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US weighs options to speed Iraq's fight to retake Mosul - Reuters Mon, 01 Feb 2016 18:22:19 GMT

Reuters

US weighs options to speed Iraq's fight to retake Mosul Reuters WASHINGTON The United States is willing to deploy Apache attack helicopters and advisers to help Iraq retake the city of Mosul from Islamic State as it considers options to speed up the campaign against the militant group, a top U.S. general said on ... US military commander in Iraq and Syria rejects GOP pledges to 'carpet-bomb' IsisThe Guardian Top US general in Iraq: 'End of the beginning' in Islamic State fightWashington Post More U.S. troops in Iraq may be needed for conventional warfare ops targeting ISISMilitary Times Foreign Policy (blog) -Newsmax all 194 news articles »

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Battered by War, Iraq Now Faces Calamity From Dropping Oil Prices - New York Times Sun, 31 Jan 2016 19:26:19 GMT

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 ... As Oil Price Drops, Iraq Faces Existential ThreatThe New American US Responsibility for Iraq's Devastating Humanitarian CrisisCenter for Research on Globalization Iraq Needs $1.56 Billion for ISIS-Driven Humanitarian CrisisNBCNews.com all 109 news articles »

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Rights group blames Shiite militias for Iraq revenge attack - New York Daily News Mon, 01 Feb 2016 12:27:00 GMT

New York Daily News

Rights group blames Shiite militias for Iraq revenge attack New York Daily News BAGHDAD — Human Rights Watch said Sunday that powerful Iraqi Shiite militias were behind revenge attacks against Sunnis earlier this month that erupted after the Islamic State group bombed a cafe frequented by militiamen. The New York-based rights ... Iraq: Possible War Crimes by Shia MilitiaHuman Rights Watch HRW: Iraq Shiite militias have carried out revenge attacks against SunnisJURIST Attacks on Iraq's Sunnis could constitute war crimes — HRWArab News all 79 news articles »

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Coalition Continues Anti-ISIL Strikes in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:41:49 GMT

Coalition Continues Anti-ISIL Strikes in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, February 1, 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 IraqDVIDS (press release) all 2 news articles »

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Iraq oil exports up but revenue plunges on low prices - Yahoo News Mon, 01 Feb 2016 15:53:32 GMT

Yahoo News

Iraq oil exports up but revenue plunges on low prices Yahoo News Iraq exported an average of 3.28 million barrels per day in January, up from 3.21 million in December, but monthly revenue fell from $2.92 billion to $2.26 billion, the ministry said in a statement. The decrease was due to the fall in oil prices, which ... Iraq's oil revenue plunges despite soaring crude exportsPress TV Iraq's January oil exports rise slightlyAl-Arabiya all 14 news articles »

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UN: Violence Kills 849 Across Iraq in January - ABC News Mon, 01 Feb 2016 17:07:00 GMT

UN: Violence Kills 849 Across Iraq in January ABC News The U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq, known as UNAMI, said in a statement Monday that 490 of those killed in January were civilians — a number that included the federal police, civil defense forces and personal security details — while the rest were ... and more »

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Life Imitates Art: How H.G. Wells Predicted The Destruction Of Iraq - Daily Caller Mon, 01 Feb 2016 20:29:26 GMT

Life Imitates Art: How H.G. Wells Predicted The Destruction Of Iraq Daily Caller In H.G. Wells' book The Shape of Things to Come, published in 1933, the Air Police of the World State establish an air base in Basra, the city in southern Iraq, in 1979 and set about eliminating the Moslem religion by aerial bombardment. About 40 years ...

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4 ex-Blackwater contractors appeal convictions in Iraq shootings - Military Times Tue, 02 Feb 2016 02:04:00 GMT

Military Times

4 ex-Blackwater contractors appeal convictions in Iraq shootings Military Times The mass killings at the crowded traffic circle in downtown Baghdad strained international relations and drew immediate public scrutiny to the role of American contractors in war-torn Iraq. At trial, the two sides presented the jury with radically ... and more »

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Iranian Energy Projects in Iraq - Foreign Affairs (subscription) Mon, 01 Feb 2016 20:30:28 GMT

Foreign Affairs (subscription)

Iranian Energy Projects in Iraq Foreign Affairs (subscription) A neighbor of particular interest for Iran is Iraq. Tehran has financially backed Iraqi energy projects—namely the construction of large-scale power plants in the nation's predominantly Shia south as a way to pull Baghdad into Tehran's orbit by way of ... and more »

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The US is killing more civilians in Iraq and Syria than it acknowledges - PRI Mon, 01 Feb 2016 21:01:42 GMT

PRI

The US is killing more civilians in Iraq and Syria than it acknowledges PRI Al Gharra is a mud-brick village built on hard, flat Syrian desert and populated by the descendants of Bedouin. It is a desolate place. Everything is dun colored: the bare, single-story houses and the stony desert they stand on. There is not much ... and more »