U.S. News & World Report | ISIS Makes Gains In Iraq's Anbar Province Huffington Post BAGHDAD, April 25 (Reuters) - Islamic State militants in Iraq took partial control of a water dam and military barracks guarding it in the western Anbar province after fierce fighting through the night that continued on Saturday, security sources and ... Islamic State takes military barracks, dam in Iraq's Anbar: sources Car bombs driven by foreigners hit Iraq-Jordan border post Iraq: ISIS Kills an Army Commander |
UN Refugee Official Calls Situation in Syria and Iraq 'Unsustainable' New York Times The war that has engulfed Syria and spread into Iraq has displaced 14 million people, including four million Syrian refugees scattered to neighboring countries, and it has created “host fatigue,” which has further aggravated the crisis, United Nations ... |
AirForceTimes.com | A-10 suffers engine failure, flying again after 5 days at Iraq base AirForceTimes.com An A-10 suffered catastrophic engine failure during a mission over Iraq and had to divert to an Iraqi Air Force base, the service announced this week. An A-10 deployed as part of Operation Inherent Resolve suffered engine failure in its number one ... A-10 suffers 'catastrophic' engine damage in Iraq A-10 aircraft makes emergency landing in Iraq war zone US A-10 Thunderbolt makes emergency landing in Iraq |
Marine Corps Times | Photos: The Marine Corps' ongoing mission in Iraq Marine Corps Times The footprint is smaller, and the mission limited. But Marines are officially back in Iraq — and some say U.S. troops could end up deploying there for decades. Officials have been tight-lipped about exactly how many of the roughly 3,000 U.S. troops ... |
The Guardian | What Gallipoli can teach us about the Iraq war The Guardian It encouraged them, a year later, to besiege British troops in Kut in Mesopotamia, now in Iraq, not far from where ill-prepared British soldiers were ambushed and caught up in fierce gunfights nearly 90 years later. 38,000 British and Indian troops ... What Gallipoli can teach the UK about the Iraq war |
Salt Lake Tribune | Utah football: Children lead drive for tickets, specialized van for Iraq war ... Salt Lake Tribune (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Iraq War veteran Nate Harris is acknowledge at the Utah Football Red & White game in Salt Lake City, Saturday April 25, 2015, with five boys who raised money on his behalf. |
Voice of America | US, allies conduct 15 airstrikes in Syria, Iraq Bangor Daily News WASHINGTON — U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Syria with four airstrikes from Friday to Saturday morning and conducted 11 strikes against the group in Iraq, the U.S. military said. All of the strikes in Syria hit targets near Kobani ... Military: US, Allies Conduct 15 Airstrikes in Syria, Iraq ISIL Takes Defensive Posture in Iraq, Centcom Says US, allies conduct 15 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: military |
46 Killed in Iraq, including Army Division Commander Antiwar.com Iraqis have the Golden Brigade to thank for recent advances by security forces, but they only number about 5,000 men and are already stretched too thin to be counted on for long-term stability, particularly in Anbar province. Meanwhile, the Kataib ... |
Guest commentary: Must give Obama war authorization, but also must insist Iraq ... Contra Costa Times I spent this past Easter Sunday in Iraq, having brunch with our troops serving in the mission to defeat ISIL. The multiday trip was my first to this war-ravaged country. However, most of the service members I had the honor of meeting have come ... Kiwis think Iraq deployment is about keeping allies on side |
International Business Times UK | 1600 US bombs dropped in Syria and Iraq during March cost $8.5m a day International Business Times UK Obama's foreign policy has come under fire as it was revealed that the US dropped 1,600 bombs in Syria and Iraq last month alone at a cost of $8.5m (£5.6m) a day, according to the Times newspaper. Since August 2014, 11,550 bombs have been dropped in ... |