Washington Post | Iraq seeks aid to rebuild after IS, but donors could be wary Washington Post BAGHDAD — Iraq hopes to raise billions of dollars at a conference next month to fund reconstruction after its costly war against the Islamic State group, but many fear the country's endemic corruption could undermine the appeal. Iraq declared victory ... |
Al-Monitor | Islamic State desert bases still a headache for Iraq Al-Monitor Local intelligence is likely to be key to preventing the remaining IS members in sleeper cells and in the desert, estimated at a few thousand, from conducting major attacks in the near future, as well as preventing fighters from slipping across the ... |
Kuwait News Agency | Reconstruction of Iraq held in Kuwait is a leap forward: Minister Kuwait News Agency BAGHDAD, Jan 23 (KUNA) -- Iraqi Oil Minister Jabbar Al-Luaibi assured that Kuwait International Conference of Iraq Reconstruction which will be held in Kuwait on February 12th, will be a big leap forward and a chance for Iraq to open up to countries ... |
IS local leader killed in airstrike in eastern Iraq Xinhua BAGHDAD, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- A local leader of Islamic State (IS) group and two of his aides were killed Tuesday in an airstrike in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security source told Xinhua. Acting on intelligence reports, the Iraqi ... |
Anadolu Agency | 450000 displaced have returned to Iraq's Nineveh: Govt Anadolu Agency In reference to possible reprisals against local families accused of collaborating with Daesh, the minister conceded that there were “societal and security” problems in some areas “that have served to hinder the repatriation process". According to ... |
Mashable | Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war vet, will be first senator to give birth while in office Mashable Tammy Duckworth, the freshman senator and Iraq war vet who lost both her legs in combat, announced she's pregnant with her second child in a Chicago Sun-Times exclusive Tuesday. Her pregnancy is a milestone. She will be the first sitting senator to ... US Senator And Iraq War Veteran Set To Be First To Give Birth In Office |
RFI | Three French female jihadists face death sentence in Iraq RFI Her three older children have been returned to France. "We expect France, if Melina is sentenced to death, to mobilise with the same intensity it has for other French citizens sentenced to death, in particular Serge Atlaoui," said her lawyers, William ... Iraq sentences German woman to death for IS ties Iraq PM asks NATO chief to shift personnel training back home Iraq After ISIS |
MLive.com | Man killed in Parma Township shooting was Iraq war vet, father of 2 MLive.com His dog seemed to know something was amiss and soon emergency lights filled the street around Athena Drive. He soon learned his neighbor, John D. Campbell, 31, was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17. "I can't ... |
The Hill | Experts warn ISIS still has up to 10000 loyalists in Syria, Iraq: report The Hill U.S. government and foreign experts alike are warning that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is still a dangerous threat, with as many as 10,000 loyalists still within the two Middle East countries, NBC News reported. The number of active ISIS ... IS and how it continues to plague Iraq German mum will be 'first European woman executed in Iraq' for ... Iraq just sentenced a German woman to hang for joining ISIS – VICE ... |
Nasdaq | Iraq's southern oil exports fall in January from record Nasdaq Iraq has been boosting exports from its southern terminals, which handle most exports to offset a halt in shipments from its northern Kirkuk oilfields in mid-October after Iraqi forces seized control of fields from Kurdish fighters. Northern exports ... |