New York Times | Battered by War, Iraq Now Faces Calamity From Dropping Oil Prices New York Times But Iraq, where nearly eight million people rely on a government salary or pension, will probably be forced to make crippling budget cuts. The economic shock, they fear, could lead to large-scale social unrest even as the country is pulled apart by war ... UN appeals for $861 million to help Iraq UN asks for $861 million to help Iraq meet humanitarian bill Iraq Needs $1.56 Billion for ISIS-Driven Humanitarian Crisis |
RT | Military Strikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, January 31, 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 ... Military strikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq US admits anti-ISIS airstrikes killed civilians in Syria, Iraq Five airstrikes in Syria, 18 in Iraq target IS - coalition |
Arab News | Iraq: Possible War Crimes by Shia Militia Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – Members of Shia militias, who the Iraqi government has included among its state forces, abducted and killed scores of Sunni residents in a central Iraq town and demolished Sunni homes, stores, and mosques following January 11, 2016 bombings ... Rights group: Shiite militias behind Iraq revenge attack Attacks on Iraq's Sunnis could constitute war crimes: rights group Attacks on Iraq's Sunnis could constitute war crimes — HRW |
RT | Merkel: Refugees should 'go home' once war in Syria & Iraq is over RT German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that most of the refugees entering Germany from Syria and Iraq are expected to return home once conflicts in their countries have ended. The statement comes as Merkel facing mounting pressure over her open-door ... |
Press TV | Two self-declared Daesh 'governors' killed in Iraq: Report Press TV Iraq's al-Sumaria news channel reported on Sunday that Mohammad al-Vaziri, the self-proclaimed governor of the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk, was killed in a joint aerial operation by the Iraqi Air Force and the US-led coalition purportedly ... |
NRT | Corruption in Iraq's oil industry NRT Iraq is one of the countries in the Middle East that is known to be oil rich. Iraq has also been suffering from a lack of honest politicians along with a failure of institutions in terms of both strength and transparency. The latter makes room for the ... |
The Guardian | Hollywood beckons for whistleblower who risked jail over Iraq 'dirty tricks' The Guardian Thirteen years later, as bloodshed continues in Iraq, the almost forgotten story is to be brought to a new audience in Official Secrets, a movie co-starring Paul Bettany and Martin Freeman as Observer journalists who reported the dirty tricks scandal ... |
Reuters | Iraq will cooperate with any production-cutting decisions: oil minister Reuters BAGHDAD Iraq's oil minister said on Saturday his country was ready to accept a decision by OPEC and non-OPEC members to cut crude production and was preparing to revive its national oil company, moves aimed at boosting profits amid dropping prices. 'Iraq will cooperate with any production-cutting decisions' |
Life in Iraq: War Forces Women into Non-Traditional Roles NBCNews.com BAGHDAD — Violence gripping Iraq has cast the country's women into non-traditional roles: providers and protectors. Though ISIS has subjected women to horrific abuse and enslavement, life in government-held areas often proves to be simply the lesser ... |
Daily Mail | Iraq witch-hunt lawyers set sights on Afghan claims by the TALIBAN Daily Mail It has sparked fears that troops who served in Afghanistan will be hounded in the same way as those who fought in Iraq as 'ambulance-chasing' law firms pursue the claims. Today's case – described as 'ludicrous' by defence minister Penny Mordaunt ... |