New York Times | Turkey's Push to Join Battle for Mosul Inflames Tension With Iraq New York Times ERBIL, Iraq — A dispute between Iraq and Turkey has emerged as a dramatic geopolitical sideshow to the complicated military campaign to retake Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, from the Islamic State. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has ... Iraq: Coalition huddles as forces inch towards Mosul Mosul Could Be A Make Or Break Battle For Iraq Sulfur Dioxide Plume Moving Across Iraq, Satellite Images Show |
The Intercept | The Horror of the Iraq War, One Hundred Years From Now The Intercept AFTER SADDAM HUSSEIN, after the U.S. invasion, after the Islamic State, what will Iraq ultimately look like? The future of Iraq, its borders, economy, religious and cultural identity, is a matter of constant speculation for foreign policy experts. Now ... |
IRINnews.org | Iraq's growing mental health problem IRINnews.org Iraq already had shortages of psychiatrists and psychologists before the rise of so-called Islamic State. Now, as hundreds of thousands of civilians emerge from years of IS rule, the impact of those shortfalls is becoming painfully clear. Many of those ... |
Sputnik International | The Iraq pit: A new administration should move to cut losses Pittsburgh Post-Gazette One question that should be high on the foreign policy agenda of President-elect Donald Trump is whether America should continue the war in Iraq, which now risks having ensnared three U.S. presidents. The Iraq War has now cost the taxpayers $2 trillion. What's Behind Saudi Proposal to Join Fight in Syria, Iraq It's official: US boots on ground in Iraq, Syria |
Middle East Eye | Battle for Mosul: Iraq forces retake IS-bombed 'Jonah's tomb' Middle East Eye Iraqi forces battling the Islamic State group in Mosul on Monday retook an area where the Islamic State militants levelled one of the city's most well-known shrines in 2014, officials said. "We retook control of Nabi Yunus area... raised the Iraqi flag ... Iraqi forces battle Islamic State near Tigris river in Mosul Iraq makes swift territorial gains against ISIS in Mosul Report: more than 16000 civilians killed in Iraq in 2016 |
Strikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ... Department of Defense U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force ... |
Crux: Covering all things Catholic | Group leads 'Dunkirk in reverse' for Christians of Iraq, Syria Crux: Covering all things Catholic Right now, it's impossible to say whether Christianity will survive in Iraq or Syria. Yet one thing can be said with certainty: If it does, it will be because of groups such as Aid to the Church in Need, which has been leading a "Dunkirk in reverse ... |
Al-Arabiya | Bahrain's foreign ministry summons Iraq's ambassador Al-Arabiya Bahrain ministry of foreign affairs has summoned on Monday Iraq's ambassador of Iraq to the kingdom. Ambassador Ahmed Naif Rasheed Al-Dalimi was summoned after Bahrain affirmed its condemnation and categorical rejection of recent statements made ... |
Human Rights Watch | Iraq: ISIS Bombings Are Crimes Against Humanity Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – Recent car and suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State (also known as ISIS) targeting crowded markets and hospitals in Baghdad amount to crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said today. The Iraqi authorities should improve its ... |
Yahoo News | In Iraq's Mosul, university a casualty of anti-IS war - Yahoo Yahoo News Mosul (Iraq) (AFP) - Some buildings at the University of Mosul are charred by fires, others rigged with explosives, and bullets still periodically fly past a campus ... |