ABC News | Officials Name Top Suspects in Iraq Abductions of Americans ABC News Motorists pass by the apartment complex where three Americans were reportedly kidnapped over the weekend, in the Dora neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. Iraqi security forces fanned out across the Baghdad neighborhood Monday ... Three Americans Missing in Baghdad Might Not Be Kidnapped: Iraq PM 3 missing American contractors were kidnapped, Iraq says Feared Shiite militias back in spotlight after three Americans vanish in Iraq |
CNBC | No evidence Turkey wants to fight ISIS: Iraq PM CNBC As the Middle East grapples to contain the terrorist group that calls itself Islamic State, the prime minister of Iraq has cast doubt on neighboring Turkey's willingness to combat the problem. Haider Al-Abadi, who has led Iraq since 2014, told CNBC on ... Vice President Biden, Iraq's Abadi discuss Turkish troop issue: White House Shiite militias suspects in Iraq abductions ISIS Isn't Alone in Feeling Pinch of Oil Prices: Iraqi PM |
New York Times | Review: 'Youngblood,' an Urgent Novel About the Iraq War New York Times Matt Gallagher's 2010 memoir, “Kaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War,” grew out of a popular blog he wrote while stationed in Iraq for 15 months, beginning in 2007. By turns thoughtful and irreverent and darkly funny, that book possessed an ... |
USA TODAY | US airstrikes against Islamic State grow more lethal in Iraq USA TODAY Airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq and Syria have killed more than 6,400 Islamic State fighters in the past three months, and the militant group is showing the effect of the losses, according to coalition military statistics. Casualty counts ... Hundreds More U.S. Troops May Go to Iraq US Defense Chief: Commandos Now Fighting IS in Syria, Iraq Pentagon to increase number of US troops in Iraq; Carter discusses 'accelerating' ISIS campaign |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Iran-linked groups may be behind kidnapping of Americans in Iraq Jerusalem Post Israel News Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Kata'ib Hezbollah and the Badr Organization are Shi'ite militia groups that are part of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Front, a group closely tied to Iran, according to the New York-based Counter Terrorism Project advocacy group. The ... |
The Atlantic | Who Really Lost Iraq? The Atlantic In the wake of the Iraq War, the stab-in-the-back myth has resurfaced. This time, conservatives place the blame squarely on President Obama. As the story goes, George W. Bush's “surge” of American troops in Iraq achieved a victory, before Obama ... “Staggering” Violence in Iraq: The Legacy of US War and Occupation Iraq Civilian Death Toll Higher Under Obama than Bush |
CNN International | Satellite pictures suggest oldest Christian monastery in Iraq razed to ground CNN International (CNN) A 1,400 year-old Christian monastery -- the oldest in Iraq - was "razed to the ground" just months after ISIS took over the Iraqi city of Mosul, satellite pictures show. The Saint Elijah monastery -- also known as Dair Mar Elia -- was located on ... Only on AP: Islamic State Razing of Iraq Monastery Condemned ISIS Has Destroyed One of Iraq's Oldest Christian Sites Oldest Christian monastery in Iraq is razed |
Al-Arabiya | Iraq oil sales at record, unaffected by Iran's return to market Al-Arabiya Iraq's plan to increase oil output this year will go ahead, with exports running in January at a record level and unaffected by Iran's return to the market, Iraqi Oil Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi told Reuters in an interview on Thursday. Iraq, OPEC's ... Iraq oil exports at record, unaffected by Iran's return to market OPEC flood a boon to China oil giant as Iraq boosts output |
The Nation. | Military Strikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, January 21, 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 ... Why Do All of the Pentagon's 'Successes' in Iraq Look More Like Failures? UN: More than 18000 civilians killed in Iraq in less than 2 years UN Quantifies the Suffering in an Iraq Divided and Under Attack |
Rudaw | Finance minister warns that Kurds and rest of Iraq face tough year ahead Rudaw “Iraq is expecting to export 3.6 million barrels of oil per day and we estimated the price of each barrel at $45. But because of a sharp decrease in the price of oil the country will face a huge budget deficit,” Zebari told reporters at a news ... Iraq faces 'harsh year' due to oil price fall: minister |