Al-Arabiya | Iraq: Leading Cleric Urges Release of Kidnapped Qatari Hunters New York Times Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's most important Shiite cleric, on Friday called for the immediate release of a group of at least 26 Qatari hunters who were abducted while on a government-approved safari in southern Iraq more than a week ago ... Iraq's top Shiite cleric calls for the release of Qatari hunters abducted in ... Iraq's Top Shi'ite Cleric Calls For Release Of Qatari Hunters Iraq's Sistani calls for the release of Qatari hunters |
Voice of America | Critics Say US Needs 'Failed State' Policy for Syria, Iraq Voice of America “There is no Syria or Iraq,” said Kurdistan Regional Government Intelligence Director Lahur Talabani, who argued in an interview with VOA that the emergence of the Islamic State terror group, or IS, delivered the decisive blow to both nations. “With ... |
Reuters | Coalition Forces Continue Attacks on ISIL Targets in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, December 25, 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 ... US reports 31 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria US, allies conduct 18 strikes in Iraq, six in Syria: US military ISIL lost 5000 square miles of territory largely in northern Syria, Iraq |
Business Insider | Iraqi Forces Close In on Final Islamic State Post in Ramadi Wall Street Journal BAGHDAD—Iraq's military said it was closing in Friday on a former government compound in Ramadi that remains the only area of the city still under Islamic State control. Iraqi forces were less than a mile from the compound where about 100 militants ... Iraq's next target after Ramadi is Mosul Arab League denounces Turkish troop deployment in Iraq Arab League demands Turkey withdraw troops from Iraq |
Al-Arabiya | Iraq 'nets 40 ISIS operatives' in major swoop Al-Arabiya Iraq's intelligence service said Thursday it detained 40 members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group as part of a major operation in Baghdad and Diyala provinces. "The Iraqi national intelligence service, in coordination with Baghdad ... |
Newsweek | ISIS Threatens To Kidnap Iraq's Beauty Queen Shayma Qasim Newsweek A supporter of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) threatened to kidnap Miss Iraq, the first to be crowned since 1972, if she did not join the group's ranks, according to The Jerusalem Post. Shayma Qasim won the country's beauty pageant on Saturday ... Iraq's first beauty queen in 42 years says 'I am afraid of nothing' A Miss Iraq Has Been Crowned for the First Time in More Than 40 Years First Miss Iraq Since 1972 Is Crowned |
RT | Russian intel spots 12000 oil tankers & trucks on Turkey-Iraq border - General ... RT Russian intelligence has spotted up to 12,000 tankers and trucks on the Turkish-Iraqi border, the General Staff of Russia's armed forces has reported. “The [aerial] imagery was made in the vicinity of Zakho (a city in Iraqi Kurdistan), there were 11 ... Russian Intelligence Spots, Destroys Oil Tankers on Iraq-Turkey Border Russia says spots oil trucks along Turkey-Iraq border Russian intel "spots 12K oil trucks on Turkey-Iraq border" |
International Business Times | Turkish Troops In Iraq: Arab League Accuses Ankara Of Threatening Iraq's ... International Business Times Turkey Iraq The Arab League on Thursday accused Turkey of violating international laws by deploying military personnel in Iraq and of threatening Iraq's sovereignty. Pictured: A man waves a Kurdistan flag as a Turkish military truck escorts a convoy of ... Arab League condemns Turkey over Iraq troop deployment Arab League Chief Calls Turkish Military in Iraq Violation |
Asharq Alawsat | Iran Moves its Troops into Iraq and Away from Syria Asharq Alawsat Well informed political sources revealed that Iran withdrew Revolutionary Guard units in Syria, moving them to Iraq after Russian- Iranian dispute escalated in Syria. An Iraqi political source, who requested anonymity, told Asharq Al-Awsat that Russia ... |
WLNE-TV (ABC6) | Cicilline Celebrates Christmas with Troops in Iraq WLNE-TV (ABC6) “It was an incredibly humbling experience to spend Christmas in Iraq with the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces and to have the opportunity to thank them on behalf of all Rhode Islanders. Our troops and their families are making ... |