Foreign Policy (blog) | The US Is Providing Air Cover for Ethnic Cleansing in Iraq Foreign Policy (blog) The rest consisted of a consortium of Shiite militia groups operating under the banner of Hashd al-Shaabi, or the Population Mobilization Units (PMU), which was assembled in answer to a fatwah issued by Iraq's revered Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali ... Shiite Militias in Iraq Back Off Boycott Over US Strikes on ISIS US and coalition launch 18 air strikes against Isis in Iraq amid fight for Tikrit Iraq begrudgingly asks US for help in battle of Tikrit |
Wall Street Journal | Iraq Resumes Offensive in Tikrit After US Airstrikes Wall Street Journal American officials agreed to help Iraq in Tikrit, but only if the government in Baghdad would sideline upwards of 20,000 Iran-backed Shiite militiamen that unsuccessfully tried to push Islamic State forces from the strategic city in Iraq's Sunni ... The U.S. Just Took Ownership of a New Iraq War Iraq paramilitaries freeze Tikrit ops over US strikes Iraq paramilitaries decide Tikrit pullback: commanders |
Boston Herald | Gelzinis: Ex-Ranger survives war in Iraq only to get shot back home Boston Herald “The kid was an Army Ranger who served with distinction in Iraq in 2006 and 2007,” Evans said, “and he wanted to be on the front lines with us, working the streets as a member of the Youth Violence Strike force. And you can't get any more front line ... Officer wounded in shooting earned respect in Iraq Decorated Boston cop, Iraq veteran in coma after being shot in face |
Newsweek | US Nerve Gas Hit Our Own Troops in Iraq Newsweek During and immediately after the first Gulf War, more than 200,000 of 700,000 U.S. troops sent to Iraq and Kuwait in January 1991 were exposed to nerve gas and other chemical agents. Though aware of this, the Department of Defense and CIA launched a ... |
Rudaw | Proposed US bill: recognize Iraq's Kurds as 'partners' and arm them directly Rudaw The Kurdish cause, which includes aspirations of independence by Iraq's Kurds, has been getting more traction since the Peshmerga rose as a bulwark to ISIS expansion last summer. The Kurds have been working as a team with coalition forces, which have ... |
The Globe and Mail | Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense WASHINGTON, March 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, allies conduct air strikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State: task force The expanded Iraq mission is an immoral misadventure Role of Canadian soldiers fuels Commons debate |
DefenseNews.com | Trainers in Iraq Focus on IED Detection DefenseNews.com James Carabello, the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization's (JIEDDO) senior enlisted adviser, shuttled among the five US and coalition training sites in Iraq earlier this month, and says that the Iraqis are well equipped for the ... |
Aljazeera.com | Syria and Iraq wars swell numbers of asylum seekers Aljazeera.com Wars in Syria and Iraq drove the number of people requesting asylum in industrialised countries to a 22-year high last year, the United Nations has said. An estimated 866,000 asylum-seekers lodged claims in 2014, a 45 percent rise from the year before ... Wars in Iraq, Syria drive up asylum claims in industrialized nations Wars in Syria and Iraq drive highest asylum numbers in 22 years Syria, Iraq Conflicts Push Asylum Claims to 22-Year High |
Los Angeles Times | Bill would help Christians in Iraq threatened by Islamic State Los Angeles Times Two San Diego area congressmen are among the sponsors of a bill to rescue members of religious minorities threatened with violence by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria - possibly helping them join the large Middle Eastern immigrant community in ... |
fox4kc.com | Former Navy SEAL shot 27 times in Iraq now training for triathlon fox4kc.com According to WTKR-TV, Day was shot 27 times on April 6th, 2007, when his unit caught up with Al-Qaeda fighters in a town near Fallujah, Iraq. Day was the first one into a room with three enemy fighters who were waiting. They opened fire, hitting Day 27 ... |