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Pentagon: Only 5% of ISIS territory in Iraq recaptured in past 5 months - Fox News Mon, 16 May 2016 19:53:17 GMT

Fox News

Pentagon: Only 5% of ISIS territory in Iraq recaptured in past 5 months Fox News Despite pledges from President Obama and top U.S. officials to “accelerate” the war against ISIS, the Pentagon admitted Monday that it had retaken only five percent of ISIS-held territory in Iraq in the past five months. President Obama announced at ... No need for more U.S. troops in Iraq, Pentagon saysMilitary Times Islamic State has lost nearly half of territory in Iraq, Pentagon saysABC Online IS has lost nearly half the area it once claimed in Iraq: Pentagoni24news Inquirer.net -Jerusalem Post Israel News all 79 news articles »

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Partitioning Iraq: Make a Detailed Case, or Cease and Desist - War on the Rocks Mon, 16 May 2016 14:40:15 GMT

War on the Rocks

Partitioning Iraq: Make a Detailed Case, or Cease and Desist War on the Rocks Iraq is once again in political turmoil, and once again we are hearing calls to partition the country into three ethno-sectarian cantonments: Shi'a, Sunni, and Kurd. The partition trope resurfaces periodically, most often while Iraq looks “too hard to ... The next US victory in Iraq may just mean another crisisNew York Post Iraq takes aim at media as security forces struggle to contain strifeReuters 71 Killed in Iraq; ISIS Stage Several Attacks Around BaghdadAntiwar.com all 9 news articles »

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Iraq Shut Down Its Internet to Prevent Sixth-Graders From Cheating - The Atlantic Mon, 16 May 2016 19:26:16 GMT

The Atlantic

Iraq Shut Down Its Internet to Prevent Sixth-Graders From Cheating The Atlantic “Given the security situation in Iraq, it's quite an extreme measure,” Olukotun said. “We see this as really disproportionate to what they're trying to achieve.” Wholesale Internet blackouts impinge on citizens' free-speech rights by cutting off the ... Iraq Shuts Down Internet To Stop Cheating StudentsVocativ all 2 news articles »

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Iraq, Syria and the cost of intervention (and non-intervention) - The Guardian (blog) Mon, 16 May 2016 11:49:51 GMT

The Guardian (blog)

Iraq, Syria and the cost of intervention (and non-intervention) The Guardian (blog) The Baghdad government suggests Isis is resorting to attacks on soft targets because it is losing ground inside its self-declared caliphate, which straddles north-west Iraq and Syria, down from 40% of Iraqi territory claimed in 2014 to 14% today. There ... Architects of disastrous Iraq War still at largeRT all 3 news articles »

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Iraq's Government Says Unaoil Allegations Have 'Foundations' - Huffington Post Mon, 16 May 2016 20:45:36 GMT

Huffington Post

Iraq's Government Says Unaoil Allegations Have 'Foundations' Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Reports from The Huffington Post and Fairfax Media of a massive bribery scheme by global oil services company Unaoil have “some foundations,” says Iraq's ambassador to the United States. “I'm not saying that all the conclusions of the ... and more »

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Five Ways the Newest Story in Iraq and Syria Is… That There Is No New Story - BillMoyers.com Mon, 16 May 2016 19:23:20 GMT

BillMoyers.com

Five Ways the Newest Story in Iraq and Syria Is… That There Is No New Story BillMoyers.com I hope you'll forgive me if I suggest that the Iraq-Syria War against the Islamic State (ISIS) is being conveyed to us via Snapchat. Important things happen, they appear in front of us and then… POOF!… they're gone. No one seems to remember them. Afghanistan as “Longest War” Highlights Invisibility of Indigenous and Iraq WarsInstitute for Public Accuracy (press release) Obama has no one to blame but himself for becoming the nation's longest serving war presidentAmerican Enterprise Institute all 23 news articles »

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Iraq death toll rises after coordinated ISIL attacks - Aljazeera.com Mon, 16 May 2016 11:17:05 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Iraq death toll rises after coordinated ISIL attacks Aljazeera.com The death toll from a coordinated assault by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group on a natural-gas plant outside Baghdad has risen to 14, Iraqi officials say. The announcement takes the total number of fatalities ... Bloody Sunday in Iraq: 5 attacks, at least 29 deadUSA TODAY Daesh suffering setbacks, trying to take initiative in Iraq: AnalystPress TV Iraq has been eaten up by its political eliteFinancial Times The Ledger -Al-Monitor -The Guardian all 383 news articles »

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Battles Across Iraq Call Into Question US Strategy - Washington Free Beacon Mon, 16 May 2016 13:28:52 GMT

Washington Free Beacon

Battles Across Iraq Call Into Question US Strategy Washington Free Beacon Political and ethnic rivalries in Iraq are threatening the ongoing campaign to eject the Islamic State from the northern and western portions of the war-torn country. A large battle for the majority-Christian village of Tel Asqaf north of Mosul began ... ISIS Is Getting America Stuck in Iraq AgainThe National Interest Online (blog) Defeating ISIS: An Exclusive Look at What's Next for US Troops in IraqABC News Daesh Uses Chemical Weapons Against Kurds in Northern IraqSputnik International all 36 news articles »

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New move to impeach Tony Blair over Iraq War gains cross-party support - The Independent Mon, 16 May 2016 10:17:54 GMT

The Independent

New move to impeach Tony Blair over Iraq War gains cross-party support The Independent A cross-party group of MPs, including former SNP leader Alex Salmond, may renew their attempts to impeach Tony Blair following the publication of the Chilcot report later this year. According to reports, Mr Salmond has begun rallying support for an ... Tony Blair should be taken to ICC for Iraq invasion: SalmondPress TV New move to impeach Blair over Iraq warThe Times (subscription) Crimes of Aggression? Alex Salmond's quest to have Tony Blair impeached over Iraq hits legal snagRT all 12 news articles »

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Iraq's ancient Christian population could be gone within five years in the face of Isil - Telegraph.co.uk Sun, 15 May 2016 17:51:35 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Iraq's ancient Christian population could be gone within five years in the face of Isil Telegraph.co.uk When members of Father Martin Hermis Dawood's congregation used to ask guidance about fleeing Iraq, his advice was to be strong. Iraq's Christians had to stay together and hope, he would counsel, no matter how bleak the situation may look in a country ... and more »