Reuters | Many foreign fighters likely to stay in Syria, Iraq: US official Reuters ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) - In a new assessment, the U.S. intelligence community judges that large numbers of foreigners fighting for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria likely will stay to defend what is left of their self-declared caliphate rather than ... |
New York Post | Bar re-opens in Iraq town previously overrun by ISIS New York Post QARAQOSH, Iraq – In a town ravaged by the war against Islamic State, amid ransacked homes and shuttered shops, a flashing sign above the entrance to one business beckons visitors: “Welcome,” it reads. Inside, the floors are carpeted, the lights are low ... Iraq's elite special forces struggle to regroup after bloody fight for Mosul Post-ISIL Iraq: Breaking the cycle of violence The Way Forward In Iraq |
The Independent | Isis losses in Syria and Iraq not reducing terror threat in UK, police chief warns The Independent The threat of Isis-linked terror attacks in the UK continues to rise despite heavy military losses for the group in Iraq and Syria, the UK's most senior police officer has warned. Cressida Dick, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, said six ... |
Marine Corps Times | After Mosul: What's next for the fight in Iraq Marine Corps Times After declaring victory in the nine-month battle to oust the Islamic State group from Mosul the Iraqi security forces have “a little bit of breathing room to concentrate on the rest of the country and get on with the campaign of eliminating ISIS in ... French woman faces prosecution in Iraq for possible IS links Execution site discovered near Mosul's Old City US Victory Against ISIS In Iraq Must Not End With Trump Abandoning Baghdad |
ArmyTimes.com | Army announces Iraq deployment for 2100 soldiers ArmyTimes.com The Army on Thursday announced that 2,100 soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division will deploy to Iraq this fall. The soldiers are with 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division at Fort Polk, Louisiana. They will deploy in support of Operation ... |
The National Interest Online | Does the New York Times Want America In Iraq for One Hundred Years? The National Interest Online The headline of the New York Times piece was breathless: “Iran Dominates in Iraq After U.S. Handed the Country Over.” The content was only slightly less so: “But after the United States' abrupt withdrawal of troops in 2011, American constancy is still ... |
Knoe.com | 2100 Fort Polk soldiers will deploy to Iraq this fall Knoe.com KPLC-TV reports that City of Leesville spokesman Sonny Harrell said Thursday that soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, will conduct combat and anti-terrorism operations in Iraq. The unit will maintain a presence at their ... 10th Mountain Division Soldiers Tapped For Fall Iraq Deployment |
Salon | NYT rewrites history of Iraq War, painting US as democracy-lover, Iran as sinister imperialist Salon The New York Times' Tim Arango took what could have been an interesting topic for war journalism — Iran's increased role in Iraq — and morphed it into a cynical revisionist history of American and Saudi involvement in the Middle East. In doing so ... After the Defeat of ISIS in Iraq, What Comes Next? Analyst: Iran-Allied Militias Will Cause Iraq's Next War If Iran has its way, Abadi won't see a second term in Iraq |
Iranian troops clash with 'terrorists' on border with Iraq: statement Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards engaged in heavy clashes with gunmen on the border with Iraq on Thursday evening, killing three of them and sustaining one fatality, the Guards said on Friday. A statement on the Guards' Sepah News website ... |
Aljazeera.com | ISIL families lament harsh treatment in Iraq Aljazeera.com Dozens of families accused of having relatives in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group (ISIL, also known as ISIS) have been forcibly displaced to Shahama camp by the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), under the control of the Iraqi army. The ... |