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Exclusive: US helped clinch Iraq oil deal to keep Mosul battle on track - Reuters Mon, 03 Oct 2016 11:52:11 GMT

Reuters

Exclusive: US helped clinch Iraq oil deal to keep Mosul battle on track Reuters In March Iraq's state-run North Oil Company (NOC) stopped pumping crude through the pipeline from fields it operates in Kirkuk, which the KRG has controlled since Iraqi security forces disintegrated two years ago when Islamic State overran a third of ... Turkish presence in Iraq is no different to Daesh occupation, says militia spokespersonMiddle East Monitor Iraq rejects Erdogan comments on Turkey's participation in Mosul battleXinhua Daesh Leader Baghdadi Suffering From Poisoning Attempt in IraqSputnik International Huffington Post -Online Athens -Kuwait News Agency all 87 news articles »

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Basra: Hopes of Iraq's oil capital going up in flames - Financial Times Mon, 03 Oct 2016 16:09:15 GMT

Financial Times

Basra: Hopes of Iraq's oil capital going up in flames Financial Times When Munir started out as an oil contractor in Basra in 2007, Iraq was under occupation and suffering a brutal insurgency. Even that, he laments, was better than what he has to deal with now. “Back then if we had a problem, we went to the Americans to ...

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US paid PR firm $540 million to make fake al-Qaida videos in Iraq propaganda program - Salon Mon, 03 Oct 2016 21:01:34 GMT

The News International

US paid PR firm $540 million to make fake al-Qaida videos in Iraq propaganda program Salon An explosive new report reveals how the U.S. government paid a British public relations company linked to right-wing politics and repressive regimes more than $500 million from American taxpayers to spearhead a top-secret propaganda campaign in Iraq. US paid UK firm $540m to make fake Iraq terrorist videosThe News International Pentagon paid Bell Pottinger $540m to create fake Iraq news propagandaInternational Business Times UK Report: Pentagon Paid PR Firm for Phony al-Qaeda Videos in IraqDemocracy Now! O'Dwyer's PR News -Mintpress News (blog) all 36 news articles »

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Counter-ISIL Strikes Hit Terrorists in Syria, Iraq > U.S. ... - Department of Defense Mon, 03 Oct 2016 13:55:52 GMT

Counter-ISIL Strikes Hit Terrorists in Syria, Iraq > U.S. ... Department of Defense 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 ... KUNA : 20 strikes in Syria, 14 in Iraq target IS -- coalition - Military ...Kuwait News Agency all 2 news articles »

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Iraq: Suicide bombing in Baghdad kills at least 7 civilians - Fox News Mon, 03 Oct 2016 11:20:00 GMT

The Muslim News

Iraq: Suicide bombing in Baghdad kills at least 7 civilians Fox News BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials say a suicide bombing in a busy commercial area in Baghdad has killed at least seven civilians. A police officer says the attacker set off his explosives-laden vest on Monday in an outdoor market in the southwestern ... Iraq: More than 1000 Iraqis killed in September: UNThe Muslim News Attacks in Iraq kill at least 16Sky News Australia Suicide bombings kill at least 10 in Baghdad: officialsReliefWeb Iraqi News -Global Times all 43 news articles »

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The truth about British army abuses in Iraq must come out - The Guardian Mon, 03 Oct 2016 05:00:09 GMT

The Guardian

The truth about British army abuses in Iraq must come out The Guardian Criticising the work of the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (Ihat), Tim Collins, the retired colonel who led British troops in Iraq, said the allegations were being made by “parasitic lawyers”. Theresa May has said she wants to end the “industry” of ...

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Iraq woes deepen amid charges of Maliki comeback plot - UPI.com Mon, 03 Oct 2016 18:29:25 GMT

UPI.com

Iraq woes deepen amid charges of Maliki comeback plot UPI.com LONDON -- Nuri al-Maliki, Iraq's former prime minister, has been accused of undermining his successor, Haider al-Abadi, after allegedly engineering the dismissal of a second senior government minister in the space of a month. Hoshyar Zebari, who held ...

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SF soldiers tout benefits of partnerships in Iraq and Columbia - Fayetteville Observer Mon, 03 Oct 2016 22:45:00 GMT

SF soldiers tout benefits of partnerships in Iraq and Columbia Fayetteville Observer Citing partnerships in Iraq and Colombia, the soldiers said those two countries show the successes that can be have with a dedicated partnership between American Green Berets and partner nation's elite troops. In Iraq, the U.S. government spent $19 ... and more »

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The battle in Iraq that could turn the tide against Islamic State: The fight for Mosul is about to begin - Los Angeles Times Sun, 02 Oct 2016 10:01:57 GMT

Los Angeles Times

The battle in Iraq that could turn the tide against Islamic State: The fight for Mosul is about to begin Los Angeles Times With its drab two-tone walls, neon lighting and plastic chairs, it looks more like a lecture hall than a war room. But instead of students, officers from Iraq's security forces study a bank of flat-screen TVs showing feeds from drones flying hundreds ... ICYMI: 615 More Troops Are Heading To IraqTownhall Isil may soon be driven out of its last stronghold in Iraq. But then what?Telegraph.co.uk Watch a US-led coalition airstrike level an ISIS bomb factory near the terror group's most important Iraqi strongholdBusiness Insider Deutsche Welle -Irish Times all 138 news articles »

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Trump's weekend outrages — and a new line of defense on his Iraq war stance - MinnPost Mon, 03 Oct 2016 14:29:33 GMT

MinnPost

Trump's weekend outrages — and a new line of defense on his Iraq war stance MinnPost But, as regular readers of this space know, I am mildly obsessed with Donald Trump's Big Lie that he opposed the Iraq War from the beginning. He didn't, at least not publicly or in a way that created any proof. And, in fact, he spoke publicly about the ... and more »