Wall Street Journal | Militants in Iraq Siphon State Pay Wall Street Journal The U.S. provides Iraq with hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance each year, with some of those funds earmarked for local security forces and counterterrorism operations. It is unclear whether any of those contributions go toward government ... Islamic State execute local journalist in Iraq's Mosul |
CBC.ca | Canada's 'end game' in Iraq too murky, say military analysts CBC.ca A CF-18 Hornet awaits its next mission against ISIS at the Canadian Forces base. Prime Minister Harper is announcing an extension and expansion of Canada's mission in Iraq, this week. Critics worry we may be repeating the mistakes of Libya and ... Harper To Make Case For ISIS Mission Extension In Iraq And Syria Tuesday Five reasons Ottawa shouldn't extend Iraq mission Michael Den Tandt: Opposition parties facing an unanswerable question on Iraq ... |
BBC News | Battle for Tikrit key to Iraq's future BBC News Last week Iraqi defence officials and Shia military commanders were confidently predicting the fall of Tikrit within a matter of days. But the city centre is still in the hands of Islamic State (IS) fighters, despite being bombarded for more than a ... Tikrit Offensive Stalls Due to 'Hundreds' of ISIS Explosives Iraq Officials: Baghdad Bombings Kill 19; Wound 36 US Finally Admits Breakup Of Iraq The Real Threat |
CBS News | Lone vet returns to Iraq to fight ISIS CBS News A few weeks ago, a 60 Minutes team traveling through Iraq stumbled on a 28-year-old American man in Bakufa, an abandoned Christian village north of Mosul. The man was dressed like a soldier, but he wasn't with the U.S. military. He was there to help ... CBS Surprisingly Spotlights ISIS's 'Cleansing of Iraq's Christians' Army Vet Returns to Iraq to Teach Christians to Defend Themselves Against ... Selfless vet returns to Iraq to fight ISIS: 'I'm not serving my country — I'm ... |
OregonLive.com | Candidates should face Iraq, Libya litmus tests: Bloomberg opinion OregonLive.com Every presidential candidate should face pressure to answer, explicitly, these two questions: Given what we now know, was it right or wrong to invade Iraq in 2003 to oust Saddam Hussein and, eight years later, to help topple the regime of Moamar ... |
The National Interest Online | Lessons from Iraq for Afghanistan The National Interest Online When President Obama meets Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah (Ghani's partner in the unity government) this week to discuss the future of U.S.-Afghanistan relations, they must keep the lessons of Iraq in mind. |
Press TV | Coalition Continues Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense WASHINGTON, March 22, 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 airstrikes continue against ISIL in Syria and Iraq Tens of ISIL terrorists slain in Iraq Nine airstrikes target IS inside Iraq and Syria |
Christian Science Monitor | Briefing: Who is battling Islamic State in Iraq? Christian Science Monitor Iran, Kurds, Shiite militias, and even some Sunnis want to see the extremists defeated, and a major military operation continues in Tikrit, in northern Iraq. It's unclear whether the coalition can survive the battle and, more important, a possible victory. CIA Director: Iran General 'Destabilizing' Efforts in Iraq Fighting Still Stalled in Tikrit, but 114 Killed across Iraq CIA'S Brennan: Islamic State's momentum blunted in Syria, Iraq |
Reuters | Saudi Arabia invites Iraq's Abadi to visit in big sign of thaw Reuters Iraq and Saudi Arabia have found new room to cooperate with each other in the fight against the Islamic State group, which both see as a threat, but long-held suspicions persist. Saudi Arabia hopes Abadi will do more to include Iraqi Sunnis in the ... Saudi king invites Iraq PM to visit as ties thaw Saudi invites Iraq's Al Abadi in sign of thaw |
NBCNews.com | CIA Director John Brennan: ISIS Momentum in Iraq and Syria 'Blunted' NBCNews.com A U.S. counterterrorism official said that encouraging attacks by "fan boys" in Paris and Tunis allows ISIS to reap cheap publicity without expending the precious revenues needed to protect its caliphate in Iraq and Syria. All the terror attacks ... Islamic State broadens its objectives following defeats in Iraq and Syria |