Department of Defense | Iraq: East Mosul Free of IS Control Voice of America “This is a monumental achievement for not only the Iraqi security forces and sovereign government of Iraq, but all Iraqi people,” said Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, the commanding general of the international counter-IS coalition in Iraq. Townsend ... Iraq Announces Liberation of Eastern Mosul Iraq declares eastern Mosul 'fully liberated' from ISIS PM Abadi says Iraq's oil is for Iraqis, in reaction to Trump |
The Boston Globe | As Trump muses about seizing Iraq oil, energy experts say it makes no sense The Boston Globe We couldn't just suddenly grab Iraq's oil and walk away with it.” In order to extract the oil, American forces would need to occupy the country, a costly, dangerous, and politically risky process, Pollack said. He added Iraqi resistance to these ... Iraq is worried that Donald Trump says he may re-invade to take their oil Trump's talk of taking the oil sparks questions in US, Iraq How Trump's Speech to the CIA Endangered America |
Bloomberg | U.K. Company Building Iraq Airport to Fly Millions of Pilgrims Bloomberg Copperchase Ltd., a U.K.-based contractor, began the first phase of construction of an airport in central Iraq that will help ease travel for millions of religious pilgrims who visit the city of Karbala each year. The company is building a runway ... |
Yahoo News | Firebrand Iraq cleric warns US on Israel embassy move Yahoo News Najaf (Iraq) (AFP) - Moving the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would be a declaration of war on Islam, influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said Tuesday. "Transferring the US embassy to Jerusalem would be a public and ... War On Islam: Donald Trump's Jerusalem Embassy Could Spark Conflict With Iraq, Muslim Cleric Warns |
Digital Journal | Air attacks in Syria and Iraq cost U.S. about $11 billion so far Digital Journal About $2.5 billion was spent for bombs, about 22 percent of the total costs for the air war in Iraq and Syria. The remainder of the costs included expenses for keeping the planes in the air and for logistics. Obama had presented the air attacks as a ... |
UPI.com | Genel Energy looking for strong year in Kurdish Iraq UPI.com 24 (UPI) -- Operations in the Kurdish north of Iraq can proceed in earnest on the back of consistent payments from the regional government, Genel Energy said. Companies working in the semiautonomous Kurdish region reported monthly payments for exports ... |
Reuters | Oil Majors in Iraq Committed to Output Cuts Financial Tribune Iraq's oil minister said on Monday that most oil majors working on its territory were participating in oil output reductions agreed as part of the deal between OPEC and non-OPEC producers to help to balance the market. OPEC and several independent ... Iraq says most oil majors participating in its OPEC cuts Oil Pares Gain After Crude, Fuel Supplies Rise in Industry Data Oil Minister: Iraq Has Already Cut 180000 Bpd Under OPEC Deal |
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle | Who's tracking casualties in Iraq? A California high school teacher The Bozeman Daily Chronicle There's a history of such laymen tracking Iraq casualties. After the 2003 invasion, a Bay Area anti-war activist and Georgia software engineer built the icasualties.org site into the most reliable source for accurate figures on U.S. casualties there ... |
U.S., Coalition Continue Strikes Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq > U.S. ... Department of Defense U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation ... |
The Independent | Trump May Suspend Some Immigration from Iraq and 6 Other Countries: Sources ABC News President Donald Trump is set to unveil executive actions on immigration -- one of his central campaign promises -- and could move to suspend some immigration from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, either temporarily or "indefinitely ... Donald Trump 'to sign orders restricting refugee access and immigration from Muslim countries' |