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US sets up firebase in Northern Iraq - CNN International Sun, 20 Mar 2016 16:05:05 GMT

CNN International

US sets up firebase in Northern Iraq CNN International The Pentagon had planned to acknowledge the firebase this week, a defense official tells CNN. The rugged location for now has a "couple of hundred" Marines living in tents near Makhmour in northern Iraq. It's assumed ISIS observed the Marines moving ... US sends more troops to Iraq after ISIS rocket kills MarineFox News Death of US Marine in Iraq highlights use of troops from Navy ships in ISIS warWashington Post More Marines headed to Iraq to fight ISIS after rocket attackMarine Corps Times USA TODAY -KTLA -NBC Southern California all 566 news articles »

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For the first time in its history, Iraq exports natural gas shipment - CBS News Sun, 20 Mar 2016 20:27:28 GMT

CBS News

For the first time in its history, Iraq exports natural gas shipment CBS News The move revives a long-sought ambition by Iraq to be a gas exporter, thanks to a joint venture with Anglo-Dutch Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. Iraq first planned to begin exporting gas in the late 1970s, but that timeline was ... Iraq exports 1st cargo of natural gas in historyShanghai Daily (subscription) all 84 news articles »

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IS Suffers Blows in Iraq, Syria but Still Launches Attacks - ABC News Sun, 20 Mar 2016 10:21:34 GMT

IS Suffers Blows in Iraq, Syria but Still Launches Attacks ABC News After months of losing ground in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State group is showing signs of wear and tear, and its opponents say they have seen an increase in desertions among the extremists. But the jihadis appear to be lashing back with more ... and more »

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Iranian General Aided a US Political Aim in Iraq in 2006, Envoy Reveals - Wall Street Journal Fri, 18 Mar 2016 21:02:59 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Iranian General Aided a US Political Aim in Iraq in 2006, Envoy Reveals Wall Street Journal Mr. Khalilzad later this month is releasing a memoir, “The Envoy,” that details his tours as the American ambassador to both Iraq and Afghanistan at the height of U.S. wars there. In the book, he also details other Bush administration's effort to ... and more »

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An Iraq War Opera Finds A Vein Of Empathy - NPR Fri, 18 Mar 2016 20:32:06 GMT

An Iraq War Opera Finds A Vein Of Empathy NPR Operas take on the grandest themes: love, violence, betrayal and battles. That's why Andreas Mitisek, the director of Long Beach Opera, became interested in staging a new opera set during the most recent Iraq war and its aftermath. This small ... and more »

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US Sending More Troops to Iraq After Marine Killed by ISIS Rocket - NBC New York Mon, 21 Mar 2016 00:34:48 GMT

NBC New York

US Sending More Troops to Iraq After Marine Killed by ISIS Rocket NBC New York The U.S.-led coalition, which made the announcement in a brief statement, said a detachment from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, was being sent after "consultation with the government of Iraq." ...

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Terrorism and Failed States: High Price for the 2003 Iraq War - teleSUR English Sun, 20 Mar 2016 09:22:13 GMT

Terrorism and Failed States: High Price for the 2003 Iraq War teleSUR English “I'll be with you, come what may.” These were the words that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair uttered in April 2002 to his partner in crime, former United States President George W. Bush, before they carried out the Iraq invasion a year later ... and more »

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How an injured Iraq War veteran became a successful electric bike entrepreneur - Mashable Sun, 20 Mar 2016 16:10:50 GMT

Mashable

How an injured Iraq War veteran became a successful electric bike entrepreneur Mashable Chris Nolte suffered a back injury while serving in Iraq in 2003. The injury prevented him from riding a regular bike when he returned to the U.S., so he began riding electric bikes. Then in 2011 he opened Propel Bikes, a bike shop in Brooklyn, to ... and more »

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Islamic State Terrorists Lose Large Areas of Syria, Iraq - Voice of America (blog) Sat, 19 Mar 2016 03:00:58 GMT

Voice of America (blog)

Islamic State Terrorists Lose Large Areas of Syria, Iraq Voice of America (blog) Military pressure against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq has cost the terrorist group 22 percent of its territory in the past 15 months. About half of the loss has happened since the beginning of this year. The monitoring group IHS said the ... Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, IraqDepartment of Defense all 46 news articles »

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ISIS threatens to attack Kaka'i religious minority in Iraq - ARA News Sat, 19 Mar 2016 22:42:29 GMT

ISIS threatens to attack Kaka'i religious minority in Iraq ARA News ERBIL – Extremists of the Islamic State group (ISIS) have vowed to “pursue and kill” members of the Kaka'i religious group in northern Iraq, considering them “infidels who must be eliminated”, local sources reported. The Kaka'i Kurds are one of several ...