DefenseNews.com | Iraq Wants UN To Condemn Turkish Troop Deployment DefenseNews.com BAGHDAD — Baghdad is seeking United Nations condemnation of Turkey's deployment of troops and tanks to Iraq without the country's permission, the foreign ministry said Thursday. Baghdad gave Turkey 48 hours to remove the forces, which Ankara has ... 'Out of question': Erdogan rules out Turkish troop withdrawal from Iraq Erdogan says Turkish troops not leaving Iraq yet Iraq urges Arab League emergency meeting on Turkey invasion |
RT | State Dept. dodges RT's question about Turkish troops in Iraq, gets personal RT Turkey has sent tanks and hundreds of soldiers to a base near the city of Mosul this past weekend, and on Wednesday, Turkish jets bombed Kurds in northern Iraq. The government in Baghdad has described the actions as a violation of Iraqi sovereignty ... |
The Guardian | US says airstrikes have killed 350 Isis fighters in western Iraq city Ramadi The Guardian US says airstrikes have killed 350 Isis fighters in western Iraq city Ramadi. A US military spokesman said Thursday that Islamic State extremists lost as much as half of their defending force after strikes in recent days in the city. US airstrikes ... US keeps wraps on new commando force for Iraq US Says Airstrikes Killed 350 in Ramadi, Iraq, in Past Week |
ThaiVisa News | Gains Made Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq, Coalition Spokesman Says Department of Defense WASHINGTON, December 10, 2015 — Forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant continue to make progress, including with the killing of three ISIL leaders, the Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman said today. "Across Iraq and Syria, we ... USAF claims key ISIL kills in Iraq |
Yahoo News | British soldier who lost his leg in Iraq combats Islamophobia on Facebook Yahoo News Chris Herbert was serving in Iraq in 2007 when he lost his leg to a bomb that killed one of his fellow soldiers and injured two others. Recently, Herbert has found plenty of unwelcome comments on his Facebook page from people who assume that, because ... Soldier Who Lost Leg in Iraq Shuts Down Islamophobia in Viral Facebook Post War veteran Chris Herbert who lost his leg in Iraq silences racists on Facebook British soldier who lost leg in Iraq issues powerful message to those who ... |
CNN International | Tony Blair: We live with the 'pain' of Iraq, Afghanistan wars CNN International "Really, what I've been trying to say to people is that when you learn the experience -- not just of Afghanistan and Iraq, but of Libya and Syria -- certain lessons are very clear. Intervention is tough; partial intervention is tough; nonintervention ... Tony Blair says 'We live with 'the pain' of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan' |
War, low oil prices cripple Iraq Kurds' once-vibrant economy The Denver Post IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Less than two years ago, Iraq's northern Kurdish region was booming, as oil revenues poured in and foreign investors flocked to a rare island of stability in a turbulent region, but that all began to change when the black flags of ... |
Wall Street Journal | Tensions Grow Between Turkey and Iraq Wall Street Journal Iraq has moved closer to seeking help from the United Nations Security Council to evict Turkish forces, in an emerging clash between neighbors taking part in the multiparty war against Islamic State. Iraq's cabinet on Tuesday authorized Prime Minister ... Iraq calls on NATO to force withdrawal of Turkish forces Turkey defends ground troops in Iraq as war escalates Russia: Presence Of Turkish Forces In Iraq 'Unacceptable' |
Military Strikes Target ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, December 10, 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.com | Like Kurds, Sunnis in Iraq Want Direct US Arms Shipments to Fight ISIS Military.com Three former Iraqi government officials said Sunni forces in the campaign against Islamic State are asking Congress for direct delivery of U.S. arms needed for the fight. The three, Atheel al-Nujaifi, former governor of Ninevah province, Rafia al ... US House Bill to Directly Arm Kurds Threatens Iraq Unity Amid fight against Islamic State, Iraq's Kurds are dogged by financial ... |