Reuters | US-backed Syria force closes in on IS-held city; slow Iraq advance causes rift Reuters The simultaneous assaults on Manbij in Syria and Falluja in Iraq, at opposite ends of Islamic State territory, are two of the biggest operations yet against Islamic State in what Washington says is the year it hopes to roll back the caliphate. The ... Saudi Arabia will reap what the US has sown in Iraq and Syria IS fighting on 4 fronts in Syria, Iraq |
Sputnik International | Coalition Strikes Hit ISIL Targets in Iraq, Syria 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 ... US-Led Coalition Carries Out 22 Anti-Daesh Strikes in Iraq, Syria 8 strikes in Syria, 14 in Iraq target IS -- coalition |
Rudaw | Optimistic Abadi says ISIS will be gone from Iraq by end of year Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—The Iraqi Prime Minister declared on Monday that the liberation of Fallujah is “imminent” and the Islamic State will be routed from Iraq by the end of the year. His optimism is seemingly contradicted, however, by the facts on ... Iraq violence: Civilians 'shot by IS as they flee Falluja' As US helps Iraqis close in, ISIS lashes out Iraq: Bombings kill 15 in and around Baghdad |
Jordan renews support for Iraq as anti-Daesh fight continues Jordan Times During the meeting at Al Husseiniya Palace, His Majesty asserted the importance of strengthening the brotherly relations with Iraq and supporting its security while it rises to confront challenges. The King stressed Jordan's support to the Iraqi ... |
PBS NewsHour | NPR photojournalist brought viewers to the front lines of Iraq battles PBS NewsHour It was August 2004, and the Iraq war was about a year old. Fighting was intense in Sadr City, a suburb of Baghdad, where Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militia was battling the U.S. military occupation. NPR photojournalist David Gilkey was embedded with ... |
New York Times | Donald Trump Questioned About Previous Positions on Libya and Iraq New York Times Donald J. Trump at a campaign rally in San Jose, Calif., last week. Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times. Donald J. Trump found himself on the defensive on Sunday over his claims that he had opposed the intervention in Libya and the war in Iraq. CNN's New Day Highlights Trump's Foreign Policy Flip-Flops On Iraq, Libya, And Nuclear Weapons |
Haaretz | Politics May Make or Break Fight Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria Haaretz Politics May Make or Break Fight Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. In Iraq, the military has to navigate between the Iran-backed Shi'ite militias and Kurdish forces in the north. In Syria, the military must persuade Sunni tribes near Raqqa, many of whom ... The Islamic State's Caliphate In Danger After New Losses In Syria, Iraq and Libya |
RT | Iraq War made Tony Blair 'defensive, awkward, self-conscious' individual – ex-PM's ally RT The anonymous friend told the Sunday Times Blair is expecting the worst and is already consulting his former advisors on how to respond to the report, which will be published next month. “Iraq has affected him a lot. It has made him into a defensive ... Tony Blair's spin doctor escapes Iraq inquiry's rebuke Tony Blair camp readies its defence to Chilcot report Spin doctor Alastair Campbell 'clear' of criticism in Chilcot report into Iraq war |
Military Times | Iraq War vet rules out an independent presidential run Military Times An Iraq War veteran mulling a third-party presidential bid has dropped out of the race before ever getting in. David French, a former Army Reserve officer working with the “Never Trump” movement, wrote in the conservative National Review on Sunday that ... |
Finding Love On The Battlefield In The Heartbreaking Doc "Out Of Iraq" NewNowNext Co-directed by Eva Orner and Chris McKim and produced by World of Wonder, Out of Iraq has already earned a reputation as a tearjerker after its premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival last week. At the Annenberg on Saturday there were audible sobs. |