New York Times | UN Quantifies the Suffering in an Iraq Divided and Under Attack New York Times The United Nations on Tuesday released one accounting of Iraq's suffering: nearly 19,000 people killed, close to 40,000 wounded and more than three million displaced from their homes over a 22-month period that was marked, as the report described it ... Nearly 19000 civilians killed in Iraq in 21-month period, report says ISIS Not the Only Bad Actors in Iraq, U.N. Report Shows Long after most US troops have left Iraq, civilians are dying in 'obscene' numbers |
Christian Science Monitor | With sobering report on sectarian violence, UN puts renewed focus on Iraq Christian Science Monitor All the attention on Syria has relegated next-door-neighbor Iraq to also-noted status. But a new United Nations report chronicling the violence suffered by Iraq's civilian population over the past two years paints a troubling picture of a diverse ... Americans Missing In Iraq Reportedly Held By Shiite Militia Abduction of Americans in Iraq raises fears about security Kidnapping of Americans in Iraq raises fears about security |
Washington Post | Carter: US looking to coalition for more trainers for Iraq Minneapolis Star Tribune Carter and his defense counterparts are also expected to talk about plans to retake key cities in Iraq and Syria. The U.S. has a plan to help Iraqi and Kurdish peshmerga forces retake Mosul in northern Iraq and to assist the Syrian moderate forces oust ... Pentagon chief: Number of US troops deployed to Iraq likely to increase Ash Carter: U.S. looking to coalition for more trainers for Iraq |
Washington Post | Report: Kurds displacing Arabs in Iraq in what could be 'war crimes' Washington Post BEIRUT — Kurdish forces in northern Iraq, close partners of the United States, have burned and bulldozed the homes of Arab families in actions that may constitute war crimes, Amnesty International alleged in a new report. Kurdish forces under the ... Banished and Dispossessed: Forced Displacement and Deliberate Destruction in Northern Iraq Kurds destroyed 'thousands' of Arab homes in Iraq: Amnesty Iraq conflict: Kurdish forces 'destroyed Arab homes' |
Telegraph.co.uk | Strikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, January 19, 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, allies hit Islamic State with 24 strikes in Syria, Iraq |
Al Jazeera America | Americans' abduction raises concerns about security in Iraq Al Jazeera America In December, gunmen driving SUVs raided a remote camp for falconry hunting in Iraq's overwhelmingly Shia south, kidnapping 26 Qataris, who are still being held. Iraq's Interior Ministry said at the time that the abduction was "to achieve political and ... Official: Americans kidnapped from Iraq interpreter's home Iraq searching for three US citizens reportedly abducted Iraq launches intensive search for Americans missing in Baghdad |
Vocativ | 21 Months Of Mass Civilian Casualties: Iraq By The Numbers Vocativ “The so-called 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' (ISIL) continues to commit systematic and widespread violence and abuses of international human rights law and humanitarian law,” the report says. “These acts may, in some instances, amount to war ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | UK under pressure to investigate possible RAF involvement in Iraq civilian deaths Telegraph.co.uk Although the Government maintains there have been no civilian casualties as a result of its bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria, a leading monitoring group, Airwars, said on Tuesday night that RAF air strikes in the Isil-held cities of Mosul and Ramadi ... |
The Atlantic | The Atlantic Daily: Iraq in the Time of ISIS, SCOTUS and Immigration, Water Crisis in Michigan The Atlantic Thousands of civilians in Iraq have been killed, maimed, or displaced over the last two years, according to a new United Nations report. Between the start of 2014 and October 31 of last year, 18,802 Iraqis were killed, 36,245 were wounded, and 3.2 ... |
White House: US in touch with Iraq about missing Americans Reuters White House: U.S. in touch with Iraq about missing Americans. WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON U.S. officials have been in touch with Iraqi officials about reports of three Americans missing in Iraq, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Tuesday. |