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Jordan's King Abdullah II says airstrikes increasing inside Syria and Iraq - Fox News Tue, 14 Apr 2015 00:20:27 GMT

Fox News

Jordan's King Abdullah II says airstrikes increasing inside Syria and Iraq Fox News "We stepped up big time. We are at the moment he only Arab country in Syria alongside the United States," Abdullah told Baier. "We are the only Arab country operating alongside the Iraqis in Iraq alongside the coalition. As the Iraqis and the coalition ... and more »

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Ex-Blackwater contractors sentenced in Nusoor Square shooting in Iraq - CNN Mon, 13 Apr 2015 21:21:09 GMT

CNN

Ex-Blackwater contractors sentenced in Nusoor Square shooting in Iraq CNN A federal jury convicted the four in October after a lengthy trial that saw some 30 witnesses travel from Iraq to testify against the security contractors. Prosecutors accused the men of illegally unleashed "powerful sniper fire, machine guns and ... Blackwater guards sentenced in fatal Iraq shootingsLos Angeles Times Former Blackwater security guards get lengthy prison sentences for Iraq shootingsFox News Four Blackwater guards sentenced in Iraq shootings of 31 unarmed civiliansWashington Post New York Times -BBC News all 543 news articles »

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Journalist Leaves Iraq Under Threat for Exposing War Crimes - ABC News Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:52:15 GMT

ABC News

Journalist Leaves Iraq Under Threat for Exposing War Crimes ABC News The Baghdad bureau chief for the Reuters news agency was forced to leave Iraq over the weekend after militias threatened his life for reporting that an ISIS suspect in custody had been murdered in Tikrit recently by Iraqi national police, according to ... Iraq's Tikrit, free of the Islamic State, is a city in ruinsStars and Stripes After delays, Iraq expects US F-16s to be delivered in summerReuters Iraq: Obama Should Press Abadi on Militia AbusesHuman Rights Watch Foreign Policy (blog) -Daily Caller all 425 news articles »

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Lawmakers Who Seem To Have Forgotten Iraq Insist They're Right About Iran - Huffington Post Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:43:06 GMT

Huffington Post

Lawmakers Who Seem To Have Forgotten Iraq Insist They're Right About Iran Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) doesn't have to think very hard to remember what happened after he visited Iraq in 2002, before Congress voted for a war to destroy Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. “I became 'Baghdad Jim ... Pentagon says ISIS is losing territory in IraqThe Hill all 1,291 news articles »

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Hillary Clinton's vulnerability: Iraq - Baltimore Sun Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:16:33 GMT

Hillary Clinton's vulnerability: Iraq Baltimore Sun Mr. Chafee, a former senator and governor, says he's considering challenging her on grounds of her support of President George W. Bush's 2002 resolution authorizing use of force to invade Iraq. Mr. Chafee, as a Republican senator at the time, was the ... The Same Party That Lied Us Into The Iraq War Is Calling Hillary Clinton ...PoliticusUSA all 8,272 news articles »

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Islamic State militants breach Iraq refinery perimeter, repelled - Reuters Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:55:30 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Islamic State militants breach Iraq refinery perimeter, repelled Reuters The refinery was under siege for five months after Islamic State militants tore through Iraq last summer. Security forces drove the militants out of the nearby town of Baiji in November. They subsequently withdrew, leaving a single supply line to the ... Are the Islamic State's Losses in Iraq Offset by Gains in …Foreign Policy (blog) Pentagon: Islamic State loses ground in Iraq, gains in SyriaU.S. News & World Report ISIS targets Iraq's largest oil refineryCNN all 552 news articles »

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UNESCO condemns destruction at Iraq's Nimrud site - UN News Centre Mon, 13 Apr 2015 16:31:30 GMT

UN News Centre

UNESCO condemns destruction at Iraq's Nimrud site UN News Centre 13 April 2015 – The United Nations agency mandated with protecting heritage sites worldwide today denounced further destruction at the archaeological site of Nimrud in Iraq, calling the deliberate damage of culture a "war crime" and pledging to do ... UNESCO condemns 'mad' destruction of Iraq's NimrudYahoo News all 15 news articles »

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UN says Iraq government responsible for protecting journalists - Reuters Mon, 13 Apr 2015 19:52:40 GMT

UN says Iraq government responsible for protecting journalists Reuters Ned Parker left Iraq last week after he was denounced by a Shi'ite paramilitary group's satellite news channel and threatened on Facebook in reaction to a report that detailed lynching and looting in the city of Tikrit. (reut.rs/1DGja2Q). "It is ... CPJ calls on Iraq to investigate death threats against Reuters bureau chiefPoynter.org all 16 news articles »

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12 Years Later, We Know the Winner in Iraq: Iran - The Nation. Mon, 13 Apr 2015 16:37:34 GMT

The Nation.

12 Years Later, We Know the Winner in Iraq: Iran The Nation. In the wake of the Iraq invasion and occupation, the Arab Spring blossomed and failed. (The recent Obama administration decision to resume arms exports to the military government of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Egypt could be considered its coup de grâce.) ... and more »

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Iraq's premier says more support needed to 'finish' ISIS - Northwest Herald Tue, 14 Apr 2015 01:33:34 GMT

Northwest Herald

Iraq's premier says more support needed to 'finish' ISIS Northwest Herald The U.S. and its coalition allies have carried out nearly 2,000 strikes in Iraq since its campaign began in August – as well as nearly 1,400 in neighboring Syria. American officials say the campaign has been somewhat successful, though it is likely to ... and more »