Rudaw | Coalition air strikes against ISIS continue in Syria and Iraq Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - US and Coalition forces continued strikes against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), hitting three targets in Syria and as many in Iraq, the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve (JTF-OIR) said in a statement Saturday. |
Gizmodo | These Oil Wells in Iraq Have Been Burning For Months - Gizmodo Gizmodo A camera aboard the Landsat 8 satellite has been tracking the progress of oil fires in Iraq that have been burning since June. The dark plumes of smoke, which ... |
Fox News | Rebel groups in Iraq, Syria using remote-controlled guns Fox News Remotely-operated sniper rifles and machines guns are becoming a powerful weapon for rebel groups in Iraq and Syria -- including the Islamic State -- allowing fighters to kill with the ease of pressing a button. The remote-controlled guns -- common in ... |
Mother Jones | Here's More Evidence That Trump Did Not Oppose the Iraq War Before It Began Mother Jones One of the many mysteries of the bizarre 2016 presidential campaign is how GOP nominee Donald Trump has seemingly gotten away with the big lie that he opposed the Iraq War. The celebrity mogul has repeatedly boasted that he had the foresight and ... |
Islamic State extremists attack Kaka'i religious minority in Iraq ARA News ERBIL – The radical group of Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack that hit the Tuz Khurmatu district east of Iraq's Tikrit province on Saturday, and caused casualties among the Kaka'i religious minority. At least six ... |
Christian Post | Christian Militia in Iraq Liberates Village Once Held by ISIS Christian Post Sons of Liberty International, a group headed by Baltimore-native Matthew VanDyke, a renowned Libyan revolutionary and former prisoner of war, has been operating in northern Iraq since December 2014. The organization is training recruits in the Nineveh ... |
Sputnik International | Counter-ISIL Strikes Hit 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 ... US-Led Coalition Destroys Daesh Security HQs Near Iraq's Sinjar |
Huffington Post | Joe Biden Tangles With Iraq War Protester Huffington Post Vice President Joe Biden shut down an Iraq war protester on Thursday by invoking the memory of his late son, an Iraq war veteran, and inviting the man to talk with him privately. Biden was interrupted by the man as he campaigned for Democratic ... Joe Biden silences Iraq protester who said his friend died while fighting in Syria WATCH: Biden Invites Heckler at Ohio Rally Backstage to Talk About Iraq War Joe Biden silences Iraq war protester by telling him 'I lost my son too' |
Al-Arabiya | Iraq's Sadr calls for general strike to pressure govt on reforms Al-Arabiya Iraq's prominent Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Friday urged government employees to wage a two-day general strike across the country starting Sunday over what he described as the government dragging its feet over moves to curb corruption. Shia cleric urges Iraq civil servants to strike |
Reuters | US troops in Iraq increasingly active as Mosul battle nears Reuters The U.S. troops, numbering about a dozen, were still there this week and spent Wednesday supervising Iraqi army engineers repairing a bridge to help local forces cross the Great Zab river in their push towards Mosul, the militants' de facto capital in ... Mass graves with thousands of Islamic State victims found in Iraq and Syria ISIS chainsaw nine youths in half in Mosul Iraq Iraq Recruiting Children To Fight ISIS? Teenagers To Battle Islamic State In Mosul: Report |