NPR | The US Is Sending 600 More Troops To Iraq NPR These additional troops "will increase the number of U.S. forces in Iraq to around 5,000," NPR's Tom Bowman told our Newscast unit. American troop levels in Iraq peaked at 170,000 in November 2007. Carter said the U.S. and Iraqi governments "have ... US to send hundreds more troops to Iraq US Iraq agree on plan to send more American troops US Officials: 615 More Troops Heading To Iraq |
Wall Street Journal | Trump and Iraq Wall Street Journal Lately the “fact checkers” have been waging a campaign to portray Donald Trump as a contemporaneous supporter of the Iraq war, contrary to his assertions that he was an opponent. In Monday's debate, Hillary Clinton pleaded for their help: “I hope the ... How the Iraq War Wrecked the GOP Trump says an old interview is proof that he opposed the Iraq War. Nope. Was Donald Trump Against the Iraq War from the Beginning? |
Military Times | US plans big military expansion at Iraq's al Asad air base Military Times Al Asad, a massive airfield in Anbar province, was a major hub for U.S. Marines throughout the Iraq war. Soon, it will see the arrival of more personnel and the installation of new technology that can support night operations, a Defense Department ... |
USA TODAY | Al-Abadi: Iraq alone can't end Islamic State USA TODAY As we approach the final phase of our military campaign to liberate the city of Mosul from the evil of the Islamic State, the challenge of ending extremism is becoming ever more important. It is the duty of all of us, in Iraq and the international ... Iranian Kurds Bolster Anti-IS Forces in Iraq, Syria Canada's ISIL Mission: Feds Want Kurdish Promises Before Sending Weapons To Iraq |
World Affairs (blog) | Trump Botches Iraq World Affairs (blog) The Syrian civil war started in 2011, eight years after the United States invaded Iraq and three years after President Bush signed the Status of Forces Agreement with the Iraqi government that included a deadline for all American troops to leave the ... Reality Check Quick Takes: Iraq, birtherism, and climate change Trump and Clinton clash over ISIS, Iraq in first presidential debate Lester Holt Fact-Checks Donald Trump On His Iraq War Stance |
ABC News | Iraq: ISIS Bombings in Baghdad Kill at Least 17 Civilians ABC News Iraqi security forces close the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a gathering of construction workers in the eastern New Baghdad neighborhood, Iraq, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. Separate suicide bombings ripped through busy commercial areas in ... Islamic State bombings in Baghdad kill at least 17 civilians, Iraq says |
Sputnik International | Iraq questions OPEC method on oil output estimates Reuters ALGIERS Iraq on Wednesday questioned one of the two methods OPEC is using to estimate the oil production of its members, signaling the issue could be a problem for the country to join output limits that the group agreed to start implementing this year. Iraq's Highest Oil Production 4.77 Mln Barrels Daily - Minister Iraq sets ceiling on oil production before Algeria meeting Iraq Says It's 'Right Time' For Production Cap; Oil Majors Rebound |
Daily Kos | We're no longer debating whether the Iraq War was right, just who supported it Daily Kos Among so many other things, this election has demonstrated that liberals have brought about one long overdue sea change in public opinion: Finally, we have official confirmation that the 2003 invasion of Iraq has been so completely discredited that it ... |
NBCNews.com | FBI's Comey: Officials Worry About 'Terrorist Diaspora' from Syria, Iraq NBCNews.com Intelligence and law enforcement agencies worry that a surge of violent extremists will eventually move from ISIS-controlled areas in Syria and Iraq into Western nations with the aim of committing terrorist attacks, FBI Director James Comey told ... FBI chief: Extreme concern about fanatics from Syria, Iraq |
Seeker | Has ISIS Already Lost The War In Iraq And Syria? Seeker By the end of 2014, ISIS had taken over territories in both Iraq and Syria, and extended its caliphate more than 35,000 square miles -- about the size of the U.S. state of Maine. Those figures have since been substantially reduced. According to U.S ... More than 200 French fighters killed in Syria and Iraq |