Christian Science Monitor | What defines victory for Iraq in Mosul Christian Science Monitor Iraq will need more examples of Shiite-Sunni reconciliation as it prepares for the fall of IS, which took Mosul in 2014. To many Iraqis, the nearly 14 years of sectarian strife triggered by the 2003 US-led invasion have only created openings for the ... Iraq counts on US advisers, mostly out of sight, in war on Islamic State Not even Iraqis know Iraq's future: Anderson Iraq has retaken east Mosul from Isis, says army general |
CBS News | US government scolded over Iraq detainee abuse photos by federal judge CBS News NEW YORK -- A federal judge scolded the government on Wednesday for being overprotective of potentially disturbing images of how the military treated prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan and proceeding as if court review of its decisions about the ... |
Military Times | Carter: More US troops will not fix Iraq or Syria Military Times WASHINGTON — Sending thousands more American troops into Iraq or Syria in a bid to accelerate the defeat of the Islamic State group would push U.S. allies to the exits, create more anti-U.S. resistance and give up the U.S. military's key advantages, ... Carter tells AP more US troops will not fix Iraq or Syria Pentagon Head Admits Inconvenience of Intervention in Syria and Iraq |
Montreal Gazette | UN gangster deported to Iraq directly from Fraser Valley prison Montreal Gazette A high-ranking member of the United Nations gang has been deported to his native Iraq after finishing his sentence for plotting to kill the Bacon brothers. Postmedia has learned that Barzan Tilli-Choli, who came to Canada as a teenager in 1999, was ... |
Task & Purpose | Iraq's Prime Minister Demands A Full Investigation Into 2003 US-Led Invasion Task & Purpose Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi is demanding a full investigation into the events surrounding the 2003 United States-led invasion of Iraq, the Associated Press reports. On Jan. 17, al-Abadi told reporters that he wants a “thorough investigation ... |
Military Times | Jordan boosts border forces amid ISIS threat from Iraq, Syria Military Times ZARQA, Jordan — A senior Jordanian military commander says the kingdom faces a growing threat to its border as Islamic State extremists in neighboring Iraq and Syria are being dislodged from their strongholds by military offensives. Brig. Gen. Jordan Boosts Border Forces Amid IS Threat From Iraq, Syria |
Reuters | Halliburton to drill wells for Shell, doubling Iraq's Majnoon oil field ... Reuters Shell has signed a $210 million contract with Halliburton to drill 30 wells in Iraq's Majnoon oil field, two oil sources said on Thursday. Halliburton to drill wells, doubling Iraq's Majnoon oil field output |
Fayetteville Observer (blog) | 2nd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division officially assumes Iraq mission (with video) Fayetteville Observer (blog) U.S. Army soldiers serving in Iraq participate in a ceremony on Jan. 19, 2017, to mark the transfer of authority for the Operation Inherent Resolve advise and assist mission. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division assumed the mission from ... |
Statement by an IMF Mission on Iraq International Monetary Fund The Iraqi authorities and the staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) held discussions in Baku, Azerbaijan from January 15–19, 2017 ahead of the second review of Iraq's 36-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) that the IMF Executive Board approved on ... |
CBS Local | 35 Travis AFB Airmen Return From Deployment In Iraq CBS Local It was a critical three-month deployment to Iraq. The airmen played a key role in re-opening an airfield that had been taken over by the Islamic State in the battle for Mosul. However, the opening of the aircraft door is all they were concerned about ... |