Military Times | Trudeau Says Canada Will Cease Airstrikes Against ISIS In Syria And Iraq NPR Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that Canada will cease its airstrikes against self-proclaimed Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria by Feb. 22. It will remain part of the coalition targeting the militants. Canada to end airstrikes against ISIS in Syria and Iraq by Feb. 22 Canada To End Bombing Missions In Iraq And Syria ISIS Fight: Canada to End Bombing Missions in Iraq and Syria |
Al-Arabiya | Iraq deploying troops to retake Mosul Al-Arabiya The Iraqi army is deploying thousands of soldiers to a northern base in preparation for operations to retake the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group's hub of Mosul, officials said on Monday. ISIS seized Mosul in June 2014 and except for air ... Iraq deploying thousands of troops to retake Mosul Iraq will send more troops to base outside Mosul Iraq Deploys Troops To Retake Mosul |
Huffington Post | 5 Myths (And One Big Truth) About Hillary's 2002 Iraq War Vote Huffington Post Like many simplistic and "sound bite" arguments of the modern era, and of Sanders in particular, the argument that Hillary Clinton supported the war George W. Bush prosecuted in Iraq is nonsense. This falsehood can be broken down into five sub-myths. |
CBS News | Iraq planning to build giant "wall" around Baghdad CBS News BAGHDAD -- A spokesman for Iraq's prime minister said Sunday that a security wall is being built around Baghdad but that it is "not politically motivated" or aimed at "achieving demographic change." Saad al-Hadithi spoke to The Associated Press after ... Iraq's Abadi dismisses Baghdad wall plans |
Reuters UK | Counter-ISIL Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, February 8, 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 Targets IS With 10 Air Strikes in Syria, Iraq Netherlands to Probe Civilian Deaths in Iraq Airstrikes US-led coalition targets ISIS with 10 air strikes in Syria, Iraq |
In foreign policy spat, Bernie Sanders suggests Madeleine Albright supported Iraq invasion PolitiFact "It makes little sense now to focus the world's attention and our own military, intelligence, diplomatic and financial resources on a plan to invade Iraq instead of on al-Qaeda's ongoing plans to murder innocent people. We cannot fight a second ... |
UNHCR (press release) | Despite war at home, more Syrian refugees return from Iraq UNHCR (press release) Ten months ago Nazo fled to Iraq to escape the fighting in Syria, but now she needs to return home to her war-ravaged country for medical reasons. "I have high blood pressure and a bad tooth and I want to see my own doctor and dentist," she says. "It ... |
UPI.com | Iraq and Syria: Government sieges form around Aleppo and Fallujah UPI.com A Syrian woman carries her child as she looks for her relatives in the rubble of destroyed houses following what local activists say was an airstrike by Russian warplanes in the rebel-held area of Kallasah, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, on October 30. |
The Hill | Pentagon says Canada will triple trainers in northern Iraq The Hill ... a good tone for countries that are stepping -- traveling to Brussels for this meeting with the secretary and see what else they can offer," Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said. The Canadians currently have about 70 troops on the ground in ... Pentagon praises Canada for boosting training troops in Iraq |
Iraqi official calls Turkish soldiers stationed in Iraq 'intruders' Today's Zaman Elhazali stated that Turkish soldiers would only be removed from Iraq via a military operation, which, he claimed, Iraq's volunteer resistance forces, the Hashd al-Shaabi, are ready to do. Elhazali pointed out that the prerogative for such action is in ... |