CNBC | US approves $295.6 million military equipment sale to Iraq: Pentagon CNBC The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of $295.6 million worth of military equipment to Iraq for artillery and infantry Kurdish peshmerga units. |
AOL | Iraq opens new Tigris bridge escape route for people fleeing Mosul AOL MOSUL (Reuters) - Iraqi's army has built a new pontoon bridge over the Tigris river south of Mosul, after flooding had blocked all crossing points, opening an escape route for families fleeing fighting between government forces and Islamic State. On ... US Trying to Determine What Chemical IS Used in Iraq Attack The More Things Change, the More Iraq Stays the Same Can ISIS and Al-Qaeda Unite to Save One Another in Iraq and Syria? |
Fox News | Iraq says 'friendly' nations contacted over Qatari captives Fox News BAGHDAD – Iraq's prime minister says "friendly countries" and its neighbors have been contacted over the fate of captive Qataris, including ruling family members, kidnapped in the country in late 2015. Haider al-Abadi's comments late Tuesday came as ... Is Saudi Arabia really willing to normalize ties with Iraq? |
Rudaw | Revolutionary Guard general takes over as new Iranian ambassador in Iraq Reuters BEIRUT A general from Iran's Revolutionary Guards assumed the post of ambassador to Iraq on Wednesday, in a sign of the key role the military force is currently playing in its neighboring country. Iraj Masjedi previously worked as adviser to Qassem ... Iran's new Quds-connected envoy to Iraq arrives in Baghdad Iran Guards member begins work as Iraq ambassador Iran Guard general assumes Iraq envoy post |
AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) | US military moves HQ from central Iraq to Syrian border AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 P.M.) – The U.S. military has moved its headquarters from central Iraq to the Al-Anbar Governorate in the western part of the country, Iraqi activists reported on Wednesday. According to reports, the U.S. Special Forces has moved ... |
Traverse City Record Eagle | Iraq vet enters race for 1st District | Local News | record-eagle.com Traverse City Record Eagle TRAVERSE CITY — A Traverse City Democrat and retired Marine Corps officer is getting an early start on his candidacy for Michigan's 1st Congressional District ... Running for First: Iraq War veteran declares for U.S. House race as ... |
Newsweek | Iraq's Unlikely Love Affair With Cuddly Canines - Newsweek Newsweek Merchants display foreign dogs for sale at the al-Ghazel animal market in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 21, 2010. Iraq's fondness for canine companionship began ... |
Task & Purpose | ISIS Is Now Deploying Chemical Weapons Against Coalition Forces In Iraq Task & Purpose When the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun was hit this month by poison gas, the attack was condemned internationally and prompted the Trump administration to launch a retaliatory missile strike. Last Friday, there was another attack. A rocket loaded with ... |
The National | Sombre mood as Iraq's Yazidis mark New Year The National LALISH, IRAQ // Thousands of Yazidis flocked to a shrine in northern Iraq to mark the New Year on Wednesday, in their biggest gathering since they became victims of mass murder by ISIL. Wearing traditional Yazidi clothes, holding candles and paraffin ... Celebration of Hope: Yazidi New Year in Iraq |
Al-Monitor | Ankara not backing down from Iraq intervention Al-Monitor Summary⎙ Print A week after announcing an end to operations in Syria, Turkey announced that it plans to launch a military operation in Iraq against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Sinjar, a move guaranteed to outrage the Baghdad government. |