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Fighting the flames of ISIL in Iraq - Aljazeera.com Tue, 07 Feb 2017 09:35:21 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Fighting the flames of ISIL in Iraq Aljazeera.com Qayyarah, Iraq - Six months after ISIL fighters torched oil wells in Qayyarah, Iraqi fire crews are still battling the flames. Like a scene from a Hollywood blockbuster, a vast and pervasive darkness hangs over Qayyarah, as toxic black smoke billows ...

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US-led coalition focuses on training a post-ISIL police force in Iraq - USA TODAY Tue, 07 Feb 2017 23:37:17 GMT

Yahoo News

US-led coalition focuses on training a post-ISIL police force in Iraq USA TODAY The U.S.-led coalition is training 3,000 Iraqi police and border officers to help provide security in Iraq once Islamic State militants are pushed out of their last major stronghold in Mosul. The move reflects a shift from training an advancing army ... UN says 30000 have returned to Iraq's MosulYahoo News World Bank links financial support for Iraq to reconciliationMiddle East Eye 'This will be your fate': Iraq is using ISIS corpses to wage a psychological war in MosulBusiness Insider all 115 news articles »

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President Trump still thinks that America should have taken Iraq's oil - Salon Tue, 07 Feb 2017 15:24:52 GMT

Salon

President Trump still thinks that America should have taken Iraq's oil Salon Last month the president delivered a speech at the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, before its memorial wall and implied that “maybe we'll have another chance” to confiscate Iraq's oil. “If we kept the oil, you probably wouldn't have ISIS because ... and more »

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Isis file reveals 'problem' foreign fighters are refusing to fight in Iraq - The Independent Wed, 08 Feb 2017 01:52:18 GMT

The Independent

Isis file reveals 'problem' foreign fighters are refusing to fight in Iraq The Independent A Belgian militant had a medical note saying he had back pain and would not join the battle. A fighter from France claimed he wanted to leave Iraq to carry out a suicide attack at home. Several requested transfers to Syria. Others just simply refused ... and more »

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US Embassy in Iraq Reports Threat Against Baghdad Hotels - NBCNews.com Mon, 06 Feb 2017 22:09:37 GMT

Anadolu Agency

US Embassy in Iraq Reports Threat Against Baghdad Hotels NBCNews.com "As a reminder, U.S. citizens should maintain a heightened sense of security awareness and take appropriate measures to enhance their personal security at all times when living and working in Iraq," an emergency security message for U.S. citizens on ... Fearing attacks, Iraq steps up security in capitalAnadolu Agency all 7 news articles »

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Iraq's Biggest Oil Export Terminal Halting Operations - OilPrice.com Tue, 07 Feb 2017 16:32:00 GMT

Arab News

Iraq's Biggest Oil Export Terminal Halting Operations OilPrice.com Iraq's largest oil export terminal in Basra will stop operations for 24 hours starting at midnight today to get a new feeding pipeline, the state South Oil Company said. No details were provided as to whether the pipeline is a replacement for an ... Iraq's Basra oil export terminal to stop loading for 24 hoursArab News all 3 news articles »

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Iraq's Unique Wildlife Pushed to Brink by War, Hunting - National Geographic Mon, 06 Feb 2017 17:03:23 GMT

National Geographic

Iraq's Unique Wildlife Pushed to Brink by War, Hunting National Geographic By planting trees, they hoped to attract migrating birds—and eventually tourists—to this largely barren swath of northwestern Iraq. In an area with scarce water, they carved out an artificial pond—and then watched as wild pigs and the occasional ...

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Container bound for Iraq - Saanich News Tue, 07 Feb 2017 21:08:30 GMT

Container bound for Iraq Saanich News Dell Marie Wergeland, director at Compassionate Resource Warehouse, and Graham Jackson of Youth With A Mission Victoria show off some of the supplies packed into the container behind them destined for Erbill in the Kurdish part of Iraq where they will ...

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US contractor evacuated from Iraq after video goes viral - The Rebel Tue, 07 Feb 2017 22:27:24 GMT

US contractor evacuated from Iraq after video goes viral The Rebel U.S. contractor evacuated from Iraq after video goes viral. Victor LaszloRebel Commentator. A couple of days ago, a former enlisted Marine turned contractor made a video reportedly exposing the attitudes and actions of Iraqi citizens towards Americans.

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John Bercow consistently voted for the Iraq war. He's a colossal hypocrite, not a hero - Spectator.co.uk (blog) Tue, 07 Feb 2017 13:11:00 GMT

Spectator.co.uk (blog)

John Bercow consistently voted for the Iraq war. He's a colossal hypocrite, not a hero Spectator.co.uk (blog) Bercow, you see, this supposed hero of the refugees and Middle Eastern migrants temporarily banned from the US, voted for the bombing of Iraq. He green-lighted that horror that did so much to propel the Middle East into the pit of sorrow and savagery ... and more »