DefenseNews.com | Trump administration: Troops can stay in Iraq, Syria indefinitely DefenseNews.com U.S. Army Sgt. Kaylin Jones, 25, stands at a guard tower on the perimeter of a small coalition outpost on the western edge of Iraq on Jan. 26, 2018. (Susannah George/AP). WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has the legal authority to keep U.S ... Trump administration declares 'War on Terror' needs no new vote |
Telegraph.co.uk | Iraq war veteran: 'abuse inquiries nearly drove me to suicide' Telegraph.co.uk An Iraq war veteran has told how he was driven to near suicide by a relentless series of Ministry of Defence-funded inquiries over 15 years. The final straw for Joseph McCleary was a probe by the Iraq Fatality Investigations (IFI) team, which is now at ... Army major Robert Campbell returns medals over 'cruel' Iraq death inquiries |
The Intercept | Civilian Casualties Soared in Iraq and Syria in 2017. Was Trump's Bloodthirsty Rhetoric to Blame? The Intercept After three years of brutal fighting, the U.S.-led war against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is winding down, the U.S. military announced on Thursday, saying the coalition has “liberated” more than 98 percent of the area formerly controlled by ... Islamic State has been stashing millions of dollars in Iraq and abroad Fates vary of foreign jihadists held in Iraq and Syria Iraq Hands Over to Russia 4 Women, 27 Children Linked to Islamic State |
Department of Defense | Military Strikes Hit ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external ... |
The Atlantic | How Will Iraq Contain Iran's Proxies? The Atlantic With ISIS vanquished and Iraq's security forces reconstituted and reorganized (thanks to U.S. training and support), some expected that Sistani would revoke his fatwa and dismantle the PMF last December. But Sistani cannot simply dissolve the PMF, a ... |
The Nation. | Why We Need to Remember the Iraq War—As Well as the Global ... The Nation. The Middle East is still suffering from the consequences of the US invasion 15 years ago. |
Al-Monitor | Conference for Iraq draws investors instead of donors Al-Monitor “The real success achieved at the Kuwait conference is that Iraq was able to [present] its cause before the international community and gain its confidence. Iraq has been fighting terrorism on behalf of the world and needs international support for its ... |
Iraq Mosul Colorado Springs Gazette photo - Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 photo of destroyed Mosque of The Prophet Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 photo of destroyed Mosque of The Prophet Younis, or Jonah, in Mosul, Iraq. The revered Muslim shrine was destroyed on 2014 by Islamic State militants who ... |
The Week UK | 'Broken' British Army major cleared seven times faces new Iraq probe The Week UK A British Army major who has faced seven separate inquiries over the death of an Iraqi teenager 15 years ago is being investigated again. Major Robert Campbell told The Daily Telegraph that he feels “broken” after being told he faces an eighth probe ... Army major left 'broken' by new Iraq inquiry Decorated British Army major cleared seven times facing new Iraq inquiry MP says Iraq death probes are 'unacceptable' as British Army accused of treating soldiers as 'political fodder' |
Daily Mail | Biblical prophet's tomb blown up by Isis reveals the inscribed remains of a once opulent palace belonging to 'the ... Daily Mail ISIS' destruction of the biblical tomb of Jonah has revealed a once opulent palace and inscriptions detailing the life of an Assyrian King. Seven clay tablets, found in a palace hidden under the Tomb of Jonah in the northern city of Mosul, describe the ... |