Wall Street Journal | US Military Seeks More Troops for Iraq Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The U.S. military is requesting authority to send up to 500 new troops to Iraq ahead of a much-anticipated campaign to take back Mosul from Islamic State, according to U.S. officials, adding to an expanding American presence in the country. ISIS believed to have attacked US base in Iraq with chemical agent US tests for mustard agent after rocket attack near Iraq base US probes 'IS chemical rocket attack' on American troops in Iraq |
Financial Times | Zebari no-confidence vote puts Iraq economy at risk Financial Times We're in an economic crisis — we sack the finance minister,” complained an aide to Iraq's speaker of parliament, Salim al-Juboori. “We should be winning the heart of the international community and telling them it's worth fighting with us, instead of ... Iraq's Finance Minister Voted Out of Office Iraq's finance minister dismissed amid economic crisis Iraq Without Finance, Defense Chiefs as Lawmakers Oust Zebari |
Wall Street Journal | Oil Companies Hunker Down in Iraq Wall Street Journal BASRA, Iraq—Western companies that for years pumped money into Iraq's oil fields, lured by the prospect of its huge crude reserves and post-war ambition to boost output, now face a reckoning. The battle against Islamic State and falling oil prices ... |
American Enterprise Institute | Big questions in Iran's great Iraq game American Enterprise Institute The coming campaign to retake Mosul from ISIS and the increasing instability in Iraq's government – and the role Iran's allies and proxies are playing in both situations — are bringing to light the current state of Tehran's policies towards its ... Iranian Military Parades Mark Iran-Iraq War Anniversary |
UNHCR | Mosul offensive triggers growing displacement in Iraq UNHCR In the past five months, the number of displaced Iraqis like Ali sheltering at Debaga camp – in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) - has swollen ten-fold to more than 36,000 people. They stay in different tented sites, with new arrivals every day ... Families adrift in northern Iraq |
The Guardian | Theresa May will oppose 'vexatious' allegations against Iraq UK troops The Guardian More than 1,500 allegations of murder, abuse and torture by British troops are being handled by the government-established Iraq historic allegations team (Ihat), which May said would be completed by the end of 2019, after a review of the system by the ... Iraq War soldier to take MoD to court UK troops will be protected from Iraq War 'vexatious allegations' - Theresa May Iraq UK forces: May 'won't allow vexatious allegations' |
The Guardian | Trump's plan to seize Iraq's oil: 'It's not stealing, we're reimbursing ourselves' The Guardian One of the recurring themes of Donald Trump's national security strategy is his plan to “take the oil” in Iraq and from areas controlled by Islamic State (Isis) extremists. It would drain Isis's coffers and reimburse the US for the costs of its ... |
CNN | US forces nearly ready to help Iraq push to retake Mosul CNN The city, Iraq's second-largest, is ISIS' last significant stronghold in the country. It and Syria's Raqqa -- the group's self-declared capital -- are the major targets left for the US-led coalition to take back from its control. Dunford's statement is ... Obama, at the UN, Cites Iraq Gains and Urges Steady Nerves at Home Iraqi forces launch operation to take ISIL-held Mosul Liberation of Iraq's Mosul could come quickly |
Meet southern Iraq's youngest Koran memorizer Reuters Nine-year-old Saif Mustafa Lateef has recently been awarded the title of the youngest memorizer (hafiz) of the entire holy koran in the Iraqi city of Basra. Competing with thousands of Koran memorizers from ten Iraqi provinces in a Koran reciting and ... |
CNN International | Mark Kirk campaign site falsely calls senator 'veteran' of Iraq war ... CNN International (CNN) Sen. Mark Kirk's campaign falsely asserted on its website that the Illinois Republican was a veteran of the Iraq war, a misstatement that comes six years ... Mark Kirk's Campaign Website Said He Was An Iraq War Vet: He Wasn't U.S. senator's website falsely calls him 'a veteran of the Iraq war' Kirk Campaign Website Falsely Claimed Hes Iraq Veteran |