FIBA | Iraq pull off huge upset of China for a spot in Semi-Finals FIBA Iraq came into this game as dangerous squad owing to their past competitive matches and the momentum they gained from blowing out Thailand on Day 6, but they were in their finest form yet as they upset Group E top seed China. The Chinese led at the ... |
Abuse allegations against British troops in Iraq were based on 'flimsy' evidence Daily Mail Sir David said in his report into the operations of the Iraq Historic Allegations Team set up by the Army to investigate nearly 1,700 complaints of mistreatment and unlawful killing that 'the reality is the vast majority of the claims are generated by ... |
Newsweek | British Troops Condemned for Teenager's Drowning in Iraq War Newsweek A judge-led report into fatalities in the Iraq war has condemned four British soldiers who allegedly forced an Iraqi teenager into a canal and let him drown. The report by the Iraq Fatality Investigations, led by former High Court judge Sir George ... Iraq abuse claims 'often very poor' says former DPP UK apologizes for soldiers who watched Iraqi boy drown Judge Condemns British Troops Over Iraq Boy Death In Investigation Prompted By Human Rights Laws |
UNICEF (press release) | A healthy start for babies born in displacement camps in Iraq UNICEF (press release) Find out how three health volunteers are making sure babies born in Debaga camp, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, have a healthy start in life. DEBAGA CAMP, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, 16 September 2016 – On a late summer morning, Debaga camp is ... Ewan McGregor's trip to northern Iraq's displacement camps ISIS has lost half its territory in Iraq Iraq: Isis tries to hold on to Mosul with special forces, torture of civilians |
The Seattle Times | Obama to meet with leaders of Iraq, Nigeria and Colombia The Seattle Times President Barack Obama talks to media at the start of a meeting with business, government, and national security leaders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, to discuss how the Trans-Pacific... (AP Photo/Carolyn ... Obama to meet with Iraq, Nigeria, Colombia leaders at UN Assembly |
Rudaw | Shiite militias can expel Turkish forces from Iraq 'by force', says Iraqi MP Rudaw BAGHDAD, Iraq—An Iraqi MP has asked Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to “call on Turkey officially yet once again to withdraw its forces from Iraq before the start of the operation to liberate Mosul,” warning that the Shiite militia Hashd al-Shaabi has ... |
Flightglobal | Aero Vodochody produces new-build L-159 trainer for Iraq Flightglobal Aero Vodochody has revived its L-159 light attack aircraft production line to produce a one-off twin-seat example for the Iraqi air force. Iraq will receive the first new L-159 to be built in over a decade. The company is producing the aircraft to ... |
Washington Post | Hillary Clinton regrets her Iraq vote. But opting for intervention was a pattern. Washington Post It was hours before Sen. Hillary Clinton would vote in 2002 on whether to give President George W. Bush the authority to go to war with Iraq. She had been advised by her husband and many close associates to vote yes. Now, at the last minute, she met ... |
Fox News | US official says IS has lost half its territory in Iraq Fox News BAGHDAD – A senior U.S. official says Iraqi forces backed by the U.S.-led coalition have retaken half the territory the Islamic State group once held in the country. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken also announced $181 million to address a ... US Offers Humanitarian Aid as Iraq Prepares Mosul Offensive Pentagon mulls sending more troops to fight ISIS in Iraq US destroys 'Islamic State' chemical weapons plant in Iraq |
Counter-ISIL Strikes Target Terrorists in Syria, Iraq > U.S. ... Department of Defense U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation ... |