CNN | ISIS video purportedly shows beheadings of Kurdish fighters in Iraq CNN Earlier in the video, ISIS also claims to show the aftermath of the raid during which 70 hostages were rescued by Kurdish, U.S. and Iraqi forces from an ISIS prison in Hawija, in the northern Iraq province of Kirkuk. "ISIS respects no form of human rights. IS beheads four Iraq Kurd fighters after joint US raid |
CNN | Pentagon: 'We're in combat' in Iraq CNN Washington (CNN) The Pentagon conceded Wednesday that U.S. troops are in combat in Iraq after days of dancing around the characterization following the first death of U.S. service member in the campaign against ISIS. "We're in combat," Army Col. U.S. looking at expanding role on ground in Iraq, Syria Iraq Says 'Mmm ... No, Thanks' to More U.S. Ground Operations |
NBCNews.com | White House, DoD Step Up Counter-ISIL Campaign in Iraq, Syria Department of Defense WASHINGTON, October 30, 2015 — Intensifying the campaign against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria will enhance U.S. military strategies that are working while moving away from those that are not, a senior Defense ... Please, White House, Call It Combat in Iraq and Syria Obama to Send Troops to Syria Journalists Say US Boots on Ground in Iraq Is Not New Action |
Las Vegas Review-Journal | Guard unit to mark 10th anniversary of first Iraq deployment Las Vegas Review-Journal It was just a coincidence — but a fitting one — that a Nevada Army National Guard unit came home from its first deployment to Iraq on Nevada Day in 2005. On Saturday, former and current citizen-soldiers from the 1864th Transportation Company will ... |
BBC News | Iraq: Investigate deadly Camp Liberty rocket attack Amnesty International A rocket attack on a camp of Iranian exiles in Iraq is a despicable and callous crime, Amnesty International said as it called for an immediate investigation, urgent protection and assistance for the camp's residents. Camp Liberty, in north-east ... Iraq violence: Iranian exiles hit by intense rocket fire Rocket barrage kills 26 Iranian exiles at Iraq camp 'Iran fully backs Iraq's anti-terror bids' |
New York Times | Rare Storms and Floods Bring Iraq to a Standstill New York Times Old and inadequate drainage systems have long been an issue in Iraq and among the complaints of citizens who have been protesting for better basic services and an end to corruption. Calls for change have intensified since the summer, when scorching ... 12 years of hard lessons on Iraq Floods in Baghdad threaten Iraq's internally displaced One step back, two steps forward |
Roll Call | Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, October 30, 2015 — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials ... Military strikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq |
Business Insider | Pentagon: 'We are in combat' in Iraq Business Insider The Pentagon has acknowledged that US troops are "in combat" in Iraq after previously characterizing the mission as one of training and assisting Iraqi security forces against Islamic State. Colonel Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman in Baghdad, told ... Obama: There Will Be No Combat In Iraq. Generals: We're In Combat. US Spokesman in Iraq: 'Of Course it's Combat' |
New York Post | A new class of ships honors American heroes of Afghanistan & Iraq New York Post Saturday, Rosa Peralta will smash a bottle of champagne across the bow of USS Rafael Peralta, a guided-missile destroyer nearly two football fields long. The ship's name honors her son, killed in Iraq in 2004 when he smothered a grenade with his body ... |
Center for Research on Globalization | Delayed Report on Britain's Role in Iraq War Is Expected in Summer New York Times LONDON — After more than six years of work and a succession of embarrassing delays, a report on Britain's role in the Iraq war is finally taking shape and is likely to be published in June or July, its lead author said on Thursday. The Tony Blair War Crimes Saga in Limbo: Chilcot Iraq War Report “to Be ... UK's Iraq War Inquiry Expects to Release Findings in 2016 Iraq Inquiry publication date criticised |