Syrian Army Sends Reinforcements Toward Border With Iraq: Rebels U.S. News & World Report AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian army aided by Iranian-backed militias was moving troops to a desert region near its border with Iraq and Jordan just as U.S. backed rebels are consolidating control in an area from which Islamic State militants had recently ... |
El Paso Times | 1AD HQ ready to 'get out door' on Iraq mission El Paso Times White will lead what is called the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command in Iraq. In that role, the 1st Armored Division will be responsible for mission command over coalition forces who are training, advising and assisting Iraqi security forces ... |
CNN | On the frontline of ISIS' last stand in Iraq CNN Mosul, Iraq (CNN) Flies buzz around the drying rivulets of blood seeping from the heads of two corpses draped over the hood of a Humvee. One of the bodies, partially charred, lies face down; by his chest is webbing where he had kept magazines for an ... Iraq: New push to drive IS from 4 neighborhoods in Mosul Iraqi forces push toward ISIL's 'last pocket' in Mosul ISIS Executes At Least 145 Civilians For Trying To Flee Iraq's Mosul, Hang Dead Bodies From Electricity Poles |
Department of Defense | Counter-ISIS Strikes Target Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 13, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 22 strikes consisting of 80 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials ... Iraq: 13 Islamic State militants killed in airstrikes Iraq: ISIS leaders killed during 'meeting' in al-Qaim Foreign IS members move from Syria to Iraq |
Metro | Matthew Yates Iraq War veteran secretly filmed naked massage clients Metro A masseur is facing jail for secretly filming female customers with a camera hidden inside a clock. Matthew Yates, 38, who served in the RAF during the Iraq War, recorded himself giving massages to naked and partially-clothed women. Woman finds courage ... |
Task & Purpose | What The Hell Are Afghan Army Pickup Trucks Doing In Iraq? Task & Purpose When you spend enough time in Iraq and Afghanistan, the scenery starts to overlap, and you can forget which theater you're currently in. Especially when the Danger Rangers all start to look the same. That was the feeling freelance reporter Courtney ... |
New York Daily News | Parents of NYPD cop killed in Iraq join candlelight vigil in D.C. New York Daily News The parents of the first NYPD cop killed in Iraq took part in a candlelight vigil in Washington Saturday night to honor fallen police officers. William and Michelle McNaughton traveled to the nation's capital to see their son James' name on the ... |
NBC New York | NYPD Officer Killed in Iraq Honored in DC Candlelight Vigil NBC New York Staff Sgt. James D. McNaughton was honored at the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial. His name was added to the memorial and a candlelight vigil was held in his honor, along with 393 officers that were killed in the line of duty. |
WSB Atlanta | Scholarship fund to honor Georgia soldier killed in Iraq WSB Atlanta Gov. Nathan Deal ordered flags to fly half-staff at all state buildings, calling it a mark of respect for a Georgia soldier killed in action. First Lt. Weston Lee, 25, of Bluffton, Georgia, died while on patrol in Mosul, Iraq. The body of the 25-year ... |
Houston Press | Top Texas Health Official Resigns Amid Questions About Iraq Connection Houston Press Stuart Bowen, who was tasked with overseeing $40 billion in health and welfare spending in Texas, was appointed to the post by Governor Abbott in 2015 after he had been the U.S. inspector general for the reconstruction of Iraq. Texas Monthly started ... |