BBC News | Iraq conflict: Shia 'reprisals' after bomb kills 20 in cafe BBC News Shia Muslim militiamen in eastern Iraq have carried out reprisal attacks against Sunni Muslims after a double bombing, security sources say. Bombs killed at least 20 people at a cafe in Muqdadiya on Monday. Militiamen then went on what was described as ... Iraq attacks shatter relative calm after IS losses Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Pair of Iraq Attacks Two Iraqi journalists gunned down in Iraq |
Christian Science Monitor | How will Iraq respond to recent IS attacks? Christian Science Monitor Iraq's prime minister said his government will maintain its fight against the Islamic State after recent attacks left scores dead in the nation's capital and inflamed religious conflict in the surrounding areas. Iraq attacks shatter relative calm |
USA TODAY | US-led coalition destroys Islamic State cash storehouse in Iraq USA TODAY Airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition blew up a warehouse in Iraq where the Islamic State had stored millions of dollars in cash, the U.S. military disclosed Tuesday. Coalition aircraft targeted a "cash distribution center" near Mosul, Iraq's second ... U.S.-led coalition airstrike destroys IS-held bank in Mosul, Iraq Air strike in Iraq's Mosul targets 'millions' in IS cash: US official US bombs pile of ISIS cash in Iraq |
BBC News | Strikes Target ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, January 12, 2016 — 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 ... US-led coalition strike 'destroys IS bank in Iraq' Military strikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq |
New York Daily News | Illinois mother of 6 and Iraq War veteran missing for more than one week as ... New York Daily News Family members are desperate to find an Illinois mother of 6 and Iraq War veteran who has been missing for more than a week. Brenda Jackson, 31, was last seen on Jan. 3 at her home after she was dropped off by a relative, the Park Forest Police ... Illinois Police hunt for missing Iraq War veteran Brenda Jackson Concern Grows Over Disappearance Of Iraq War Veteran Police search for Illinois mother of 6, Iraq war veteran reported missing |
Haaretz | ISIS Carries the War in Syria and Iraq to the Heart of Turkey Haaretz ISIS Carries the War in Syria and Iraq to the Heart of Turkey. Tuesday's Istanbul attack differs from past attacks: It was motivated by nationalism, not sectarian or ethnic concerns. Turkey now finds itself hemmed in on three violent sides and one ... |
Sputnik International | 'Squandered 5 Years': Former Pentagon Chief Blames Iraq for Rise of Daesh Sputnik International Asked to reflect on the situation in Iraq, Hagel, who served as Pentagon chief from 2013 to 2015, expressed disappointment and frustration with the results of then-President George W. Bush's signing of a Status of Forces Agreement with Iraq in December ... Hagel: Iraq 'Squandered' 5 Years, Paving Way for ISIS |
BBC News | Saudi-Iran tensions sharpen Iraq's sectarian divide BBC News Within hours of Saudi Arabia's execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, the highest Shia authority in Iraq spoke out against what he called the shedding of "pure blood". "He is a martyr. May his soul rest in peace," Grand Ayatollah Ali ... Iraq in delicate balancing act amid Saudi-Iranian feud Nimr al-Nimr execution: Former Iraq PM al-Maliki says death will 'topple Saudi ... |
wreg.com | Parents get son's letter from Iraq almost 11 years later wreg.com ROANOKE, Va. — A Virginia couple was surprised after receiving a letter their son sent almost 11 years ago while serving in Iraq. The Roanoke Times reports David Craig got the letter last week from his son Lynn Craig, who returned safely from Iraq in ... |
Al-Monitor | Turkish-US ties face fresh turbulence over Iraq, Syria Al-Monitor Turkey and the United States may be strategic partners, but this has not prevented a rise in tensions between them stemming from differences over developments in Iraq and Syria. Turkish-US relations face potentially fresh turbulence as US-led coalition ... |