Aljazeera.com | What is left of ISIL in Iraq? Aljazeera.com Far from the force that swept across Iraq in mid-2014 and seized control of nearly a third of the country, ISIL today has been weakened significantly, relegated to just a few dozen square kilometres of ground, with manpower in the low thousands. The ... Is Iraq On The Brink Of Civil War? Iraq orders arrest of Kurdistan officials over independence vote Isis is facing near total defeat in Iraq and Syria – but it has been beaten and come back before |
Middle East Eye | Flynas to be first Saudi airline to fly direct to Iraq in 27 years Financial Times Saudi budget airline Flynas said Wednesday that it would start operating direct flights to Iraq, making it the first Saudi airline to offer this route in 27 years. “Flights from main airports in the kingdom to a number of Iraqi cities will start within ... Saudi airline to offer first flights to Iraq in 27 years |
Department of Defense | Troops in Iraq, Syria Ask Chairman's Senior Enlisted Advisor: 'What's Next?' Department of Defense Troxell, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited U.S. troops in Iraq, Syria and Jordan. "I wanted to see how we understood it and how we were getting after it," Troxell said in an interview. He said he also ... Thousands of ISIS Soldiers Surrender in Iraq Iraq returns 1250 refugees from Syrian camp: ministry |
Newsweek | Before Trump, Eminem's Lyrics Targeted George W. Bush for the Iraq War Newsweek Rapper Eminem's broadside against President Donald Trump at the BET Hip Hop Awards was certainly was not the first time the "8 Mile" rapper had aimed his flow at a sitting president. Back in November 2004, Eminem took aim at George W. Bush with ... |
Suicide bomber strikes cafe in western Iraq, killing 11 Fox News BAGHDAD – Iraqi authorities say a suicide bomber has struck a cafe in the western city of Hit, killing 11 people. The city's security bureau says 15 other people were wounded in Wednesday's blast, and that the victims are all civilians. It says ... |
CNBC | Russia accuses US of pretending to fight Islamic State in Syria, Iraq CNBC Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of pretending to fight Islamic State and of deliberately reducing its air strikes in Iraq to allow the group's militants to stream into Syria to slow the Russian-backed advance of the Syrian army. In the ... Russia reportedly accuses US of pretending to fight ISIS in Syria, Iraq Russia accuses US of going easy on ISIS in Iraq Moscow says US 'pretending' to fight Daesh in Iraq |
Bloomberg | Iraq Plan to Fix Oil Pipeline to Turkey Bypasses, Isolates Kurds Bloomberg Iraq's oil minister ordered urgent repairs to a disused pipeline from northern fields to a Turkish port, a step that could eliminate the central government's need to export crude via Iraq's Kurdish region and further isolate the independence-seeking Kurds. Iraq to reopen oil pipeline to Turkey, bypassing one in Kurdistan Iraq orders repair of Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, increasing pressure on Kurdistan Iraq demands Kurdish-based cell operators move to Baghdad |
Bloomberg | Iraq and Iran Boost Oil Exports in Sales Battle With Saudis Bloomberg Iraq shipped 3.98 million barrels of crude a day, the highest since December, while Iran's exports rose to 2.28 million barrels a day, the most since February, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. Saudi Arabia's exports were 6.68 ... |
Fox Sports Asia | U-17 World Cup: Iraq claim first win in India Fox Sports Asia Iraq recorded their first victory at the 2017 Under-17 World Cup on Tuesday, while Honduras hammered New Caledonia in a Group E clash. Qahtan Chathir's Iraq boosted their chances of qualifying from Group F after claiming a 3-0 win over Chile at the ... U17 World Cup: Iraq 3-0 Chile : La Rojita succumb to yet another defeat FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: Mohammed Dawood strikes twice as Iraq register maiden win in tournament against Chile Iraq beat Chile for first win |
Task & Purpose | As The War In Iraq Winds Down, The US Military Shifts Its Attention To Afghanistan (Again) Task & Purpose For the second time in recent history, the winding down of U.S. military operations in the Middle East has allowed the Pentagon to ramp up the war in Afghanistan. While U.S.-backed forces fight to liberate the few remaining ISIS holdouts in Iraq and ... |