New York Times | Time Before Iraq Invasion Holds Lessons for Fight Against ISIS New York Times LONDON — The adversary is different but, as war talk spills once more through the corridors of power — this time directed against the Islamic State — it is tempting to recall the fervor of earlier days, before the invasion of Iraq in 2003, as much ... "UK should consider ground forces in Syria, Iraq" Air strikes in Syria: David Cameron's strategy can only repeat our mistakes in ... UK Former Foreign Sec Admits Iraq 'Mistake', Calls for Syrian Intervention |
Washington Times | Iraq Shiite government reigns at other tribes' peril Washington Times While Mr. al-Hashimi blames Mr. al-Maliki for alienating Sunnis so badly that it paved the way for the Islamic State — a Sunni militant group — to rise to the fore in Iraq, he believes “national coexistence” can still be restored between Shiites ... |
Vox | I'm a refugee from Iraq, and I'm tired of being a pawn in a political debate Vox The first time I came to America, I was a student, filled with excitement about living in a place I knew through my favorite television shows. The second time, I was a refugee, fleeing my home country of Iraq after the rise of ISIS. These two ... |
Sputnik International | Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, November 26, 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 ... Iraq: Turning The Tide Military strikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq US-Led Coalition Against ISIL Conducts 23 Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria |
RT | Turkey risks provoking next world war – Iraq's Vice President Maliki RT Turkey could bring the world to the brink of the next global conflict, Iraq's vice President Nuri al-Maliki said in the wake of the downing of a Russian bomber by Turkish air forces. "Erdogan's double standards and aggressive policies are threatening a ... Turkey risks sparking world war, says Iraq's Maliki 'Planned provocation' alleged in Turkey, rockets in Iraq, and the Kunduz ... |
The Guardian | Federal police question lawyer who went to Iraq on behalf of veterans The Guardian Ralph Bleechmore said he went to Iraq to gather information on the Kurdish militia, shown here entering the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar on 13 November, after driving out Isis in an assault backed by US-led strikes. Photograph: Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty ... |
Rania, Iraq, becomes Duluth's newest sister city Minneapolis Star Tribune The newest sister city for Duluth sits on a lake but is otherwise so unlike its new Minnesota relative that merely obtaining travel visas proved so difficult that the people of Rania, Iraq, settled on having the official signing ceremony via Skype ... |
CBS News | ISIS used tunnels to hide under besieged Iraq city CBS News IRBIL, Iraq -- Under the Iraqi town of Sinjar, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants built a network of tunnels, complete with sleeping quarters, wired with electricity and fortified with sandbags. There, they had boxes of U.S.-made ... Secret underground ISIS tunnels discovered in Iraq by Kurdish troops during raid Inside Islamic State's underground lair ISIS secret tunnels found in liberated Yezidi region north Iraq |
Reuters | Iran says US has plan to divide Iraq, pleads with Iraqis to resist Reuters DUBAI Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday accused the United States of trying to divide Iraq along sectarian and ethnic lines and urged Iraqis to withstand any such plans. Shi'ite Muslim power Iran wields great influence in Iraq ... Iran says US has plan to divide Iraq |
Press TV | Iraqi forces cut Daesh supply route to Ramadi Press TV Ramadi has been one of the two major Daesh strongholds in Iraq, along Mosul, the capital of the northern province of Nineveh. The terrorist group launched its offensive in Iraq in July 2014, carrying out mass executions and killings inside the towns ... US, allies conduct 16 strikes in Iraq, nine in Syria Who's actually fighting in Syria and Iraq, and why? Iraq forces cut last ISIL supply line to Ramadi |