The Atlantic | How Can Iraq Rebuild? The Atlantic But the mosque also represents the scale of the challenge now facing Iraq. Before its capture, ISIS fighters blew up its iconic leaning minaret— an act described by Abadi as “an official acknowledgment of defeat.” At its height, ISIS controlled 40 ... With Mosul liberated, how does Iraq make sure ISIS can't make a comeback? Clashes shake west Mosul after victory over IS declared The Latest: Trump says US committed to total defeat of IS |
New York Times | Iraq Celebrates Victory Over ISIS in Mosul, but Risks Remain New York Times MOSUL, Iraq — The fighting is all but over in Mosul, and the billboards are already up: hastily raised signs in which the government urged the city's Sunni residents to “turn the page” from the terrorists of the Islamic State. As Prime Minister Haider ... Iraq and allies violated international law in Mosul battle: Amnesty Mosul: US commander says Iraq must stop Islamic State 2.0 Iraq's prime minister announces victory against the Islamic State in Mosul |
Willamette Week | Lewis & Clark Grad Uploads Harrowing Photos Of ISIS Conflict in Iraq Willamette Week Lewis & Clark Grad Uploads Harrowing Photos Of ISIS Conflict in Iraq. Kainoa Little returned with a striking collection of photographs depicting the brutality and violence he witnessed. By Dana Alston |. Published 3:26 PM. Updated 3:26 PM. Dying is easy. |
CBS News | Monitoring group says ISIS members confirm leader's death CBS News LONDON -- A London-based monitoring group with a solid history of accurately reporting incidents from inside war-torn Syria said Tuesday that it had been able to confirm the death of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The battle for Mosul is won. But can Iraq survive? Is Iran running Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units? Top US commander in Iraq refuses to confirm reports of ISIS chieftain Baghdadi's death |
The Guardian | Tony Blair: a pretty straight sort of guy on the Iraq war? The Guardian Tony Blair and George W Bush deliver statements to the media on 7 September 2002 after the prime minister's arrival at the US presidential retreat, Camp David, Maryland, where they met to discuss possible military intervention in Iraq. Photograph: Paul J. |
Telegraph.co.uk | Britain can be Iraq's best and biggest ally as it strives for a peaceful future Telegraph.co.uk We need to realise, above all, that the rise of Al Qaeda in Iraq and then the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) was fuelled by the disfranchisement of Sunni muslims, who felt that Shia muslims, under the leadership of Shia Iran, grew too ... |
Iraq's Victory In Mosul Raises Questions About The Future Of ISIS NPR July 11, 20174:31 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with terrorism expert Bruce Hoffman about what to expect for the future of ISIS now that the city of Mosul, Iraq, has been liberated from the terrorist group. Facebook ... |
Foreign Policy (blog) | SitRep: Another Tough Day For the Trumps; Iraq Reclaims the Rubble of Mosul Foreign Policy (blog) Iraq says complete victory over the Islamic State in Mosul “is certain,” with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi saying the city has been cleared except for “just one or two pockets” of ISIS resistance. Iraqi officials say they'll make a final ... |
Iraq's Prime Minister Celebrates Win Over ISIS In Mosul NPR Haider al-Abadi says ISIS has been driven from its Mosul stronghold, but the prime minister must now knit together a country riven by sectarian tensions and foreign sponsors. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Iraq's prime minister traveled to Mosul yesterday to ... |
Reuters | At Srebrenica, Iraq's Yazidis demand genocide recognition Reuters SREBRENICA, Bosnia Four Yazidis from Iraq joined thousands of Bosnian Muslims at a commemoration on Tuesday of the 8,000 men and boys killed in 1995 at Srebrenica and called for atrocities committed against their sect by Islamic State to be recognized ... |