DefenseNews.com | Army chief: Future of US troops in Iraq TBD as ISIS crumbles DefenseNews.com U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley speaks to soldiers at Qayyarah Airfield West, Iraq, on Dec. 22, 2017. (Spc. Avery Howard/U.S. Army). WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army chief of staff, who recently returned from a trip to Iraq, said U.S. troops ... DoD reports spike in contractors in Iraq Sharp drop in Iraq and Syria terror deaths: Study ISIS hasn't yet morphed into an insurgency in Iraq, US commander says |
CNBC | Optimism in Iraq fuels revived interest in vintage cars - CNBC.com CNBC Iraq's vintage cars date back to the period between the discovery of oil in the 1920s and the booming 1970s. Optimism in Iraq fuels revived interest in vintage cars |
Fox News | US vital in stabilizing Northern Iraq says Archbishop of Erbil Fox News It has been estimated that a dozen Christian families fled Iraq each day during the ISIS occupation of the northern half of the country. Christians who have managed to escape ISIS have fled to Europe and Lebanon. Others simply wandered the region ... |
Daily Mail | IS poses threat to Iraq one month after 'liberation' Daily Mail Barely a month after Baghdad declared victory over the Islamic State group, the jihadists could still recapture areas of Iraq, especially near the border with Syria, experts and officials say. Ali al-Bayati, a commander of the Hashed al-Shaabi ... |
Politico | Bombing of Iraq begins, Jan. 17, 1991 Politico On this night at 2:45 a.m., Baghdad time (6:45 p.m. of the previous evening in Washington, D.C.), U.S. and allied jets began a bombing air raid against Iraqi air defenses, communications systems, chemical weapons facilities, tanks and artillery. The ... |
Task & Purpose | 10 Years On, The Iraq Surge May Offer Our Best Hope For Afghan Stability Task & Purpose Ten years ago next month, the U.S. military changed tack in a messy Iraq occupation, launching what's simply known as “the surge.” Today, experts are still fighting over it. Even among those who credit Gen. David Petraeus and his counterinsurgency ... |
Iraq Oil Report | Iraq Is Troubling The Oil Majors OilPrice.com Shell decides to pull the plug on Iraq. A day later, Chevron announces its return to Iraq. The oil majors are heading in opposite directions when it comes to investing in oil in the war-torn country, a sign of how differently they view the relative ... Iraq pushes electricity reform, prompting protests |
2 policemen, one civilian killed in attacks in eastern Iraq Xinhua BAQUBA, Iraq, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Two policemen and a civilian were killed and eight other people injured on Wednesday in bomb and gunfire attacks, mainly targeting security forces, in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial official and a ... |
Newsweek | In Iraq, One Man's Battle For Global Recognition Of The Biggest ... Newsweek Last year in the city of Vereeniging, South Africa, volunteers erected a 25ft tall tower of cupcakes. In Guangzhou, China, 1,069 robots danced to electronic music. And in Karbala, Iraq, a cook made a shawarma that weighed three tons. The cupcake tower ... |
The Sun | Blinded Iraq war veteran's desperate plea to find lost £2k glass eye collection he left on Virgin Train The Sun A DISABLED war hero has launched a desperate appeal to track down his lost eye collection. Simon Brown, 39, who was blinded in one eye after being shot by a sniper in Iraq, left his 16 glass eyes worth £2,000 on a train. Simon Brown, 39, lost his ... Ex-Soldier Who Lost Eye to Sniper in Iraq Has Lost Glass Eye Collection |