BBC News | Iraq 'investigating Mosul cliff killing video' BBC News Belkis Wille, senior Iraq researcher at Human Rights Watch, told the BBC: "In the final weeks of the battle for west Mosul, the pervasive attitude that I have observed among armed forces has been of momentum, the desire to get the battle wrapped up as ... 1st Armored Division takes command in Iraq ISIS Dealt Significant Blow After Iraq Retakes Mosul, Official Says Iraq Collectively Punishing Islamic State Families: Rights Group |
Lincoln Journal Star | 'I've Waited All My Life' as Guard members return from Iraq Lincoln Journal Star Bella Preister of Omaha hugs her father, Major Jeremy Preister, as he steps off a bus to a welcoming ceremony in Lincoln on Thursday. About 90 Nebraska Army National Guard soldiers, members of the 1st Infantry Division Main Command Post-Operational ... |
Al-Monitor | Pentagon wants to build new US facilities in Iraq, Syria Al-Monitor In a policy statement released Tuesday night, the White House argues that US troops are hamstrung by legal restrictions on their ability to expand US military infrastructure “in both Iraq and Syria.” The administration wants lawmakers to extend ... |
Metro | British Isis fighter nicknamed 'sniper of the caliphate' has been 'killed in Iraq' Metro Tal Afar is around 50 miles away from Mosul, the former de-facto 'capital' of Isis in Iraq before it was officially liberated earlier this week. Government forces have now surrounded Tal Afar – which remains one of the last areas of Isis control in Iraq. Iraq: Islamic State Seeks Refuge In Tal Afar |
Washington Times | Iraq and Kurdistan need to split - Washington Times Washington Times Iraqi security forces with the support of coalition forces are finally getting close to defeating ISIS in Iraq, which begs an important question: What comes next? |
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's prime minister announces victory against the Islamic State in Mosul Mosul: US commander says Iraq must stop Islamic State 2.0 Iraq and allies violated international law in Mosul battle: Amnesty |
NDTV | Sincerely Engaged With Iraq To Trace 39 Missing Indians: Government NDTV ... various channels to locate the Indians, Mr Baglay said. The ambassador of India to Iraq and the consul general in Erbil have been instructed to continue the efforts to locate the Indian nationals on priority, the MEA spokesperson had said on Monday. 39 Indians yet to be located from Iraq after liberation from Islamic State: MEA |
TIME | 'We Have to Support These People.' Malala Yousafzai Visits Iraq to Meet Girls Who Lived Under ISIS TIME Only a few days ago, Malala Yousafzai was finishing her final high school exams. On Tuesday, she landed in Iraq to meet with displaced girls here who have spent years out of school. This is not how most young people spend the summer before college, but ... Malala highlights education needs of Iraq's displaced children Malala Yousafzai spends birthday at Iraq fun park with girls forced out of school by ISIS Malala Spends 20th Birthday on Girl Power Trip Fighting for Education in Iraq |
Daily Mail | Feared British ISIS marksman dubbed 'the sniper of the caliphate' 'is shot dead in Iraq' Daily Mail A feared British ISIS fighter known as 'the sniper of the caliphate' has been killed in Iraq, according to local reports. Abu Moussa al-Muhajer died while patrolling a highway near the town of Tal Afar after being shot by unknown gunmen, according to ... |
89.3 KPCC | VA to study health effects of Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan on vets' families 89.3 KPCC Researchers with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine will hunt for any research that suggests soldiers who fought in the first Gulf War, the post-9/11 Iraq war and Afghanistan might have passed on any medical conditions to ... |