Reuters | World leaders congratulate Iraq on defeating IS ABC News Saudi Arabia says the achievement is a big victory against terrorism in the region and the United Kingdom applauded Iraq's security forces "for their courage and sacrifice." Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in the more than three ... Iraq holds victory parade after defeating Islamic State PM announces Iraq's war against IS has ended US Agency to Help Iraq Recover From IS Despite Trump Aid Cuts |
New York Times | After Fall of ISIS, Iraq's Second-Largest City Picks Up the Pieces New York Times MOSUL, Iraq — In the heat of the late summer sun, weeks after the end of one of the largest urban battles since World War II, a high school principal trekked from his home in east Mosul to the west bank of the Tigris River to confront the ruins of his ... |
Stars and Stripes | Uncertainty looms as Iraq looks at post-Islamic State future Stars and Stripes MANAMA, Bahrain — A day after Iraq declared victory over the Islamic State group, a sense of gloom about the country's future hung over a security summit in Bahrain, as officials worried that age-old sectarian rifts could make the progress short lived ... An undercover blogger lived a double life for 2 years in ISIS-occupied Iraq to document the group's atrocities ... |
Reuters | Iraq oil minister says Kirkuk oil swap deal with Iran is for one year Reuters Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi said on Sunday that a deal signed with Tehran to swap up to 60000 barrels per day of crude produced from the northern Iraqi Kirkuk oilfield for Iranian oil is for one year and subject to renewal. UN: Oil-for-Food Program in Iraq fully implemented |
ReliefWeb | Generous German funding will significantly help vulnerable people in Iraq ReliefWeb (Baghdad, 10 December 2017): The Federal Foreign Office of Germany has generously donated EUR 30 million (USD 34.8 million) to the Iraq Humanitarian Fund (IHF), a pooled fund led by the Humanitarian Coordinator and managed by OCHA. “We are deeply ... UN: Germany donates €30 million for Iraq post-ISIS |
Al-Monitor | As calls for disbanding Iraq's PMU rise, their influence expands Al-Monitor He said that such stances from France are not welcome and that they infringe on the sovereignty of Iraq and its institutions. Shiite members of parliament and PMU leaders such as Ahmed al-Asadi, the former PMU spokesman, responded angrily to Macron's ... |
Returning fighters concern as Iraq declares victory over IS ABC Online Iraq has claimed complete victory over Islamic State, with its Prime Minister declaring Iraq's military is in full control of all its territory. The jihadist group seized large swathes of Syria and Iraq over the past three years as their "caliphate ... |
Rudaw | UK recognizes Kurdish Peshmerga in Iraq's ISIS fight Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — The United Kingdom has acknowledged the Kurdish Peshmerga and Iraqi forces for their roles in the fight against ISIS, as Iraq and others declared the country free of the extremist group on Sunday, but made no mention of the ... Shia militias in Iraq threaten US and Israel after Jerusalem move |
ABC Online | Australia to review Iraq deployment amid calls to end RAAF's ... - ABC ABC Online Defence Minister Marise Payne says Australia will reconsider its military commitment to Iraq following Islamic State's defeat, with a former Army chief suggesting the RAAF's bombing missions over the country should now end. |
Daily Sabah | US scholarship for Muslim women honors Iraq-born pioneering pharmacologist Daily Sabah The family of an Iraq-born woman who developed a pioneering drug for congestive heart failure in the United States has created a scholarship for Muslim women pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The Adawia Alousi Scholars ... |