Economic Times | Iraq says 90 percent of Tal Afar retaken from IS Business Insider BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's military said Saturday it has driven Islamic State militants out of 90 percent of the northern town of Tal Afar and retaken the town center. Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool, a military spokesman, spoke hours after Iraq's foreign minister ... Iraqi forces retake most of Tal Afar from Islamic State Iraq recaptures Tal Afar centre, citadel from ISIS Iraq Recaptures Historic Ottoman Citadel From ISIS |
CNBC | France pledges support to stabilize post-Islamic State Iraq CNBC France will help reconstruction and reconciliation efforts in Iraq as it emerges from the war against Islamic State, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Saturday after talks with Iraqi officials in Baghdad. France is a main partner in ... Iraq: 90% of Tal Afar retaken from Islamic State France Plans $513 Million Iraq Loan, Foreign Ministry Tells AFP The Latest: Iraq says victory over IS in Tal Afar is near |
The Sun | Brave mum Kerrie Shaw's mission to rescue her kids from war-torn Iraq after their refugee dad abducted them The Sun A BRAVE mum risked her life to rescue her children from war-ravaged Iraq after they were abducted by their refugee dad. Kerrie Shaw went through "absolute hell" to snatch Daniella, now 13, and Makor, 12, back from the clutches of their Iraqi dad. |
ReliefWeb | Iraq: Mosul Humanitarian Response: Weekly Explosive Incidents Report (20 Aug - 26Aug 2017) ReliefWeb ... • Iraqi Federal Police with the coordination of Popular Mobilization Forces were able to liberate Al-Ibrah Al-Sagirah, Al-Ibrah AL-Kabirah, Ibrah Al Hanash and Ibrah Al Najar villages in Telafar district of Ninewa. • Iraqi Counterterrorism Forces ... |
New York Daily News | Bronx square renamed to honor soldier killed in Iraq - NY Daily News New York Daily News A Bronx square was renamed Saturday in honor of Cpl. Ramona Valdez, who died in 2005 while serving Iraq. |
The Sun | Ultra-fit Special Forces legend and Afghan and Iraq hero Mark 'Foggy' Phillips dies from 'human Mad Cow Disease' The Sun A SPECIAL Forces commander has died from a rare human form of Mad Cow Disease. Lt Col Mark 'Foggy' Phillips, 56, led top secret missions behind enemy lines in Iraq and Afghanistan — earning a reputation as a top warrior and an ultra-fit officer. |
The Seattle Times | Iraq's Sunnis wrestle with militants' religious legacy The Seattle Times FILE -In this Tuesday, July 18, 2017 file photo, suspected Islamic State members sit inside a small room in a prison south of Mosul. Even as the Islamic State group's rule is torn down in Iraq, the seeds are there... (AP Photo/Bram Janssen, File) More ... Iraq's Sunnis wrestle with militants' religious legacy - ABC News Islamic State fighters face Nineveh Criminal Court as first death sentences handed down |
Dallas News | Paratrooper killed while fighting ISIS in Iraq laid to rest in Arlington Dallas News An Army paratrooper killed while fighting the Islamic State in northern Iraq was laid to rest Saturday in Arlington. Sgt. Allen Levi Stigler Jr., 22, of Arlington was one of two soldiers killed Aug. 13 when an artillery round meant to be fired at an ... |
Reliefweb | Iraq is addressing strategic urban development of the Pilgrimage governorates [EN/AR/KU] Reliefweb Karbala, 27 August 2017 – UN-Habitat and UNDP are helping Iraq to address strategic urban development of the Pilgrimage governorates of Najaf and Karbala. Nearly thirty Iraqi officials convened in the holy city of Karbala, on 22-23 August 2017, to ... |
Iraqi News | Iraq sentences Islamic State's “chemical emir” to death Iraqi News Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Iraq's Central Criminal Court sentenced Sunday a prominent Islamic State chemical warfare developer to death, convicting him of developing some of the group's deadliest weapons. In a statement on Sunday, Abdul-Sattar Beraqdar, ... |