by 524 votes to 43. RAF bombers stationed in Cyprus could now be in ... |
The Guardian | RAF readies for Iraq bombing missions after MPs endorse action against Isis The Guardian As he opened the lengthy Commons debate to approve British military action in Iraq with a warning that the campaign could last for years, the prime minister suggested he would be prepared to extend the military campaign without the initial approval of ... |