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White House To Kurds: Please Just Stay In Iraq - Huffington Post Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:41:15 GMT

Huffington Post

White House To Kurds: Please Just Stay In Iraq Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- The Kurds who run their own region in northeastern Iraq should be content with the level of autonomy they have now, the White House said Tuesday in response to a petition asking for President Barack Obama to endorse full Iraqi Kurdish ... and more »

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Is the US paying to train child soldiers in Iraq? - CBS News Tue, 28 Jul 2015 09:35:46 GMT

CBS News

Is the US paying to train child soldiers in Iraq? CBS News It's yet another way minors are being dragged into Iraq's brutal war as the military, Shiite militias, Sunni tribes and Kurdish fighters battle to take back territory from ISIS militants who seized much of the country's north and west last year. The ... Real U.S. allies in Iraq difficult to identify, experts sayMilitary Times The US is losing track of who its friends are in IraqBusiness Insider Australia Iran offered Iraq an 'open cheque' to help them battle Isis, says ambassadorThe Independent all 153 news articles »

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Lincoln Chafee needles Clinton: Iraq war vote 'created all the problems' - CNN Tue, 28 Jul 2015 15:15:40 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Lincoln Chafee needles Clinton: Iraq war vote 'created all the problems' CNN Democrats need to point out that the problems with ISIS and other instability in the Middle East started with the Iraq War and should not be afraid to tag Republicans on the issue, Chafee, who was a senator at that time of the vote in 2002, said during ... Lincoln Chafee targets Hillary Clinton on Iraq War voteChristian Science Monitor Chafee sets contrast with Clinton over Iraq warThe Hill (blog) Chafee: Don't forget Clinton's Iraq war voteMcClatchy Washington Bureau all 83 news articles »

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Turkey's conflict with Kurdish guerrillas in Iraq can benefit Isis in Syria - The Independent Tue, 28 Jul 2015 18:04:04 GMT

The Independent

Turkey's conflict with Kurdish guerrillas in Iraq can benefit Isis in Syria The Independent So far the Turkish offensive against “terrorism” has been directed primarily against the PKK Kurdish guerrillas in the mountains of northern Iraq rather than Isis in Syria. In the first two days of the Turkish campaign it sent only a few planes to bomb ... Turkish army launch airstrikes against Kurdish in Iraq with NATO backingDaily Mail Erdogan Vows 'Anti-Terror' Campaign in Syria, IraqVoice of America Not Just Syria: Turkey Launches Airstrikes Against Kurdish PKK in IraqBreitbart News Today's Zaman -MyFox Austin -Huffington Post all 5,504 news articles »

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What does the Iran nuclear deal mean for Iraq? - The Guardian (blog) Tue, 28 Jul 2015 04:00:19 GMT

The Guardian (blog)

What does the Iran nuclear deal mean for Iraq? The Guardian (blog) “I went to Tehran three months ago and I saw what suffering the economic sanctions have caused,” said Haider Kadhim, a shop owner in the upmarket Karrada area in central Baghdad. “It made me remember the problems that sanctions on Iraq caused here: ... Call to Action: The Iraq Strategy America Really NeedsThe National Interest Online Only Iraq's Clerics Can Defeat ISISCounterPunch all 15 news articles »

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Behind the scenes, Marines defended troops depicted in TMZ photos burning ... - Washington Post Tue, 28 Jul 2015 20:40:36 GMT

Behind the scenes, Marines defended troops depicted in TMZ photos burning ... Washington Post Nearly 11 years ago, thousands of U.S. troops launched the bloodiest battle of the Iraq War. The fight for the western city of Fallujah ultimately killed 82 of the estimated 12,000 Americans who were there, and wounded 600 more. The insurgents fared ... and more »

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Iraq vet's experience with Fairfax police triggers investigation - WTOP Tue, 28 Jul 2015 18:51:43 GMT

WTOP

Iraq vet's experience with Fairfax police triggers investigation WTOP Alex Horton, an Iraq War veteran, wrote about waking up to find three police officers standing in the bedroom of his Alexandria apartment June 14. He claims they pointed guns at his head. “It was pretty chaotic,” Horton tells WTOP. “They came in pretty ... Fairfax County police investigating raid alleged by Iraq War veteranMyFox Washington DC Washington Post Op-ed: In Iraq, I raided insurgents; In Virginia, the police ...Salt Lake Tribune all 5 news articles »

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Jamie Williams remanded in custody after attempting to travel to Iraq to fight ... - ABC Online Tue, 28 Jul 2015 06:18:39 GMT

ABC Online

Jamie Williams remanded in custody after attempting to travel to Iraq to fight ... ABC Online A 28-year-old Melbourne man has been remanded in custody after being charged by the Melbourne Joint Counter Terrorism Team for attempting to travel to northern Iraq to fight with Kurdish forces against Islamic State. Jamie Williams, of Epping, ... Australian man charged over plans to fight IS in IraqBBC News Australian charged with trying to join Kurds in IraqAl-Arabiya Melbourne man from Epping charged over attempt to fight Islamic State in IraqSydney Morning Herald all 100 news articles »

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Soldier of Christ Helps Christians Defeat ISIS in Iraq, Tells the Truth About ... - Fox News Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:04:12 GMT

Fox News

Soldier of Christ Helps Christians Defeat ISIS in Iraq, Tells the Truth About ... Fox News You may recognize Brett Felton from an article we did in February of this year. It was from an ABC News report on how Brett was back in Iraq, fighting to defend Christians with the Dwekh Nawsha, a Christian militia protecting Assyrian Christians in ...

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UN Closes Iraq Health Programmes for Lack of Funding - AINA (press release) Tue, 28 Jul 2015 22:14:00 GMT

AINA (press release)

UN Closes Iraq Health Programmes for Lack of Funding AINA (press release) The UN said in a statement that "184 front-line health services have been suspended because of the paralysing funding shortfall for humanitarian activities in Iraq". "More than 80 percent of general health programmes supported by humanitarian partners ... UN closes Iraq health programs for lack of fundingAl-Arabiya all 26 news articles »