Aljazeera.com | Iran and Iraq to hold joint border drills Aljazeera.com The announcement on Saturday came amid rising tensions in the wake of a controversial secession referendum in Iraq's Kurdish region, where almost 93 percent of voters backed a split from Baghdad. Monday's poll was strongly opposed by Iraq and its ... Iraq halts international flights to Kurdistan Region Kurdish referendum triggers retaliation from Iraq, Turkey US worries about new conflict in Iraq |
NJ.com | Father of Marine killed in Iraq slams NFL national anthem protests NJ.com JEFFERSON -- A Gold Star father slammed NFL national anthem protests on Sunday while thanking participants in a five-kilometer race honoring the oldest of his four sons, a U.S. Marine killed 13 years ago in Iraq. John Wroblewski said the sight of ... |
The Straits Times | Captured ISIS Fighters' Refrain: 'I Was Only a Cook' New York Times KIRKUK, Iraq — Thousands of civilians fleeing the Iraqi military's push to evict the Islamic State from its last major urban stronghold in Iraq now include hundreds of suspected fighters for the extremist group, dirty and disheveled, who arrive at ... Iraq - Conflict (DG ECHO, UN) (ECHO Daily Flash of 01 October 2017) Captured ISIS fighters' refrain in Iraq: 'I was only a cook' Iraq's 'sheikh sniper,' who fought IDF in '73, killed in battle |
Vox | Army Corps: Puerto Rico looks a lot like Iraq in 2003 Vox COROZAL, PUERTO RICO - SEPTEMBER 27: An electrical crew attempts to repair power lines that were knocked over Hurricane Maria passed through on September 27, 2017 in Corozal, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico experienced widespread, severe damage ... DHS Acting Secretary Elaine Duke in Puerto Rico: I Will Not Be Fully Satisfied Until Every Puerto Rican is Back Home ... Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "The Fake News Networks are working overtime in Puerto Rico doing their best to take the ... |
Rudaw | Political Leadership of Kurdistan - Iraq replaces High Referendum Council Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The High Referendum Council that lobbied for the independence vote concluded its work following a meeting headed by President Masoud Barzani on Sunday and was replaced by the Political Leadership of Kurdistan - Iraq. Iraq's Kurdish region forms new council to run ties with Baghdad Iran, Iraq to Stage Joint Military Drills Political Leadership of Kurdistan-Iraq: Cancelling referendum result non-negotiable |
Industrial exports to Iraq resume after border reopening Jordan Times Jordan is resuming the industrial exports to Iraq one month after the reopening of the border crossing between the two countries after the Iraqi forces gained control of the main highway to Baghdad from Daesh militants, following a two-year closure due ... |
ReliefWeb | Iraq: Humanitarian Bulletin, 16-30 September 2017 | Issued on 1 October ReliefWeb The first phase of military operations to retake Hawiga and east Shirqat from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) began on 19 September,followed by the start of the second phase 10 days later. The operations diplaced over 7,000 people in ... |
NPR | Iraq Threatens To Cut Off Kurdish Region's Airports After Independence Vote NPR Iraq's government says it will block international flights from the region's airports, a retaliatory move after the country's Kurdish region overwhelmingly voted in favor of independence. More than 92 percent voted to separate from Iraq, according to ... 92% of Voters Approve Kurdish Referendum on Independence From Iraq Iraq Escalates Dispute With Kurds, Threatening Military Action Kurdistan referendum: Iraq cuts off all foreign flights to Kurdish capital Irbil |
Reuters | Military Strikes Target ISIS in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, Sept. 29, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 39 strikes consisting of 50 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials ... US-led forces acknowledge killing 50 more civilians in Iraq, Syria Here's how the US-led coalition decides when and where to hit ISIS targets in Iraq IS group leader hails jihadists despite loss of territory in Iraq |
ReliefWeb | UN Casualty Figures for Iraq for the Month of September 2017; SRSG Kubis urges Iraqis to unite in fighting the ... ReliefWeb Baghdad, 01 October 2017 – A total of 203 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 389 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in September 2017*, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission ... UN says Iraq violence kills 196 civilians in September |