Politico | Who Lost Iraq Politico For a brief, happy—and misguided—moment, most Americans stopped thinking about Iraq. After withdrawing the last U.S. troops in 2011, President Barack Obama declared the country “sovereign, stable and self-reliant.” No such luck. Iraq plunged back ... |
Press TV | Coalition Aircraft Strike ISIL Targets in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, June 26, 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 ... Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq Iraq capable of defeating ISIL terrorists: Academic Another 16 airstrikes target ISIL in Syria, Iraq |
Arizona Daily Star | Iraq Confirms Its Pilot Died in Arizona Military Plane Crash ABC News The body of an Iraqi pilot whose military plane crashed during a training mission in the United States has been found at the crash site, Iraq's Defense Ministry said on Friday, as violence continues to strike around the capital, Baghdad. The ministry ... Iraq confirms its pilot died in Douglas military plane crash |
Al-Arabiya | Iraq F-16 pilot killed in crash on US training mission Al-Arabiya Washington agreed to sell 36 F-16s to Iraq, but the purchase has been a source of contention, with Baghdad repeatedly complaining that they have not been delivered quickly enough. (File photo: Reuters) ... Iraq Military Pilot Killed —in Arizona Crash |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Clinton Is Going To Take Fire on Iraq and Benghazi from … Foreign Policy (blog) By David FrancisDavid Francis is a staff writer for Foreign Policy, where he oversees FP's breaking news blog, The Cable. An award-winning journalist, David has reported from all over Europe, Nigeria, Kenya, Mexico, and Afghanistan on terrorism ... O'Malley knocks Clinton on Iraq, Libya Hillary avoiding Iraq O'Malley: ISIS Created By 'Mindless Rush To War' In Iraq |
Iraq Kurds expel some suspected Islamic State supporters from villages Reuters ERBIL The four men helped each other clamber up the far side of a trench into the no-man's land between frontlines in northern Iraq, fearing what lay ahead but unable to turn back. Moving forward under a pounding sun, they carefully navigated around ... |
Salon | US allies target Islamic State with 28 air strikes in Syria, Iraq Yahoo News WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies staged 28 air strikes targeting Islamic State in Syria and Iraq on Thursday, including 10 near the Syrian border town of Kobani, the U.S. military said. The strikes near Kobani along the border ... 5 Iraq strategies that are guaranteed to fail Can 'All the King's Men' Put Iraq Together Again? US dithering will turn Iraq into a failed state |
NBC 7 San Diego | San Diego Veteran Plans to Return to Iraq to Fight Against ISIS NBC 7 San Diego Pena joined the Marines in 2001 and was deployed to Iraq in 2003. The 0311 Rifleman fought in the Battle of Fallujah in 2004, one of the toughest battles fought in the Iraq war. He says in house to house combat, “you could see the features of the ... Understanding places like Iraq and Syria: Crowds, belonging and victory over ... Pentagon launches probe into possible civilian casualties in Hawija, Iraq ISIS and the Shia Revival in Iraq |
Vanity Fair | The Fake Bomb Detectors in Iraq Vanity Fair The “bomb detectors” sold to Iraq—and, it would later emerge, the versions bought by security forces in dozens of other countries—were based on a gag gift that had been around for decades. When the group modified the devices to sell them all over the ... |
Military Times | U.S. troops and Shiite militiamen share Iraq base Military Times The 450 U.S. troops who are settling into their new outpost at Iraq's Taqaddum Air Base are sharing the facility with some Shiite militiamen — but only a few. Not long ago, Taqaddum was home to a large contingent of Shiite militia fighters, some of ... Washington's Strategy in Iraq Has Failed Iranian-backed elements working on Iraq base housing US soldiers Report: American soldiers, Iranian militias share base in Iraq |