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US-led strike caused civilian deaths in Mosul, Iraqi official says - CNN Sun, 26 Mar 2017 20:03:10 GMT

Reuters

US-led strike caused civilian deaths in Mosul, Iraqi official says CNN Iraq's second-largest city has been under the terrorist group's control since 2014. The city is ISIS' last major stronghold in the country. Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division are deploying to help Iraqi forces recapture Mosul. The troops are ... Conflicting casualty figures a week after Iraq Mosul blastReuters US General: Coalition Takes Iraq Civilian Deaths Allegations SeriouslyU.S. News & World Report Iraq blames Islamic State, not US airstrike, for Mosul civilian deathsMarketWatch Irish Times -CNBC -BBC News all 603 news articles »

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US sending around 200 more troops to Middle East, official says - Fox News Mon, 27 Mar 2017 00:34:16 GMT

Military Times

US sending around 200 more troops to Middle East, official says Fox News Two companies from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division are being deployed to the Middle East to bolster security in either Iraq or Syria at the request of the top American commander in Baghdad fighting ISIS, a U.S. defense official with knowledge of ... Another escalation in Iraq: The US Army sends new reinforcements to MosulMilitary Times Shell-shocked Mosul survivors tell of intense airstrikesThe Guardian all 9 news articles »

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Iraq: Don't confuse a good country with a bad war - Albuquerque Journal Sun, 26 Mar 2017 06:02:00 GMT

Iraq: Don't confuse a good country with a bad war Albuquerque Journal But during an upcoming lecture in Albuquerque, a New York University professor will explore the question of whether the formation of Iraq itself a century ago was a bad idea. Her short answer: No, but it's complicated. Sara Pursley, author and ...

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Tours in Iraq prepared Tron Bosse for college - The Daily Orange Mon, 27 Mar 2017 01:44:33 GMT

The Daily Orange

Tours in Iraq prepared Tron Bosse for college The Daily Orange It was 2005 and he was on his first tour of Iraq. Bosse is now a junior policy studies and history dual major at Syracuse University. A smile washed over his face as he admitted he is considering adding a third major. The military prepared him for ...

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Iraqi Premier: ISIS 'weeks away' from military defeat in Iraq - Washington Examiner Sun, 26 Mar 2017 17:01:55 GMT

Washington Examiner

Iraqi Premier: ISIS 'weeks away' from military defeat in Iraq Washington Examiner The leader of Iraq is confident that the military defeat of Islamic State is imminent, but he said that the organization still has the capability to conduct terror attacks. "I think the defeat is definite and we will finish the job in a short time ... Iraqi Prime Minister al Abadi says ISIS military defeated 'within weeks'Fox News President Trump's Meeting With the Prime Minister of Iraq Haider al ...The White House (blog) all 9 news articles »

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Deployed Fort Bragg paratroopers finish All American "shadow runs ... - Fayetteville Observer Sun, 26 Mar 2017 10:12:43 GMT

Fayetteville Observer

Deployed Fort Bragg paratroopers finish All American "shadow runs ... Fayetteville Observer A full seven hours before the All American Marathon began in downtown Fayetteville, runners were crossing the finish line nearly 7000 miles away.Fort Bragg ... and more »

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Trump Insults the Media, but Bush Bullied and Defanged It to Sell the Iraq War - The Intercept Sun, 26 Mar 2017 14:11:00 GMT

The Intercept

Trump Insults the Media, but Bush Bullied and Defanged It to Sell the Iraq War The Intercept As we pass the 14th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, its chief progenitor is suddenly beloved by the mainstream media again. Every time former President George W. Bush pops up somewhere these days, media pundits gush about how good he looks ...

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Fate of OPEC's output cut will depend on how market responds, Iraq's oil minister says - CNBC Sat, 25 Mar 2017 18:37:00 GMT

CNBC

Fate of OPEC's output cut will depend on how market responds, Iraq's oil minister says CNBC Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi said on Saturday the market is a decisive factor in deciding whether to extend into the second half of this year a global agreement on reducing oil output. "The market will decide. The market is a decisive factor ... Iraq's southern oil exports seen average 3.163 mln bpd in March - sourcesTimes of India OPEC investigating if output cut deal should be extended - Iraqeuronews all 334 news articles »

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'We Were Never Brothers': Iraq's Divisions May Be Irreconcilable - Wall Street Journal (subscription) Sun, 26 Mar 2017 20:11:54 GMT

'We Were Never Brothers': Iraq's Divisions May Be Irreconcilable Wall Street Journal (subscription) 'I swear by God we are not brothers,” the Sunni Arab sheik shouted from the audience in response to a conservative Shiite lawmaker's plea for brotherhood. The occasion was a conference last summer at the American University of Kurdistan, in Duhok.

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Family prays for safe return of missing Iraq war vet | WSB-TV - WSB Atlanta Sun, 26 Mar 2017 03:02:16 GMT

WSB Atlanta

Family prays for safe return of missing Iraq war vet | WSB-TV WSB Atlanta COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Friends and loved ones of a missing Iraq War vet gathered Saturday night to pray for his safe return, some three years after he ... and more »