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US reconsiders its responsibility for civilian casualties in Iraq and Syria - Los Angeles Times Mon, 01 May 2017 13:02:45 GMT

Los Angeles Times

US reconsiders its responsibility for civilian casualties in Iraq and Syria Los Angeles Times As the battle against Islamic State intensifies in heavily populated cities, the U.S. military has reexamined the way it reports whether its daily bombing runs over Iraq and Syria are inadvertently killing civilians. The review, amid mounting criticism ... Group Of 36 Yazidis Rescued From IS In IraqRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Pentagon identifies soldier killed in IED blast near Mosul, IraqArmyTimes.com War on ISIS Could Push Islamic State Fighters Out of Iraq for Good in May, Iraqi Commander SaysNewsweek The Herald -Fox News -Military.com -Military Times all 321 news articles »

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Iraq war tragedy turned into New York musical - The Straits Times Mon, 01 May 2017 21:03:08 GMT

Iraq war tragedy turned into New York musical The Straits Times (From left) Brandon Espinoza, Claire Neumann and Joe Joseph in Baghdaddy. The musical tells the true story of an Iraqi defector, whose claims about weapons of mass destruction became justification for the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq.PHOTO: AGENCE ... and more »

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Nooooooo! Iraq Asks U.S. for Marshall Plan Reconstruction Funds - Huffington Post Mon, 01 May 2017 13:01:31 GMT

Huffington Post

Nooooooo! Iraq Asks U.S. for Marshall Plan Reconstruction Funds Huffington Post Iraq will need billions of dollars to rebuild after ISIS. Large portions of major cities were destroyed in the war, infrastructure was neglected under ISIS, villages are riddled with mines and booby-traps. The deputy governor of Anbar estimated that ... and more »

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OPEC Deal Backfires: Saudis Lose Market Share To Iran, Iraq - OilPrice.com Mon, 01 May 2017 23:19:01 GMT

OPEC Deal Backfires: Saudis Lose Market Share To Iran, Iraq OilPrice.com Saudi Arabia, OPEC's biggest producer and de facto leader, is losing market share, while Iran and Iraq have so far emerged as winners of the cuts with in the cartel in a battle for market share, according to Christof Ruehl, former chief economist at BP ... and more »

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Iraqi Kurdistan: Playing the independence game | Iraq | Al Jazeera - Aljazeera.com Mon, 01 May 2017 09:51:55 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Iraqi Kurdistan: Playing the independence game | Iraq | Al Jazeera Aljazeera.com Why does Iraqi Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani seem so eager to severe ties with Baghdad? Dozens of Kurds protest to mark International Labor Day - NRT EnglishNRT all 15 news articles »

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In the field with Iraq's archaeologists of the future - The Guardian Mon, 01 May 2017 08:00:42 GMT

The Guardian

In the field with Iraq's archaeologists of the future The Guardian Northern Iraq is spectacularly beautiful in April; the foothills of the Zagros Mountains break out in flowers, the barley shoots up in the valleys and everything is eye-wateringly green. Down by the calm waters of Lake Dokan, I'm trying to explain the ...

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Tony Blair will be remembered for Iraq and personal greed - Mirror.co.uk Mon, 01 May 2017 09:36:01 GMT

Mirror.co.uk

Tony Blair will be remembered for Iraq and personal greed Mirror.co.uk Iraq was an explosive breach of trust, his Weapons of Mass Disinformation spin and lies far deadlier than Saddam's non-existent WMD armaments. To hobnob with super-rich tycoons, anybodies for a freebie holiday, was a bad look when he simultaneously ... Remember Blair For These Policies, Not Iraq War: Darren AdamLBC all 6 news articles »

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Dozens of Yazidis enslaved by IS in Iraq now free - BBC News Sun, 30 Apr 2017 11:45:12 GMT

BBC News

Dozens of Yazidis enslaved by IS in Iraq now free BBC News Thirty-six members of the Yazidi religious minority are free after nearly three years in the hands of so-called Islamic State (IS), the UN says. They have been taken to UN centres in Dohuk in Kurdish northern Iraq. It is unclear whether they escaped in ... Yazidis freed in northwest Iraq after three years of enslavementAMN Al-Masdar News (registration) After long trek to Armenia, Iraq's Yazidi families struggle to fit in ...Reuters all 6 news articles »

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How Iraq is planning to secure key border road - Al-Monitor Sun, 30 Apr 2017 20:22:02 GMT

Al-Monitor

How Iraq is planning to secure key border road Al-Monitor BAGHDAD — Iraq is trying to revive the Trebil border crossing between Iraq and Jordan, which was closed in 2014 after the Islamic State (IS) took control of Anbar province. But the highway from Baghdad toward the crossing is not safe and has been the ...

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US-led strikes on civilians in Iraq, Syria - Press TV Mon, 01 May 2017 22:31:19 GMT

Press TV

US-led strikes on civilians in Iraq, Syria Press TV In this edition of The Debate, Press TV has conducted an interview with its Damascus-based correspondent Mohamad Ali, journalist and political commentator Marwa Osman from Beirut, and Michael Lane, the founder of the American Institute for Foreign ...