Washington Post | Lawsuit: Big Pharma funded terrorism in Iraq with payments to ... Washington Post Millions in bribes and free drugs helped pay for attacks on U.S. military, according to a lawsuit against major pharmaceutical companies. |
Washington Examiner | State Department: 'Not aware' of Iranian coordination with Iraq Washington Examiner The State Department on Thursday cast doubt on reports that Iranian military forces have cooperated with Iraq in a brewing fight with a key U.S. partner in the country. "I'm not aware of any Iranian involvement in that, per se," State Department ... Iraq's Oil Exports via Turkey Dwindle as Kirkuk Fields Stay Shut Iraq's deal with the Kurds in Kirkuk might just have saved it from Iranian domination Court in Iraq orders arrest of Kurdistan VP Kosrat Rasul - BBC News |
Foreign Policy (blog) | America Is in Denial About Iraq – Foreign Policy Foreign Policy (blog) The war in Iraq won't end as long as the United States avoids deciding what it wants there. By Emile Simpson. | October 18, 2017, 12:14 PM. Iraqi forces drive ... |
Seattle Times | In Syria and Iraq, this is what victory over ISIS looks like Seattle Times The declarations of victory played out across Iraq and Syria: The long campaigns to retake city after city from Islamic State group (ISIS) fighters had come to an end. But the hard-won battles left vast destruction in their wake, and the celebrations ... ISIS After the Caliphate |
Council on Foreign Relations | What to Watch For in Post-ISIS Iraq and Syria Council on Foreign Relations In July 2017, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in Mosul, as his troops, with U.S. backing, recaptured Iraq's second city. In Syria, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) recaptured the Islamic State's self-styled capital of ... Is ISIS defeated in Iraq and Syria? ISIS' brutal past, shrinking present, and uncertain future Without Isil to unify against, there is little to hold Iraq and Syria's factions together |
CNBC | Iraq oil shipments to Turkey reportedly plunge after standoff with Kurds CNBC Oil flows through Iraqi Kurdistan to Turkey have reportedly plunged this week after Iraq's army seized oil fields held by the Kurds. The drop follows reports of production disruptions as major oil fields changed from Kurdish to central government ... America Has Become Dispensable in Iraq Iraq's military declares mission accomplished in Kirkuk Iran filling vacuum following ISIS defeat in Iraq |
Washington Examiner | Ted Cruz: US might have to revoke support for Iraq Washington Examiner President Trump might have to revoke support for Iraq due to domestic infighting and the growing influence of Iran, a prominent Republican suggested Thursday. A clash between the Iraqi central government and a semi-autonomous ethnic minority seeking ... |
CNBC | Iraq takes oil fields from the Kurds, but the conflict still threatens crude flows CNBC Iraqi forces quickly seized oil fields from the Kurdish regional government this week, largely avoiding violence. Iraq's oil supplies will not be secure until the central government and Kurds reach an agreement, analysts say. The Kurds control the main ... Oil prices buoyed by Kurdish and Iraq tension, say leading traders Market report: Oil producers slide as tensions rise in Kurdish Iraq Fuel Fix on Twitter |
No Clear End Game For US Military In Iraq And Syria NPR The U.S. is training and equipping both sides in the Iraq-Kurdistan stand-off along with Syrian opposition forces in the battle against ISIS and the Assad regime. It has created a tangled web with no clear end game. KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The fight ... |
Rudaw | Saudi Carrier Launches Direct Flight to Iraq After 27 Years U.S. News & World Report DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi budget-carrier flynas on Wednesday launched the first direct flight between the kingdom and Iraq since the Gulf War 27 years ago, marking another move by the kingdom to improve ties with its neighbor in an ... Flights resume between Iraq and Saudi Arabia Iraq army chief of staff arrives in Saudi Arabia Iraq, Saudi Arabia resume air traffic after 27-year halt |