New York Times | After Backing Trump, Christians Who Fled Iraq Fall Into His Dragnet ... New York Times Some Iraqi Christians who fled persecution and worse could be deported as part of President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. |
Reuters | Iraq slows advance on last IS pocket in Mosul packed with civilians Reuters MOSUL/ERBIL, Iraq Iraqi forces slowed their advance on Tuesday through the last streets in Mosul controlled by Islamic State where militants and civilians are packed in densely together, a commander said. While Iraqi commanders predicted final victory ... Iraq on cusp of Mosul victory but IS strikes back; 15 killed Iraq Declares Victory in Mosul, US Will Leave Assad to Russia, Qatar's Deadline to Meet Saudi Demands Nears, and ... ISIS in Iraq: Suicide Bombers Kill 15 in Baghdad, Mosul Attacks |
BBC News | IS suicide bomber dressed as woman kills 14 at Iraq camp BBC News The UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator for Iraq, Lise Grande, condemned the attack. "This is terrible," she said in a statement. "The people who were attacked had fled to Kilo 60 for their safety. Many have travelled huge distances seeking help." In recent ... Suicide Bomber Dressed as Woman Kills 14 in Iraq Refugee Camp Suicide bomb blast kills Iraqis at camp for displaced The Latest: Officer says Iraq troops faced 7 female bombers |
TMZ.com | US Soldier Choked Me Out TMZ.com UFC fighter Sam Alvey is usually the one bringing the pain on the mat ... but he had the tables turned on him when he got choked out by a U.S. soldier in Iraq. Alvey – along with UFC vets Diego Sanchez, Joe Lauzon and Jake Ellenberger – put on a ... |
SOFREP (press release) (subscription) | ISIS clings to last tiny urban patches of crumbling "caliphate" CBS News An Iraqi commander says ISIS militants are in a "fight to the death" as his forces close in on their last foothold in the northern city of Mosul, while in Syria U.S.-backed forces breached the wall around Raqqa's Old City, a major advance in the weeks ... With ISIS Defeat Looming in Syria, Iraq, US Strategy Has to Define Next Step IS cornered in Syria, Iraq Fight against besieged Islamic State approaches endgame in Iraq and Syria – but Trump still has no strategy |
Department of Defense | Coalition Strikes Hit ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, July 3, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 19 strikes consisting of 63 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials ... |
New York Times (blog) | In the Marshlands, 'Another Face of Iraq' New York Times (blog) After 18 months covering the battle against Islamic State fighters in northern Iraq, Emilienne Malfatto felt compelled to show a less-violent side of the war-torn nation. And she found one in Chibayish, a small district in the Mesopotamian marshes ... |
Metro | Male model tortured and stabbed to death in Iraq 'after receiving death threats over his appearance' Metro A male model was tortured and stabbed to death in Iraq, reportedly over his appearance. Karar Nushi, an actor and student at the Institute Of Fine Arts in Baghdad, was found dead in Palestine Street, north of the capital. His body was covered in stab ... Actor in Iraq kidnapped, tortured and killed for 'looking gay' Male model 'is tortured and murdered after receiving death threats because of his tight clothes and good looks' in Iraq |
The New York Review of Books | Iraq: The Battle to Come The New York Review of Books When ISIS conquered Iraq's predominantly Sunni Arab areas three years ago, it faced off with Kurdish forces along a frontline that ran through the middle of what one might call the borderlands between Arab Iraq, with Baghdad as its capital, and Kurdish ... The time has come for Iraqi Kurdistan to make its choice on independence |
Toronto Star | Canadian special forces operating on 'borrowed time' in Iraq, general says Toronto Star OTTAWA—Canada's elite special forces soldiers risk being run ragged after spending three years deployed in Iraq, as well as in several other lesser-known places around the globe, their deputy commander warns. That's why Brig.-Gen. Peter Dawe says the ... |