PBS NewsHour | How fair are Iraq's rapid-fire trials of ISIS members? PBS NewsHour The U.N. and human rights groups have raised concerns about Iraq's swift trials of alleged ISIS members, the Washington Post reports. Earlier this month, Iraq declared that major combat against the terrorist group was over, ending three years of ... Iraq's rapid-fire trials send alleged Islamic State members to the gallows Iraq might be executing innocent people as alleged Isis fighters face 20-minute trials France repatriates from Iraq three children of suspected jihadists |
Times Herald-Record | Maloney visits troops in Iraq for Christmas Times Herald-Record Sean Patrick Maloney, D-Cold Spring, spent Christmas in Iraq, visiting with troops from New York and military commanders participating in Operation Inherent Resolve. On Wednesday, Maloney will be briefing his Veterans Advisory Board and any members of ... |
The Spokesman-Review | A 'martyr' sniper becomes a hero to Iraq's Shiites The Spokesman-Review BASRA, Iraq – Ali Jayad al-Salhi, a veteran sniper in an Iraqi militia, was killed in fighting with the Islamic State group earlier this year. He was then vaulted into legend, virtually becoming a new saint for the Shiite community. Posters of al-Salhi ... From sniper to saint, showing Iraqi Shiite militias' power |
The American Conservative | 2017: The Year the Iraq War Truly Ended The American Conservative While you are here…For the last 15 years, our magazine has endeavored to be your refuge from the nasty partisan politics and Washington echo chamber with thoughtful, smart conservatism, fresh and challenging writing, and authors who, above all ... |
Ventura County Star | Carbajal visits troops in Iraq for Christmas Ventura County Star Instead of Christmas dinner at home on the Central Coast, 24th District Rep. Salud Carbajal celebrated the holiday eating turkey in a mess hall thousands of miles away, surrounded by troops. Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, visited Monday with California ... |
Department of Defense | Strikes Target ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ... Department of Defense U.S. and coalition military forces continue to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported., US-led coalition admits to killing 817 civilians in Iraq and Syria air strikes Less than 1000 IS fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, coalition says US Coalition: ISIS Is Down to Fewer Than 1000 Fighters in Iraq, Syria |
The Denver Post | Few ready to pay to rebuild Iraq after Islamic State defeat The Denver Post MOSUL, Iraq — For nearly 2½ miles along the western bank of the Tigris River, hardly a single building is intact. The warren of narrow streets of Mosul's Old City is a crumpled landscape of broken concrete and metal. Every acre is weighed down by more ... A massive price tag to rebuild Iraq after Islamic State Iraq estimates it needs $100 billion to rebuild after defeating ISIS Islamic State Rebuilding Iraq |
Kurdistan24 | Hezbollah Brigades: US troops will be forced to withdraw from Iraq Kurdistan24 ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – The Iranian-backed Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq on Saturday called on US troops to withdraw from the country, urging the Iraqi government and Parliament to take a decisive position against American military ... |
Latest US military deaths reported in Afghanistan, Iraq as of Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 Daytona Beach News-Journal As of Saturday, at least 2,262 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan since 2001, according to the Department of Defense website. An additional 20,289 U.S. service personnel have been wounded in action, according to the website. In ... |
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 ... |