Washington Post | ISIS fighters may have escaped to Iraq, despite US promises to stop them Washington Post BEIRUT — An Islamic State convoy stranded in the Syrian desert for five days has split up, and some fighters may have found their way into Iraq, despite the U.S. military's determination to stop them from reaching militant-controlled territory, Syrian ... Hezbollah Raging at US for Blocking ISIS Fighters' Passage into Iraq Iraq denies it was aware of deal to transfer ISIS militants to its border |
World Tribune | Jordan, Iraq reopen main border crossing for first time in 3 years World Tribune Iraq's main border crossing with Jordan reopened on Aug. 30 after Iraqi forces cleared a 500-kilometer route from Baghdad to Amman of Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists. The crossing at Tureibil had been officially closed for three years. Jordanian Army ... Iraq-Jordan border post reopening will boost trade |
TIME | Iraq Says it Has 'Fully Liberated' Ninevah Province From ISIS Control TIME (BAGHDAD) — The northern town of Tal Afar has been "fully liberated" from the Islamic State group (ISIS), Iraq's prime minister said Thursday, further shrinking the territory controlled by the extremists who overran nearly a third of the country three ... Iraq: ISIL targeting civilians to 'avenge' loss of Tal Afar, UN envoy says Over 2000 IS militants killed in Iraq's Tal Afar: Officials Iraq's victory over Islamic State in Tal Afar demonstrates improved coordination but the fight is far from over |
The New Yorker | How Iraq War Hawks Can Help Stop Trump from Going to War with Iran The New Yorker Fifteen years ago this fall, in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, one of the most compelling public cases for war came not from President George W. Bush or his backers on Capitol Hill but from a wonky book written by a former C.I.A. analyst that ... |
Aljazeera.com | ISIL suicide attack on Iraq power plant kills seven | Iraq News | Al ... Aljazeera.com One attacker wearing army uniform and armed with grenades detonates himself while police shoot down two others. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait condemn Iraq blast At Least Seven People Killed In Attack On Iraq Power Plant IS suicide attack kills 7 at Iraq power plant |
The Guardian | Castle of the Sealand kings: Discovering ancient Iraq's rebel rulers The Guardian The Kings of the Sealand sound like they come straight out of a fantasy novel but it's the name given to a royal dynasty who ruled a swathe of Bronze Age Iraq for almost three centuries (ca. 1730-1460 BCE). Archaeologists know almost nothing about the ... |
Inherent Resolve Strikes Target ISIS in Syria, Iraq > U.S. ... Department of Defense U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials ... |
Detroit Lakes Online | To Iraq and back, to make a difference: Frazee veteran honored for community service Detroit Lakes Online Aerostats have long been used for border security work, and as part of the JLENS team in Iraq "we watched the main routes for suspicious activity," she said. The crew took turns inside running the eye-in-the-sky cameras, and her outside job was to ... |
CBS News | ISIS Loses Another City to US-Backed Iraqi Forces New York Times Even as Iraq's national television station broadcast the announcement of the liberation of Tal Afar, the plume of smoke from an airstrike could be seen in the area. And in Ayadiya, a nearby village where some Islamic State fighters put up a last stand ... US lauds a "stunning victory" by Iraqi forces over ISIS Iraq says Tal Afar 'fully liberated' from Islamic State IS conflict: Iraq declares 'liberation' of Nineveh province |
Bloomberg | Iraq Says It's Gone Deeper Than Its Pledged OPEC Production Cut ... Bloomberg Iraq said it has gone deeper than its pledged oil-output cut, potentially ending a seven-month period in which OPEC saw the nation falling short of its agreed ... Has Iraq Stopped Cheating On The OPEC Deal? Iraq Ready to Support OPEC+ Deal Extension - Oil Minister Iraq, Russia in strategic energy sector talks |