BBC News | Congress Voted Against Directly Arming Iraq's Kurds. Here's What That Means ... Huffington Post But for some members of Congress on both sides of the aisle, one flaw in the plan has been clear for months: All of the weapons being sent to fight the extremists in Iraq are being routed through the central government in Baghdad, rather than going ... Iraq: Anniversary of Islamic State caliphate declaration Who lost Iraq? US, allies conduct 23 air strikes in Iraq, Syria: US military |
NBCNews.com | National Museum of Iraq Director Discusses ISIS Destruction of Relics NBCNews.com BAGHDAD — The director of National Museum of Iraq has revealed that he wept after learning that ISIS had destroyed relics chronicling his country's history. "They're just statues," Haider Oraibi told NBC News. "But for us, they're living things. We ... |
Business Insider | ISIS is waging a 'water war' in Southern Iraq Business Insider iraq south marshes REUTERS/Atef HassanAn Iraqi border police boat patrols in the marshes near the Iranian border in southeastern Iraq October 4, 2011. In the 1990s, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein drained the marshes of southern Iraq in order to punish ... |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Why America's Middle East Allies Are Key to Its Espionage … Foreign Policy (blog) The United States is being forced to rely on its regional partners to provide intelligence on the Islamic State in Iraq, and particularly Syria, according to a former CIA deputy director. For U.S. spies, “the challenges are significant” in both ... |
Talk Radio News Service | Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, June 29, 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 The Iraqi Kurdistan Region's role in defeating ISIL |
Al-Arabiya | Iraq PM 'retires' army chief of staff Al-Arabiya Abadi has sacked dozens of army and police officers in an effort to restructure and improve security forces that performed disastrously when the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist group launched an offensive last June, overrunning major ... Iraq PM 'retires' army chief of staff: spokesman Iraq PM Haider al-Abadi 'retires' army chief of staff: Spokesman |
The Hill | Former Bush officials teaching course on Iraq War 'decision-making' The Hill Paul Wolfowitz and Scooter Libby, two key players in the George W. Bush administration, are teaching a course this fall on decision-making in the 2003 Iraq War. The course, titled "The War in Iraq: A Study in Decision-Making", will examine some "key ... Ex-Bush officials to teach course on decision-making in Iraq invasion |
WNDU-TV | Donnelly travels to Iraq Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (blog) Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., is part of a congressional delegation that has been in Iraq on a fact-finding trip, his office announced Monday. The delegation has met with U.S. military leaders and Iraqi officials, including Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ... Donnelly visits Iraq as part of congressional delegation Higgins joins Sen. Kaine, others on congressional delegation visit to Kuwait ... Tim Kaine leads congressional delegation to Kuwait, Iraq, Turkey |
The National Interest Online | The Ultimate 'What If': A World Where America Never Invaded Iraq The National Interest Online Every player of the popular video game Civilization knows to hit the save button before engaging in the risky, stupid invasion of foreign country. In the case of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, it became apparent after the first few months that the war was ... |
Times of India | Iraq: Attacks Inside, Around Baghdad Kill at Least 7 People ABC News Officials say attacks inside and around Baghdad have killed at least seven people. A police officer says drive-by shooters killed a pro-government Sunni tribal sheikh along with his three guards in the town of Tarmiyah, 50 kilometers (30 miles) north ... Iraqi officials: Attacks inside, around Baghdad kill at least 7 people; 6 dead ... |