Iraq
Kerry in Iraq: Time to ‘Turn Up Pressure’ on Islamic State Extremists
Islamic State extremists are losing ground in Iraq, their leaders and fighters are being eliminated and the group's rank-and-file members are losing hope, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday. Kerry made a quick visit to Baghdad Friday for talks with Iraqi leaders. He promised the U.S.-led coalition fighting...
British imams visit Iraq in bid to counter Isis propaganda in the UK
British imams visit Iraq in bid to counter Isis propaganda in the UK A group of Sunni imams are to make the first-ever visit by British Muslim religious leaders to see first hand the front line in the fight against Isis. The imams, representing mosques across the country, will travel to Iraq on Tuesday for an eight-day...
Trump challenged over Iraq war
Columbia, South Carolina. Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday that he "could have" signaled support for invading Iraq during a 2002 interview with Howard Stern. "It was probably the first time I was asked that question," the GOP presidential front-runner told CNN's Anderson Cooper during a South...
Mass grave found in Iraq
IRAQI forces have found more than 40 bodies, including those of women and children, in a mass grave in the city of Ramadi west of Baghdad, which they recently retook from Islamic State militants. Interior Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. Saad Maan said the grave in central Ramadi contained the bodies of civilians as well as...
Iraq’s oldest Christian monastery destroyed by Islamic State
Satellite images confirm that the oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been destroyed by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS). St Elijah's stood on a hill near the northern city of Mosul for 1,400 years. But analysts said the images, obtained by the Associated Press, suggested it had been demolished in late 2014, soon...
Iraq searching for three U.S. citizens reportedly abducted
Security forces in Baghdad were hunting for three U.S. citizens who Iraqi lawmakers said on Monday had been kidnapped, which, if confirmed, would make them the first Americans abducted in the country since U.S. troops withdrew in 2011. Unknown gunmen seized the trio from a private apartment on Friday in the capital's...
House lawmaker wants Syrian, Iraqi refugees to take lie detector tests
A Republican lawmaker has introduced legislation in the House of Representatives requiring Syrian and Iraqi refugees take lie detector tests before entering the US. Ken Calvert (R-California) is also proposing that potential refugees submit DNA tests. “It has become all too clear to many Americans that our security...
U.S. general: Iraq will not seek Russia air strikes
The United States won assurances from Iraq on Tuesday that it would not seek Russian air strikes against Islamic State, U.S. Marine General Joseph Dunford said, adding he warned Baghdad that a Russian air role would impede the U.S.-led campaign, Reuters has reported. Dunford, on his first trip to Iraq since becoming chairman of...
The Dangerous Link Between Syria and Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has used the fighting in both countries to trap the U.S. Despite what Vladimir Putin is saying, the United States still staunchly refuses to believe Russia is engaged in a new Cold War—and that the U.S. is losing. But Russia aggressively pushes its own narrative where U.S. leadership is absent. Russian...