The Week Magazine | West Mosul residents told battle is imminent as Iraqi forces begin moving Reuters Up to 400,000 civilians could be displaced by the offensive as residents of western Mosul suffer food and fuel shortages and markets are closed, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq Lise Grande told Reuters on Saturday. [nL8N1G30CI]. In Mosul, a divided Iraq in microcosm Iraq: UN aid agencies preparing for 'all scenarios' as western Mosul military operations set to begin Battle for Mosul upends false Iraq narrative |
The Independent | Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 18, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of ... Isis' 'business model' failing as group haemorrhages millions while losing territory across Syria and Iraq |
WSIL TV | The Latest: Pence meets leaders of Iraq, Iraqi Kurds - WSIL-TV 3 Southern Illinois WSIL TV U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has met separately with the leaders of Iraq and its Kurdistan region, thanking both for committing to fight the Islamic State group. The White House says Pence also commended Iraq's security forces for their battlefield ... The Latest: Pence offers Ukraine's president support - Northern Michigan's News Leader |
Iran Reportedly Resumes Electricity Export to Iraq Financial Tribune Iran has resumed electricity export to Iraq after it halted supply in the beginning of the year, according to a Friday report by Mehr News Agency. The report purported that supplies are back to normal after the government in Baghdad paid $350 million ... Iran resumes electricity exports to Iraq Iran resumes exporting electricity to Iraq |
UN News Centre | United Nations News Centre - Iraq: UN condemns car bomb attack ... UN News Centre 17 February 2017 – The United Nations today condemned the deadly terrorist attack in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, for which the Islamic State of Iraq and the ... Statement by the spokesperson on the latest attacks in Baghdad, Iraq Secretary-General Condemns Recent Terrorist Attacks in Iraq ... Iraq – Terrorism – Attacks in Baghdad (February 15 and 16, 2017) |
Aljazeera.com | Deadly car bombing rocks Iraq's Baghdad Aljazeera.com The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group claimed responsibility for Thursday's attack, which came amid a renewed wave of violence in the Iraqi capital. Baghdad was rocked by a wave of deadly suicide bombings during the first days of 2017 ... ISIS bombings kill dozens in Iraq and Pakistan Memo to Trump: Iraq is too big to fail Iraq: Suicide Bomb Blast in Baghdad Kills 15, Wounds Dozens |
Financial Tribune | Iranians Urged to Make Iraq Cement Investment Financial Tribune Iran should invest in the Iraqi cement industry to have a sustained share in the neighboring market, the head of Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce said. “During a meeting with Iraq's minister of industry and minerals, the Iraqis said they intend to make ... |
CBC.ca | Run the world, girls: Newfoundlander in Iraq raises money for 'safe space' sports CBC.ca A Newfoundlander living in Iraq is channeling her passion for running into a fight for human rights, one mile and one dollar at a time. Maria Mulcahy, a teacher working in Zakho, said she struggled with running outside in a foreign land that is known ... |
Department of Defense | Officials Provide Details of Latest Counter-ISIS Strikes in Syria, Iraq ... Department of Defense U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials ... |
Middle East Monitor | 25 children starve to death in Iraq near Mosul Middle East Monitor The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights (IOHR), based in Iraq itself, said that “the [western] half of the city of Mosul, where 140,000 children live, is afflicted by starvation after food supplies ran out, along with a lack of milk and a lack of ... Iraq: 4 children starve to death in western Mosul Daesh Ringleader Killed by Popular Forces in Northern Iraq Shocking images of brutality threaten to undermine the Iraqi fight for Mosul |