Toronto Star | Edmonton helicopter squad replaces Quebec group in mission against Daesh in Iraq Toronto Star EDMONTON—The Canadian military has deployed 60 members of an Edmonton-based helicopter squadron to Iraq as part of Operation Impact, a mission to fight Daesh militants in the country's north. The Department of National Defence says the Royal ... Edmonton-based Royal Canadian Air Force squadron deployed to Iraq Edmonton-based chopper squadron departs for Iraq Canadian air crew head to northern Iraq |
Aljazeera.com | Iraq: Fears that ISIL fighters could regroup in Kirkuk | ISIS News | Al ... Aljazeera.com There are growing fears that ISIL fighters pushed out of the city of Mosul could regroup elsewhere. Iraq: ISIS Could Regroup in Kirkuk Province -- News from Antiwar.com |
Business Insider | Trump seems to be delivering on his campaign promise to 'bomb the hell out of ISIS' Business Insider Statistics released by the Air Forces Central Command indicate that the US and its partners in Operation Inherent Resolve, targeting ISIS in Iraq and Syria, dropped more weapons in March than in any other month since the operation began in August 2014. Grinding battle in Iraq takes toll on police Iraq Accuses IS of Using Chemical Weapons in Mosul Scale of civilians fleeing Iraq's Mosul 'staggering' – senior UN relief official |
The Independent | Tony Blair could still be put in the dock over Iraq War Daily Mail The legal team has gone through the 2.6million-word, 12-volume Chilcot Report into the invasion of Iraq with a fine-tooth comb for the past eight months. They now conclude there is a strong case Mr Blair misled Parliament to justify the catastrophic ... Attorney General 'intervenes to block prosecution of Tony Blair over Iraq war' UK attorney general in bid to block case against Tony Blair over Iraq war Bid to prosecute Tony Blair over Iraq War 'opposed by UK's top judge' |
FIFA.com | When the world welcomed wounded Iraq FIFA.com Iraq's journey to the Confederations Cup in 2009 was about much more than sport. “We wanted to show we are a nation of football and not just war,” said playmaker Nashat Akram, summing up the feeling in the team on the eve of the tournament. “No matter ... |
NBC Connecticut | Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans With PTSD Sue to Have Discharge Statuses Upgraded NBC Connecticut A U.S. Army veteran from Connecticut is one of the lead plaintiffs on a class-action federal lawsuit on behalf of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder that are seeking to have their general discharges upgraded. “I spent 14 ... Iraq vet sues Army in class-action suit over PTSD-related discharges |
AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) | Peshmerga commander: 80 km of Syria-Iraq border controlled by us AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) 80km of the border area between Iraq and Syria is under the control of Kurdistan Region Peshmerga forces, according to a commander within the group. Peshmerga commander, Hashim Sitayi, said that their area of control extends from Sheila to Sinuni ... Peshmerga Holds 80 Kilometres of Iraq-Syria Border West of Mosul: Commander |
K2 Radio | Casper Police Chaplain, Iraq War Veteran Defend Embattled Chief K2 Radio The recently-appointed chaplain of the Casper Police Department and a veteran who served under Chief Jim Wetzel's command in Iraq have each come to Wetzel's defense as he faces increasingly scathing criticism for his leadership of the department. |
CNSNews.com (blog) | Rev. Graham: Qaraqosh, Iraq Had 50000 Christians in 2014, Now 7 Families Remain CNSNews.com (blog) During his recent trip to Iraq to celebrate Easter, Reverend Franklin Graham visited the city of Qaraqosh, where in 2014 some 50,000 Christians were forced to flee because of attacks from the Islamic State and where today only about 7 families remain. Iraq's Catholic church celebrates first Easter mass since 2014 |
Fox News | Jordan FM reassures Iraq after anti-Shiite Muslim protest Fox News AMMAN, Jordan – Jordan's foreign minister has assured his Iraqi counterpart that the kingdom seeks to maintain good relations, after Jordanian protesters burned pictures of Shiite Muslim leaders, including a former Iraqi prime minister. The official ... Jordan News Agency (Petra) |FM: Jordan keen on strong ... |