Newsweek | Russian Military Wants to Help Trump Destroy ISIS in Iraq Newsweek Russia has offered to assist the U.S. in the final stages of the fight against the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in Iraq after Moscow declared total victory against the jihadis in neighboring Syria. Russia has long questioned the effectiveness ... Rescuing the lost children of IS Russia wants to join the ISIS battle in Iraq Putin Declares Victory in Syria, Seeks Involvement in ISIS War in Iraq |
IU Newsroom | Iraq Study Group papers of Lee Hamilton available digitally through IU Libraries IU Newsroom "The Iraq Study Group marked a serious effort by Congress to examine the conduct of the Iraq War and to play its proper role by providing oversight of American foreign policy," Hamilton said. "I am grateful to Indiana University Libraries for ... |
PBS NewsHour | This Iran-backed militia helped save Iraq from ISIS. Now Washington wants them to disband PBS NewsHour It was Soleimani who led many of the PMF brigades in a three-year ground campaign that overpowered ISIS and eventually set the stage for Iraqi forces to defeat the extremist group in Mosul, its last major stronghold in Iraq. This is the town of ... |
Iraq demands US backtrack on Jerusalem, militia says troops a target Reuters The Iran-backed Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba said Trump's decision could become a “legitimate reason” to attack U.S. forces in Iraq. “Trump's stupid decision to make Jerusalem a capital for the Zionist will be the big spark for removing this entity from ... |
PBS NewsHour | Does Iran's deep religious influence in Iraq translate to politics? - PBS PBS NewsHour During the rule of Saddam Hussein, few Iranians dared to make the religious pilgrimage to the holy city of Karbala in Iraq. But the toppling of Saddam has drawn millions of worshippers back, revealing Iran's powerful influence there. In the first of ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Happy tourists, hula hoops and architectural wonders: Iraq as you've never seen it before Telegraph.co.uk Framed by the Archway of Ctesiphon, a majestic, ancient ruin built in the 3rd century, and the largest free-standing brick archway in the world, stand two American tourists. They are dressed smartly in fashionably cut clothes and accessories, and they ... |
Fox News | Trump's Jerusalem decision could incite extremists, Iraq warns Fox News Iraq has also summoned the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad and plans to hand over a memo protesting the new policy, Reuters reported. Meanwhile, the Palestinian group Hamas -- recognized as terrorists by the U.S. -- threatened its own retaliation against ... Demanding Trump Backtrack on Jerusalem, Iraq Summons US Ambassador When Logic Amiss: Saved Iraqi Jewish Collection to Go Back to Iraq The Latest: Baghdad rally, Iraq PM decry US Jerusalem move |
AMN Al-Masdar News | Iraqi force threatens to attack US military in Iraq over Trump's Jerusalem decision AMN Al-Masdar News BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:55 P.M.) – The Iraqi paramilitary Harakat Hezbollah Al-Nujaba threatened to attack the U.S. military in Iraq following President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the Reuters News Agency reported on ... Iraq Demands U.S. Backtrack on Jerusalem, Militia Says Troops a ... Iraq militia threatens US forces over Trump Jerusalem move Iraq summons US ambassador to protest Jerusalem decision |
Department of Defense | Pentagon Announces Troop Levels in Iraq, Syria Department of Defense WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2017 — The United States has about 5,200 troops in Iraq and 2,000 in Syria, and those numbers are trending down, Pentagon officials said here today. Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Robert Manning announced the numbers in compliance ... Pentagon: About 2000 US troops in Syria, 5200 in Iraq Pentagon Revises Troop Numbers to 2000 in Syria; 5200 in Iraq Trump Expanding Mideast Wars: 26000 Troops In Iraq, Syria And Afghanistan |
Reuters | Iraq says Russian energy minister did not discuss operations in Kurdistan with Iraqi officials Reuters “At a time when the oil ministry welcomes all international oil companies to invest and work in Iraq, it also affirms that oil is a sovereign resource, and therefore all contracts ... should be signed with the federal government and the oil ministry ... |