Marine Prowlers fight Islamic State over Iraq, Syria Marine Corps Times The service's aging fleet of jets used for electronic warfare have flown hundreds of hours over Iraq and Syria in support of the fight against the Islamic State group. They may be some of the final combat missions for Prowler squadrons before the Corps ... |
New York Times | ISIS Has Executed Scores in Iraq This Month, UN Says New York Times GENEVA — Islamic State extremists have carried out scores of execution-style killings in Iraq this month, the United Nations said on Tuesday, reporting “cruel and inhuman” punishment of men, women and children in areas under their control. Two men ... Australian troops face threat in Iraq amid slow international response Iraq: Isis publicly execute 13 teenagers for watching Asian Cup football match ... A Year on, Islamic State Group Still Rules Iraq's Fallujah |
TIME | Meet the Americans on the Front Lines in the Fight Against ISIS TIME When the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) surrounded the Yezidi tribes on Sinjar Mountain in August last year, Dean Parker was at his job as a commercial painter in the U.S.. That evening, he saw news reports of Kurdish fighters trying to ... |
The Guardian | Chilcot report on Iraq war delayed until after general election The Guardian The six-year-longBritish inquiry into the 2003 Iraq invasion and its aftermath will not be published before the general election, prompting an outcry from those demanding that the long overdue reckoning should be put before the voters. Sir John Chilcot ... Chilcot Inquiry into Iraq war 'will not report before election' Iraq war report 'delayed until after UK election' UK's Iraq War Report Delayed until after General Election |
Aljazeera.com | Canadian soldiers directing air strikes in Iraq U.S. News & World Report TORONTO (AP) — Canadian special forces in northern Iraq have been helping Kurdish peshmerga fighters by directing coalition airstrikes against Islamic State extremists — work generally considered risky because it means they are close to the battle ... Canadians closer to combat in Iraq than U.S. troops Canadian soldiers clash with ISIL in Iraq Stephen Harper misled Canadians about Iraq role, opposition says |
Saudi Arabia Builds Iraq Border Wall To Protect Against ISIS NPR Audie Cornish talks with Saudi Arabia expert Gregory Gause about how the country views the ISIS threat. The kingdom is building a 600-mile border wall along its northern border with Iraq. Copyright © 2015 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. |
The Guardian | Asian Cup 2015: Japan and Iraq progress to quarter-finals with wins The Guardian Keisuke Honda scored in a third straight Asian Cup game as Japan fought off a determined Jordan to advance to the quarter-finals as group winners on Tuesday. Iraq followed Japan from Group D after Younis Mahmoud and Ahmed Yasin gave them a 2-0 ... Iraq 2-0 Palestine: Mahmoud and Yasin seal quarter-final berth Iraq to play Iran in Asian Cup quarter-final after win over Palestine Japan, Jordan, Iraq all bidding to advance from Group D |
TheTower.org | Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Iraq, Syria Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, Jan. 20, 2015 – U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq in recent days, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. US, allies launch 74 airstrikes against IS Iran Increases Military Presence Along Border with Iraq Anti-IS Coalition 'Degrading' Militants in Iraq, Syria |
Daily Mail | Islamic State rounds up at least 15 pigeon breeders in Iraq after deciding it ... Daily Mail ISIS militants have reportedly captured at least 15 pigeon breeders in Iraq after deciding it is against Islamic religion to keep birds. Three of those held by the group in the eastern province of Diyala have reportedly been killed, according to a ... ISIS fighters execute boys and young men in Iraq for breeding PIGEONS |
Toronto Star | Canadian soldiers get into firefight in Iraq Toronto Star OTTAWA —Canadian special forces soldiers on a “non-combat” mission in Iraq have been giving directions to fighter jets to bomb Islamic State positions and have exchanged gunfire with extremists, the military said Monday, revealing a more involved role ... |