The Guardian | Sniper's record kill shot in Iraq 'should be celebrated', Trudeau says The Guardian A record-shattering lethal shot fired by a Canadian sniper in Iraq has reignited a longstanding debate over Canada's role in the region, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau telling reporters it was “entirely consistent” with the country's non-combat ... Sniper's shot puts focus on Canada's Iraq role Record-breaking sniper shot in Iraq should be 'celebrated,' Trudeau says Canadian Sniper's Record Kill In Iraq 'Entirely Consistent' With Non-Combat Mission: Trudeau |
CBS News | UN goes stealth to help rebuild ISIS-ravaged Iraq CBS News A vast swath of northern Iraq is reeling from violence and destruction that has forced almost 900,000 people to flee their homes in the last year alone. Efforts to bring those Iraqis back home are robust -- and unique; the United Nations has more than ... As Iraqi troops near, ISIS leaves death and destruction in Mosul Iraqi forces gain more ground in Mosul's Old City ISIS Is Almost Defeated in Iraq, but Thousands of Christians Refuse to Return to Their Homes |
Fox News | Self-determination for post-ISIS areas of Iraq and Syria - why not give it a try? Fox News The existing nation states of Iraq and Syria have failed and fragmented. The people in the regions ISIS once controlled are highly skilled at insurgency, and harbor tremendous dislike of their respective central governments. It is unlikely they can be ... |
Reuters | Turkey returns fire on YPG in Syria, warplanes hit militants in Iraq Reuters It said Turkish warplanes separately struck Kurdish militants in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing seven fighters from the PKK group which Ankara says is closely linked to the YPG. The strikes came after Turkey's defense minister warned that Ankara ... Children at risk in Syria, Iraq battlegrounds, US says |
Aljazeera.com | IS counterattacks in retaken parts of Mosul stall Iraq push ABC News Counterattacks by Islamic State militants on the western edge of Mosul have stalled Iraqi forces' push in the Old City, the last IS stronghold in the battle, an Iraqi officer said Tuesday. The attacks forced Iraqi forces and the U.S.-led coalition to ... Iraq army: ISIL will fall in Mosul 'in a few days' Battle for Mosul: Iraq forces repel IS counter-attack Iraqi forces seize more ground in Mosul from Islamic State, PM sees victory soon |
Iraq Refugee With Ties to Kidnapper Pleads Guilty to Fraud U.S. News & World Report Iraq Refugee With Ties to Kidnapper Pleads Guilty to Fraud. An Iraqi refugee living in Virginia who was accused of hiding her ties to the kidnapper of a U.S. contractor has pleaded guilty to an unrelated fraud charge. June 28, 2017, at 4:27 p.m.. MORE. |
JURIST | Michigan federal judge blocks immediate deportation of more than 1400 Iraq immigrants JURIST Goldsmith's order on Thursday temporarily blocked [JURIST report] the deportation of more than 100 Iraq nationals, arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) [official website] agents, for approximately two weeks, during which time the ... |
Rudaw | Controversial conference on future of Iraq's Christians begins in Brussels Rudaw BRUSSELS, Belgium – In recognizing ISIS atrocities against Iraq's minorities as genocide, states are obliged to act, a Dutch politician told Iraq's Christians at a conference in Brussels in Wednesday that has been boycotted by several Christian ... |
Washington Post | A photographer's thirst for Iraq, quenched in a Detroit suburb Washington Post After midnight on a recent Michigan summer night, the streets were alive with activity. Not for a Detroit Redwings game or a music festival but for a large Muslim American community there celebrating Ramadan. After dawn-to-dusk fasting, Muslims around ... |
Iraq Oil Report | Iraq production steady at 4.58 million bpd Iraq Oil Report Iraq has steadily produced about 4.58 million barrels per day (bpd) between March and May, according to an Iraq Oil Report analysis based on data gathered from each of the country's oil fields. That figure, which includes both federal Iraq and the ... |