Military Times | In Iraq, ISIS seals off area around symbolic mosque in Mosul Military Times Meanwhile on Thursday, the U.N. special mission to Iraq said violence killed at least 354 civilians and wounded 470 others in Iraq last month. Of those, there were 160 civilians killed and 52 wounded in Nineveh province, where Mosul is provincial capital. Mosul battle: At least 142 civilians killed in six days The US Is Going To Be In Iraq A LONG Time, Mattis's Budget Hints France is 'hunting down its citizens who joined Isis' without trial in Iraq |
NBCNews.com | Iraq's National Soccer Team Aims to Prove to ISIS 'That Nothing Can Divide Us' NBCNews.com BAGHDAD — Iraq's national soccer team is played its first game on home soil in years on Thursday, beating Jordan 1-0 in Basra, a city that suffered some of the worst violence after Saddam Hussein's reign of terror. The match drew 60,000 fans — and ... |
Washington Post | Turkey plans to build walls along borders with Iraq, Iran Washington Post ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country plans to build walls along its borders with Iraq and Iran, similar to the one currently being erected along the frontier with Syria. Erdogan said Thursday that Turkey has so far ... Partnered Forces Continue to Make Progress in Syria, Iraq YPG-led forces say Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi not to enter Syria US Has Started Sending Weapons to Syrian Kurds, Officials Say |
Foreign Policy (blog) | The Battle to Unearth Iraq's Mass Graves Foreign Policy (blog) SINJAR, Iraq — A middle-aged man sporting a bushy moustache grins widely into the camera. Hassim, 31, carefully slides his finger across the screen of his phone. The man with the moustache is replaced by a smiling teenage boy, casually leaning on the ... |
Radio New Zealand | NZ troops return from Iraq deployment Radio New Zealand They were they fourth group of New Zealand soldiers to be sent to Iraq for a joint mission with Australia, training members of the Iraqi Security Force, as part of international efforts in the fight against Islamic State. The Senior National Officer of ... |
Aljazeera.com | Ex-captive of ISIL sheds tears on return to Iraq Aljazeera.com Nadia Murad made an emotional return to the Yazidi village in northern Iraq where she was captured and sold as a slave by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) three years ago. She broke down in tears on Thursday as she approached the school ... |
AirForceTimes.com | Air Force: Malfunctions caused 2016 Predator crash in Iraq AirForceTimes.com An MQ-1B Predator crashed in Iraq last year after "significant malfunctions" gradually drove the remotely-piloted aircraft into the ground. An accident investigation board studying the Jan. 7, 2016, crash found the Predator was conducting a combat ... |
Daily Mail | Iraq play first post-ban friendly at home Daily Mail Iraq faced Jordan in the southern city of Basra on Thursday in their first match at home since football's governing body FIFA lifted a multi-year ban on international friendlies. Iraqis' passion for football cuts across the deep religious and political ... Iraq plays against Jordan in first match after ban lifted After IS, Iraq looks to Jordan |
AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) | Hezbollah commander killed fighting ISIS in Iraq AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) A senior commander from the Lebanese Hezbollah was killed while fighting the Islamic State in northern Iraq. Abdulhamid Sharri died today after sustaining serious injuries from battles against ISIS in Qayrawan area in west Nineveh governorate. The ... |
Iraqi News | Ex-captive of Islamic State sheds tears on return to village in northern Iraq Reuters Yazidi survivor and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human trafficking Nadia Murad (C) reacts as she visits her village for the first time after being captured and sold as a slave by the Islamic State three years ago ... Famed Yazidi Islamic State victim back to Iraq hometown after liberation Nadia Murad, after returning home, urges Iraq to try ISIS supporters |