CNN | Video shows ISIS militants destroying antiquities in Iraq CNN New video released by ISIS shows militants smashing what they say are antiquities at a museum in Mosul, Iraq. Men shove statues off pedestals, and use hammers and drills to destroy what's left. An unnamed militant offers the following explanation ... Islamic State video shows militants smashing ancient artifacts in Iraq UN condemns Islamic State's 'barbaric terrorist acts' in Iraq ISIS Smashes Priceless, Ancient Statues in Iraq |
ABC News | Kurdish Fighters Rout IS Militants From Town Near Iraq ABC News Backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, Kurdish fighters fought their way Friday into a northeastern Syrian town that was a key stronghold of Islamic State militants, only days after the group abducted dozens of Christians in the volatile region ... |
Al-Arabiya | UNESCO demands emergency UNSC meet over Iraq heritage destruction Al-Arabiya A video published by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Thursday showed men attacking the artifacts, some of them identified as antiquities from the 7th century BC, with sledgehammers and drills, saying they were symbols of idolatry. “The ... UNESCO condemns attack on Iraq museum shown in alleged Islamic State video UNESCO demands crisis meet over Iraq heritage destruction Unesco: Isis museum destruction in Iraq is 'major security issue' |
Wall Street Journal | TRUDY RUBIN: Jeb Bush, Iraq and the truth Fresno Bee The former Florida governor briefly admitted in his speech that “there were mistakes made, for sure” in the Iraq war. He limited those to his brother's use of intelligence (on Saddam's nuclear weapons program) that “everyone embraced,” but turned out ... Jeb Bush Hasn't Learned Enough From His Brother's Failures |
The National | Coalition Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 27, 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 strategy in Iraq may open the door for Al Maliki |
BBC News | Islamic State: Iraq minorities 'threatened with eradication' BBC News Such acts are tantamount to war crimes, and in some cases, genocide, it argues. Iraqi minorities face a "threat to their existence", said the Institute of International Law and Human Rights (IILHR), one of the groups involved. Focusing on Iraq's ... ISIS May Have Committed Genocide Against Iraq Minorities, Report Says Islamic State aims to eradicate Iraq minorities - rights groups Iraq: the assault on minorities |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Kerry Reminds Congress Netanyahu Advised US to Invade Iraq New York Times 12, 2002, when he was a private citizen, Mr. Kerry told the House Foreign Affairs Committee, “The prime minister, as you will recall, was profoundly forward-leaning and outspoken about the importance of invading Iraq under George W. Bush, and we all ... Kerry: Netanyahu Wrong on Iraq and Wrong on Iran Benjamin Netanyahu's not-so-prescient 2002 message to Congress about Iraq Kerry warns Congress about Netanyahu's Iran speech, says Bibi pushed US to ... |
ABC News | New IS Video Shows Militants Smashing Ancient Iraq Artifacts ABC News The Islamic State group released a video on Thursday showing militants using sledgehammers to smash ancient artifacts in Iraq's northern city of Mosul, describing the relics as idols that must be removed. The destructions are part of a campaign by the ... |
Salon | America's next Iraq disaster: Why the war against ISIS is escalating — more ... Salon Because what's happening right now, out in the open and yet barely under the surface, is even worse. The signs that the United States is headed for its third invasion of Iraq in 30 years are growing. But because this new war, in marked contrast to the ... Kurdish forces in Iraq are reaching their limits against ISIS, experts say ISIS recruit 'Toronto Jane' on front line of Iraq, Syria war |
The Independent | Isis in Iraq: Video footage shows militants 'destroying ancient artefacts' in ... The Independent The group is also believed to have sold ancient artefacts on the black market in order to finance the so-called Islamic State, which stretches over Iraq and Syria. Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city and the surrounding Nineveh province fell to the ... |