New York Times | Iraq Starts Drive Against ISIS, but Reports on Scale Differ New York Times BAGHDAD — The Iraqi Army and militia forces carried out an attack against the Islamic State outside the city of Ramadi on Wednesday, with some local officials claiming it was the beginning of a major offensive in western Anbar Province, though others ... ISIS Mass Grave Death Toll in Iraq and Syria Surpasses 3000 Anbar to be freed of Islamic State, says Iraq PM Syria and Iraq are awash with Russian, Iranian, and Chinese weapons |
The Atlantic | 'Iraq Is Finished' The Atlantic Nor had I imagined at the time that I would find myself in Iraq after the invasion of 2003, initially as a British representative of the Coalition Provisional Authority—the international transitional government that ran the country for about a year ... David Petraeus: What has happened in Iraq is a tragedy |
Reuters | Islamic State releases more than 200 captive Yazidis in Iraq Reuters KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - More than 200 elderly and infirm Yazidis were freed on Wednesday by Islamic State militants who had been holding them captive since overruning their villages in northwestern Iraq last summer. A Reuters reporter saw the group of ... Islamic State militants release 200 Yazidis in Iraq Islamic State Release Over 200 Yazidi Hostages in Iraq ISIS releases more than 200 Yazidi prisoners in Iraq |
ArmyTimes.com | 82nd Airborne to deploy to Iraq ArmyTimes.com About 500 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division will deploy this summer to Iraq and other locations in the region to support Operation Inherent Resolve. The deploying soldiers belong to the division headquarters at Fort Bragg, North Carolina ... 82nd Airborne Division headed to Iraq for nine months Soldiers from 82nd Airborne Division to deploy to Iraq 82nd Airborne HQ Troops to Replace 1st Infantry Division in Iraq |
Politico | How Obama Abandoned Democracy in Iraq Politico When trying to explain the current unrest in the Middle East, from Iraq to Syria to Yemen, American officials often resort to platitudes about Sunni and Shia Muslims fighting each other for “centuries” due to “ancient hatreds.” Not only is this claim ... The 'seeds of Iraq's unraveling' were sown in 2003, not 2010 |
New York Times | Iraq Empties Mass Graves in Search for Cadets Killed by ISIS New York Times BAGHDAD — Among the mass graves being unearthed in Tikrit, soldiers spotted an old man carrying a large trash bag and trying to sneak away. “Our men asked the old man, 'What's in the bag?' ” said Haider Majeed, an official with the prime minister's ... Exhumation of Iraq's Camp Speicher victim mass graves begins Iraq, US Are Divided on What's Next in Battle Against Islamic State Mass graves in Tikrit might contain 1700 bodies |
Taste of Country | Iraq War Veteran Dances to 'American Soldier' on 'Dancing With the Stars' [Watch] Taste of Country Iraq War Veteran Noah Galloway brought the entire Dancing With the Stars audience to tears with his emotional performance to a version of Toby Keith's ”American Soldier” Monday night (April 6). Galloway has personally lived out the song's heartfelt lyrics. |
TheBlaze.com | White House Says Biden Is Qualified to Speak on Iraq and the Islamic State ... TheBlaze.com Biden's remarks will focus on Iraq's political and military progress and what lies ahead. The vice president's office was not clear about whether any new policies would be announced. Next week Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi will be in Washington ... Biden to give major speech on Iraq's future VP Joe Biden to give major speech on Iraq's future |
NOLA.com | Iraq war veteran convicted of murdering Terrytown rapper NOLA.com A Jefferson Parish jury rejected an Iraq war veteran's insanity defense Wednesday (April 8), finding he knew right from wrong when he shot a Terrytown rapper in the head during a dispute outside a Harvey bar last year. Devin Bonilla was convicted as ... |
TheBlaze.com | See Iraq War Veteran's 'Dancing With the Stars' Performance That Left Many in ... TheBlaze.com Iraq War veteran Noah Galloway brought many to tears on “Dancing With the Stars” Monday night, performing a dance to Toby Keith's “American Soldier” that received a standing ovation. .@Noah_Galloway & @SharnaBurgess' performance has ... Iraq War Vet's Touching Tribute to America Gets a Standing Ovation on 'Dancing ... Iraq War Veteran Noah Galloway Earns Standing Ovation On 'Dancing With The ... 'DWTS' Iraq War Vet Noah Galloway -- Incoming! Foot Takes Out Tooth |