Aljazeera.com | Iraq: Suicide attacks rock Baghdad killing at least 20 Aljazeera.com In the first blast claimed by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the attacker drove an explosives-rigged car into a vegetable market in the mainly Shia district of Jamila and detonated it, killing at least 13 people, police said. A suicide ... Iraq attacks kill 23; Islamic State blamed IS conflict: Iraq car bomb kills 11 in Baghdad Iraq: Two bomb attacks kill 23 in Baghdad, at least 47 injured |
Daily Sabah | Turkish PM Yildirim visits Iraq to mend relations Aljazeera.com Binali Yildirim's meeting on Sunday with the head of Iraq's Kurdish region Massoud Barzani follows a meeting on Saturday with his Iraqi counterpart in Baghdad aimed at overcoming differences between the two countries over Iraq's role in the battle to ... Turkey's Decision to Pull Back From Iraq Welcome Seeking a fresh start with Iraq Iran welcomes Turkey-Iraq rapprochement |
CNBC | Iraqi forces close in on Tigris in Islamic State stronghold Mosul CNBC Iraq special forces closed in on the Tigris river that runs through central Mosul on Saturday, advancing in parallel with other troops and forcing Islamic State to retreat in its last major stronghold in the country. Islamic State has been driven out ... Iraq launches offensive on IS near Syria border UN: At least 6878 civilians killed in Iraq in 2016 More US troops are being wounded in Iraq and Syria, the Pentagon quietly acknowledges |
US, Coalition Continue Strikes Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, Jan. 8, 2017 — 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 Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials ... |
Rudaw | Iraq's foreign relations politicized esp. by Islamic parties: former top diplomat Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—Iraq's diplomatic ties with the outside world have become politicized and political groups, especially Islamic parties have an influence on how the country conducts foreign relations, says Labeed M. Abbawi, Iraq's retired ... |
Yahoo News | Iraq forces in Mosul punch to Tigris for first time Yahoo News Arbil (Iraq) (AFP) - Iraqi forces battling jihadists in Mosul reached the Tigris River that divides the city Sunday, a key step and a first since the launch of a huge operation in mid-October. The Islamic State group was on the back foot in Mosul after ... Iraqi forces reach Tigris in Mosul as suicide bombs hit Baghdad Iraq forces in east Mosul reach Tigris for first time Civilian cost of conflict in Iraq increases amid Daesh threat |
FOX 5 DC | Suspect in Fort Lauderdale shooting charged with federal crimes, could face death penalty Washington Post The suspected gunman in an airport shooting rampage in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Esteban Santiago, 26, an Iraq War veteran — has been charged with federal crimes and could face the death penalty, the Justice Department announced Saturday night. Family: Florida airport shooting suspect 'lost his mind' after tour in Iraq Suspect in Florida airport shooting 'lost his mind' after Iraq tour, family says Gun was given back to Florida shooting suspect last year |
Al-Monitor | Can public outcry in southern Iraq end Maliki's political ambitions? Al-Monitor Summary⎙ Print Nouri al-Maliki, the former prime minister who now is one of Iraq's vice presidents, was faced with demonstrations staged by angry residents of the three southern provinces he was visiting as part of an early effort to increase his ... |
Counter-ISIL Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq > U.S. DEPARTMENT ... 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 ... |
NBC Montana | Refugees from Africa, Iraq find homes near in Missoula The Daily Progress MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Missoula has become a refuge for more than 40 men, women and children from war-ravaged lands in Africa and Iraq, more than 30 years after last of some 550 refugees from Southeast Asia, most of them Hmong who supported U.S. ... Refugees from Africa, Iraq find homes in Missoula |