NBCNews.com | Islamic State was defeated. Now who will pay to rebuild Iraq? NBCNews.com The enormity of the task ahead in Mosul can be grasped by what has — and hasn't — happened in Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's western Anbar province. Two years after it was retaken from IS, more than 70 percent of the city remains damaged or destroyed ... France repatriates from Iraq three children of suspected jihadists A massive price tag to rebuild Iraq after Islamic State Iraq estimates it needs $100 billion to rebuild after defeating ISIS |
Aljazeera.com | Will 2018 be a year of change in Iraq? | Middle East | Al Jazeera Aljazeera.com With the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) now forced underground, and the Kurdish secessionist movement tempered for now, Iraq's next round of challenges will be mainly political. The May 2018 parliamentary elections will ... |
Chicago Tribune | Iraq's rapid-fire trials send alleged Islamic State members to the gallows Chicago Tribune Or should Iraqi courts be allowed to determine the defendants' fate in trials that human rights groups and the United Nations say are deeply flawed? The issue has taken on a new urgency as major combat against the Islamic State ended this month. Iraq ... |
ReliefWeb | Iraq: Education Cluster Dashboard (as of November 2017) ReliefWeb 3,744 TLS (Tents/Prefabs/Rented spaces) have been set up. So far 304,873 (49% females), mostly in Ninewa, Salah al-Din, Anbar and Kirkuk have accessed these spaces. 978,068 learners (46% females) have been provided with learning materials. This ... |
Reuters | Less than 1000 IS fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, coalition says Reuters Iraq declared “final victory” over the group on Dec. 9. Most of the fighters had been killed or captured over the past three years, the coalition said on Wednesday. It would not respond to a question on whether some fighters could have escaped to other ... Fewer Than 1000 ISIS Fighters Now Remain In Iraq And Syria Coalition: Fewer Than 1000 Islamic State Terrorists Remain in Iraq and Syria Daesh forces dwindling by the day in Syria, Iraq |
Aljazeera.com | Iraqi Yazidis accused of abducting, killing civilians | Iraq News | Al ... Aljazeera.com A human rights organisation has accused Yazidi fighters in Iraq of forcibly kidnapping and killing 52 civilians from the Imteywit tribe earlier this year. Human Rights Watch(HRW), a US-based rights group, said in a report on Wednesday that Yazidi ... Rights group accuses Yazidi fighters in Iraq of executing civilians HRW: Yazidi militia executed 52 civilians in Mosul, Iraq At least 3000 Yazidis still held by Islamic State in Iraq, Syria: Kurdistan |
Rudaw | Justice is key to social stability and lasting peace in Iraq Rudaw Saddam Hussein's 35-year rule over Iraq is characterized as a patronage driven state. It was branded as a violent and oppressive government resistant to any rule of law. The judicial system was seen as nothing but an instrument for torture ... |
WFMZ Allentown | Veteran who survived attack in Iraq awarded Purple Heart WFMZ Allentown Justin Radbill s a former Army Ranger who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. During a ceremony in West Chester on Wednesday, he received the Purple Heart from U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello. "So it's important for the community, for congressionals, for locals ... |
Department of Defense | Chairman's USO Holiday Tour Entertains Troops in Afghanistan, Iraq ... Department of Defense We could not bring you home for Christmas, so we decided to bring a little bit of home to you,” Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told service members stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq. , |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkish forces 'neutralize' 11 PKK militants in eastern province, northern Iraq Hurriyet Daily News Turkish jets destroyed weapon depots and hideouts of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), while neutralizing 11 militants in northeastern Turkey and northern Iraq, the military said on Dec. 27. Strikes on PKK targets were carried out in the ... Turkish forces 'neutralise' 11 terrorists in northern Iraq PKK is maneuvering to grab northern Iraq Turkish forces 'neutralize' 11 terrorists in N. Iraq |