Voice of America | Families Fleeing Iraq's Fallujah in 'State of Shock' Voice of America The call was echoed by Abadi, Iraq's minister of defense and the Popular Mobilization Commission that oversees the militias, and was welcomed by U.N. Special Envoy to Iraq Jan Kubis, who has also urged all parties in the fight to protect the lives of ... Iraq: civilians in besieged Fallujah at 'extreme risk,' senior UN humanitarian official warns Grim test for Iraq as Islamic State fighters dig in for battle of Fallujah Iraqi troops retake key town from ISIS in Falluja offensive |
RT | Iraqi government formed in 2003 was fully controlled by US – Iraq's former defense minister to RT RT Interim Prime Minister of Iraq Ayad Allawi, who held office from 2003 to 2005, was “among the first to be appointed [by the US]. We were all appointed by Americans, by [Lewis Paul ] Bremer [top civilian administrator of the Coalition Provisional ... |
The San Diego Union-Tribune | Sergeant lost his live saving lives in Iraq The San Diego Union-Tribune When a hundred Iraqi soldiers started shooting at Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith's platoon on April 4, 2003, he led his men forward, holding off an assault on the eastern edge of Baghdad International Airport long enough to save many lives — though not ... |
Consortium News | Some Light in Iraq's Dark Tunnel Consortium News The U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 blasted apart the country's political structure and left behind widespread chaos, but Iraqis may be slowly digging out of the wreckage, says ex-CIA official Graham E. Fuller. By Graham E. Fuller. Iraqi politics are in ... Partitioning Iraq: Make a Detailed Case, or Cease and Desist |
Iraq Honors Policeman Who Stopped Would-Be Suicide Bomber ABC News Iraq has honored a police officer who stopped a would-be suicide bomber at a checkpoint in a northern Baghdad neighborhood this week. Saad Ali Thabit's brave act was caught on a closed-circuit camera on Wednesday in the Kadhimiyah neighborhood and ... |
The San Diego Union-Tribune | Navy SEAL made ultimate sacrifice in Iraq The San Diego Union-Tribune At the grave of Michael Monsoor, you can often find flowers, American flags and other signs of admiration and appreciation. Monsoor had not been a Navy SEAL long before the fatal 2006 mission that earned him a posthumous Medal of Honor, the nation's ... |
euronews | Counter-ISIL Strikes Target Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community. The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq ... Iraq: Progress in fight to oust ISIL from Falluja but 'civilians face starvation' |
People Magazine | Iraq War Veteran and Mom to Son with Special Needs Receive Dream Wedding: 'It Was the Best Day Ever' People Magazine When Matthew Brown bought a ring to propose to his girlfriend, Hannah Reese, he couldn't wait to pop the question. "He asked me to marry him in his mother's living room at a family get-together," Reese, 24, tells PEOPLE. "He said he had wanted to plan ... |
Aviation International News | True Value of Airstrikes Over Iraq and Syria Questioned Aviation International News But following the virtual destruction of Ramadi during its recapture by Iraqi forces earlier this year, observers are questioning the value of intensive airstrikes in support of the current moves to evict ISIS from Mosul and Ramallah in Iraq and Raqqa ... Iraq troops retake key town of Karma from ISIS Centcom commander visits Iraq and Syria Iraqi forces, militias retake key town from ISIS |
ABC News | ARCHIVAL VIDEO: Fallen From Iraq, Afghanistan Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery ABC News Every Memorial Day the hallowed ground of Arlington national cemetery is the scene of solemn commemorations this year. Something is changed at Arlington where the fallen from Iraq and Afghanistan. Are being laid to rest. At Arlington national cemetery ... |