Washington Post | Iraq has never seen this kind of fighting in its battles with ISIS Washington Post MOSUL, Iraq — Since pushing into Mosul a week ago, Iraqi commanders say their forces have been shaken by some of the most complex fighting they have ever encountered in battles against the Islamic State. It is a bitter fight: street to street, house ... Mosul offensive against ISIL pushing Iraq's civilians into war-ravaged Syria – UN rights wing Press briefing note on Iraq / Mosul and (2) Syria, 11 November 2016 Video: The journalists on the frontline in Iraq |
Aljazeera.com | UN: ISIL executes civilians en masse in Iraq Aljazeera.com "The government of Iraq must act quickly to restore effective law enforcement in areas retaken from ISIL to ensure that captured fighters and their perceived supporters are dealt with according to the law." One video circulating on social media on ... UN reveals fresh evidence of ISIS using chemical weapons in Iraq Iraq: Citing 'numbing' extent of suffering caused by ISIL, UN rights chief urges focus on victims' rights A dark chapter in Mosul will soon be over – and Iraq is becoming united again |
CNN | Bronze Age city discovered in Iraq close to ISIS territory CNN "In the Kurdish autonomous area in Iraq security is very high. This territory is unrisky to go to if you're prepared and you collaborate with the local authorities," he said. The team hopes to return next year to do further excavations and research ... Archaeologists Just Discovered a Bronze-Age City in Northern Iraq |
Coalition Targets ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq > U.S. DEPARTMENT ... Department of Defense U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve ... KUNA : 14 strikes in Syria, 10 in Iraq target IS -- coalition - Military ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Baghdad proposes Ankara handover of Bashiqa camp to Iraq Hurriyet Daily News Baghdad has suggested that Turkey hand over control of the Bashiqa military camp in Mosul to Iraq's central government, rejecting Turkey's proposal to run the camp under the auspices of the coalition forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the ... |
The Seattle Times | On Veterans Day, from World War II to Iraq, vets say: No regrets, despite their traumas The Seattle Times Tommy Darnell, 63, of Lakewood. He spent 39-plus years in the Army, serving in Korea, Kosovo, Croatia, Germany, El Salvador and Iraq. Twenty-six of those years were in the infantry. He retired in 2010 on 90 percent medical disability due to various ... |
Human Rights Watch | Iraq: Fleeing ISIS Forces Fired Toxic Chemicals | Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch (Erbil) – Forces of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS) launched at least three chemical attacks on the Iraqi town of Qayyarah. The use of toxic chemicals as a ... |
New York Times | Movies|Review: Oscar-Winner Ang Lee's Super-High-Definition Take on the Iraq War New York Times In 2004, George W. Bush was in the White House, Beyoncé was in Destiny's Child and more than 100,000 American troops were in Iraq. Whether or not this could be called a more innocent time, innocence is the central idea — the premise, the moral, the ... Ang Lee's moving, muddled 'Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk' tells an Iraq War soldier's story Ang Lee wants the revolutionary Billy Lynn to break the Iraq War movie curse The 'Billy Lynn' Cast on Hollywood's Long Walk to Dramatizing the Iraq War |
Mission Network News | Iraq: Freeing the captives and a growing crisis Mission Network News Iraq (MNN) — As Syria and Iraq struggle to take back their countries from ISIS, they are running into the cruel hallmarks of the terrorist group. More recently, as reported by The Guardian, troops came across a mass grave just outside of Bashiqa, a ... |
ReliefWeb | IOM Iraq Situation Report: Mosul Response Update #7 ReliefWeb IOM Iraq Situation Report | Mosul Response Update #7 covers IOM Iraq activities from 4 - 10 November in response to recent displacements from Ninewa, Salah al-Din, and Kirkuk governorates as a result of military operations in the Mosul corridor. |