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Turkey Warns of Global Conflict if Iraq or Syria Break Up - U.S. News & World Report Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:23:13 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Turkey Warns of Global Conflict if Iraq or Syria Break Up U.S. News & World Report SIRNAK, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey escalated its opposition to a Kurdish independence referendum in northern Iraq on Tuesday, training tank guns and rocket launchers across the southern border and saying the break-up of its neighbors could lead to ... Turkish warplanes kill three Kurdish militants in northern Iraq: armyReuters Iraq breakup will lead to global conflict: Turkish ministerPress TV Regional implications of the Kurdish independence voteAljazeera.com STRATFOR -Hurriyet Daily News all 259 news articles »

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OPEC Output Cut Under Fire But Iraq Says It's Not The Oil Cartel's 'Bad Boy' - Forbes Tue, 19 Sep 2017 07:41:34 GMT

Forbes

OPEC Output Cut Under Fire But Iraq Says It's Not The Oil Cartel's 'Bad Boy' Forbes It is troubling for some that Iraq - an OPEC heavyweight - has been specifically flagged up among the non-complaint parties, by the IEA and others. However, according to Jabbar Al Luiebi, Oil Minister of Iraq, criticism of both – his country and OPEC ... Oil rolls over after a strong startBusiness Insider all 272 news articles »

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A brave soldier and one horrible day: two lasting memories of Iraq - Los Angeles Times Wed, 20 Sep 2017 02:16:05 GMT

Los Angeles Times

A brave soldier and one horrible day: two lasting memories of Iraq Los Angeles Times Though Los Angeles Times colleagues who had covered wars had offered me practical advice — “Always be paranoid, but stay calm” — Iraq was my first assignment in a war zone. The man who asked about my nervousness was Dara Tahsin, who would ... and more »

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Hundreds of ISIS Women From America, Europe, Asia Will Be Expelled From Iraq, Along With Their Children - Newsweek Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:13:00 GMT

NPR

Hundreds of ISIS Women From America, Europe, Asia Will Be Expelled From Iraq, Along With Their Children Newsweek Iraq is set to deport 500 women who were foreign members of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), along with their children, an official said on Monday, as authorities moved them to a detention center in preparation for their departure. Iraqi ... 'Grave Fears' After Iraq Moves More Than 1300 Wives, Children Of ISIS SuspectsNPR Back on the Playground: Returning to Iraq, Eight Years LaterWar on the Rocks On the ground in Iraq, the war against ISIS is just getting startedVox Al-Monitor -The Sun -Deutsche Welle -Al-Arabiya all 135 news articles »

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Turkey not in direct talks for return of intelligence officers from Iraq: minister - Reuters Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:53:11 GMT

Reuters

Turkey not in direct talks for return of intelligence officers from Iraq: minister Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish minister appeared to confirm for the first time that two Turkish intelligence officers have been captured in northern Iraq, saying the government was not in direct talks with the Kurdish militant PKK group to bring them ... and more »

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Iraq Oil Minister Says Premature to Decide on Future of Output Deal - New York Times Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:10:30 GMT

Bloomberg

Iraq Oil Minister Says Premature to Decide on Future of Output Deal New York Times FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates — OPEC and other oil producers are discussing several options for their supply-cut pact, including an extension and a further cut, but it is premature to decide on what to do beyond March, when the agreement expires ... Oil Producers Weigh More Cuts, Iraq SaysBloomberg Oil rises after Iraq signals possible OPEC cut extensionYahoo Finance Oil rises above $50 as Iraq raises prospect of more OPEC actionChron.com all 16 news articles »

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Vince Cable compares Brexit to the 'Iraq war' and 'financial crisis' - Telegraph.co.uk Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:28:20 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Vince Cable compares Brexit to the 'Iraq war' and 'financial crisis' Telegraph.co.uk Sir Vince Cablehas compared Brexit to the war in Iraq and the financial crisis, in his fist key note speech as Liberal Democrat leader. Despite insisting there is more to his party than opposing Brexit, Sir Vince said EU withdrawal ranked alongside ... Vince Cable: Brexit will be a 'disaster' like Iraq and the financial crashPoliticsHome.com all 79 news articles »

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Iraqi Supreme Court Suspends Kurdish Region's Independence Referendum - TIME Mon, 18 Sep 2017 13:30:25 GMT

TIME

Iraqi Supreme Court Suspends Kurdish Region's Independence Referendum TIME The central government in Baghdad, regional leaders and the United States — a key ally of Iraq's Kurds — have all called on the Iraqi Kurdish region to hold off on the vote, fearing it could contribute to instability as Iraqi forces continue to ... UN's Guterres urges Kurds in Iraq to scrap referendumAljazeera.com Iraq's top court orders suspension of Kurdish independence referendumCNN Iraq supreme court steps in to block Kurdish independence voteThe Guardian Washington Post -BBC News -Telegraph.co.uk all 785 news articles »

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Plan scrapped to bring Iraq, Syria refugees to Pittsfield area - Berkshire Eagle (subscription) Tue, 19 Sep 2017 16:46:00 GMT

Plan scrapped to bring Iraq, Syria refugees to Pittsfield area Berkshire Eagle (subscription) Plan scrapped to bring Iraq, Syria refugees to Pittsfield area. Posted Tuesday, September 19, 2017 12:39 pm. By Patricia LeBoeuf, pleboeuf@berkshireeagle.com. PITTSFIELD — A plan to resettle dozens of refugees in the Pittsfield area has been scrapped ...

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Operation Hellfire: Dramatic moment RAF pilots use drone-controlled single missile to stop ISIS public execution ... - Daily Mail Wed, 20 Sep 2017 02:12:05 GMT

Daily Mail

Operation Hellfire: Dramatic moment RAF pilots use drone-controlled single missile to stop ISIS public execution ... Daily Mail Air Commodore Johnny Stringer, commander of all UK air operations in Iraq and Syria, said of the video: 'The individual who we engaged was a sniper in over-watch to shoot civilians who sought to move away from the execution, let alone to protect the ...