FRANCE 24 | ISIS targets Iraq's largest oil refinery CNN Yazidis embrace after being released by ISIS south of Kirkuk, Iraq, on Wednesday, April 8. ISIS released more than 200 Yazidis, a minority group whose members were killed, captured and displaced when the Islamist terror organization overtook their ... Islamic State group attacks Iraq's largest oil refinery ISIS launches attacks at Iraq's largest oil refinery Jihadists attack Iraq's largest oil refinery |
Wall Street Journal (blog) | Lincoln Chafee: Hillary Clinton's 2002 Vote on Iraq War Shows She Lacks ... Wall Street Journal (blog) Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee, the latest presidential contender to say he is mulling a bid, on Sunday criticized presumed Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton's foreign-policy record and said her 2002 vote in favor of the Iraq War ... |
Reuters | Exclusive: Iraq's leader to seek arms, with deferred payment, on US visit Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraq's prime minister will seek President Barack Obama's help to acquire billions of dollars in drones and other U.S. arms to fight Islamic State during a U.S. visit next week but wants to defer payment for the purchases, a ... Iraq's Leader to Seek Arms With Deferred Payment on US Visit Iraq may follow Marines' blueprint to defeat Islamic State in Anbar Reuters Iraq Bureau Chief Leaves Country After Being Threatened Over Story |
Kyiv Post | US, allies conduct 13 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: military Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Syria with three air strikes from Saturday to Sunday morning, and also conducted 10 air strikes in Iraq, the U.S. military said. All strikes in Syria were near Kobani, while the ... Reuters: US, allies conduct 13 air strikes in Syria, Iraq US, allies conduct 17 airstrikes in Syria, Iraq US Military: US, allies conduct air strikes in Syria and Iraq |
New York Post | ISIS attacks Iraq province in setback to government New York Post Islamic State militants attacked the capital of Iraq's vast Anbar province on multiple fronts on Friday, seizing two areas on the city outskirts in a setback for a government campaign to retake the desert terrain. The jihadists deployed vehicle and ... US Steps Up Bombing Raids in Anbar After Shiite Militias Withdraw ISIS takes parts of Ramadi, kills 10, wounds Iraqi general ISIS Attacks Capital Of Iraq's Anbar Province, Hundreds Of Families Flee Area |
Military Times | Former Blackwater guards face sentencing in Iraq case Military Times The men were charged in the deaths of 14 Iraqis at a crowded traffic circle in downtown Baghdad, killings that caused an international uproar and became a dark episode of contractor violence during the Iraq war. Defense lawyers argued that the ... Reckoning Point: Ex-US Guards Face Sentencing in Iraq Case |
Mashable | ISIS releases video of militants bulldozing ancient Assyrian site in Iraq Mashable A new video released by the Islamic State (ISIS), reveals how much damage the extremist group inflicted at Nimrud, an ancient archaeological site in Iraq. Nimrud, which dates back to 13th century BCE, was damaged by militants in early March, according ... Isis video shows complete destruction of ancient city of Nimrud in Iraq Isis video shows destruction of ancient Assyrian city in Iraq Nimrud: Islamic State 'destroys' ancient city in Iraq |
Bombings Kill 12 People in Iraq ABC News Authorities in Iraq say a series of bombings targeting public places in the capital, Baghdad, have killed 12 people. Police officials say a bomb exploded on a commercial street in downtown Baghdad, killing four people and wounding nine others. Earlier ... |
New York Times | Biden Cites Progress in Iraq's War With ISIS New York Times WASHINGTON — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. offered an upbeat assessment of the battle against Islamic extremists in Iraq on Thursday, saying the government in that country was making “significant and growing” progress with help from the United ... Vice President Joe Biden: Iraq Fight Against ISIS 'Moving in the Right Direction' Biden Says ISIS 'No Longer On The Move' In Iraq Biden Says ISIS Progress Halted in Iraq |
Wall Street Journal | The Friends We Left Stranded in Iraq Wall Street Journal All of us served as interpreters for U.S. troops in the Iraq War over the past decade. We did so faithfully, willingly and proudly. Saddam Hussein was a tyrant who brutally oppressed my country. We could not speak out against him or his Ba'ath party ... |