CBS News | The latest battle in Fallujah is a symbol of the futility of US efforts in Iraq Vox Without any progress on reconciliation, the Sunnis and Shia in Iraq will continue to see each other at existential enemies. The Iraqi central government, which depends on Iran and various Shia militia for its survival, will not drift naturally toward ... ISIS blocks residents' escape from city as troops advance Top Shi'ite cleric urges restraint in assault on Iraq's Falluja In Iraq Battle, IS Prevents Fallujah Residents From Fleeing |
Aljazeera.com | Iraq: Christians who fled ISIL fearful to return home Aljazeera.com Like many Christian villages in Iraq's Nineveh region, Baqofah was seized by ISIL and ransacked in 2014, only to be retaken by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters soon afterwards. While the area has remained relatively calm since then, neighbouring Tel Eskof ... |
Yahoo7 News | Islamic State Under Attack in Syria and Iraq Nasdaq The actions—by Kurdish-led forces in Syria and government troops and Shiite militias in Iraq—could capitalize on momentum from a series of victories over Islamic State in recent months, across the Iraqi province of Anbar, in the ancient Syrian city ... Pressure builds on IS with twin assaults in Syria, Iraq Assaults in Syria, Iraq signal 'beginning of the end of caliphate' Politics delays critical battles against IS in Iraq and Syria |
CNN | Trump slams Clinton's 'judgment' over Iraq, Libya interventions he once supported CNN And in 2011 as secretary of state under President Barack Obama, Clinton forcefully argued in favor of military intervention to overthrow Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Trump, despite his repeated claims to the contrary, also supported both the Iraq ... |
Middle East Eye | Blair's journey from 45-minute claim to 'qualified apology' over Iraq Middle East Eye However Blair's comments were just the latest in a string of qualified and partial apologies for the Iraq war. With the long-awaited Chilcot Inquiry report into the war due to be published within weeks, attention has focused on Blair's journey from ... Tony Blair's contrition over Iraq war doesn't stop him calling for troops to be sent in again Is the UK's Iraq Inquiry Set to “Savage” Tony Blair? Tony Blair: I underestimated Iraq's destabilising forces |
Financial Times | Iraq struggles to match January's record oil production Financial Times Iraq is struggling to match January's record production of 4.8m barrels a day because of maintenance, bad weather and power outages, a senior government official has told a conference in London. Falah Alamri, Iraq's Opec governor and head of the ... Iraq Reaches 4.5M Bpd Oil Production, As Cracks Start to Show Iraq says total oil output 4.7 million bpd; exports at record Industry Optimistic about Iraq's Petroleum Future |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Iran's defense minister: 'Zionist conspiracy' to blame for Iraq, Syrian conflicts Jerusalem Post Israel News “What is today happening in Syria and Iraq is a deep-seated US-Zionist conspiracy that has triggered war in Muslim territories." Iranian Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan. (photo credit:REUTERS). Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. Iranian Defense ... |
NPR | 'Mirror Test' Reflects On The Consequences Of The Wars In Iraq And Afghanistan NPR While serving as a State Department adviser in Iraq and Afghanistan, J. Kael Weston instigated a military mission that resulted the death of 31 service members. His memoir revisits the tragedy of war. TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry ... |
Missing Iraq war veteran from Carson found uninjured The Daily Breeze Benjamin “Ben” Vogt, who fought in Iraq, had last been seen about 9:50 p.m. Saturday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. A bulletin was released in an effort to locate him. He was uninjured when found about 1 p.m., authorities said. |
Hindustan Times | IS in Iraq: Baghdad bombings a reminder that job is not yet done Hindustan Times The United States and other western nations emphasise that the situation in Iraq is improving and the Islamic State (IS) is on the backfoot after losing close to 45% of the territory it held two years back. But the enthusiasm depends on whether one ... |