iraq
Kurdish forces seize Iraq’s Sinjar town from Islamic State
Middle East
November 13, 2015
Kurdish forces seize Iraq’s Sinjar town from Islamic State
Kurdish peshmerga forces backed by US air strikes seized the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State on Friday, a…
UN prepares for refugee exodus when Iraqi forces attack Mosul
Middle East
November 9, 2015
UN prepares for refugee exodus when Iraqi forces attack Mosul
The United Nations is expecting huge numbers of civilians to flee when Iraqi forces mount an offensive to retake the…
US general sees air strikes against Islamic State picking up
Middle East
November 7, 2015
US general sees air strikes against Islamic State picking up
US and coalition forces are likely to increase air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in coming…
Cholera spreads from Iraq to Syria, Kuwait, Bahrain: UNICEF
Health & Fitness
November 7, 2015
Cholera spreads from Iraq to Syria, Kuwait, Bahrain: UNICEF
A cholera outbreak in Iraq has spread to neighboring Syria, Kuwait and Bahrain, and risks turning into a region-wide epidemic…
Bosnian imam jailed for recruiting Islamic State fighters
World
November 5, 2015
Bosnian imam jailed for recruiting Islamic State fighters
A Bosnian Muslim cleric was sentenced to seven years in jail on Thursday for recruiting fighters to join Islamic State…
Chalabi, key lobbyist for US invasion of Iraq, dies: parliament
Middle East
November 3, 2015
Chalabi, key lobbyist for US invasion of Iraq, dies: parliament
Ahmed Chalabi, a key lobbyist for the US invasion of Iraq who was blamed for providing false intelligence on weapons…
US weighs special forces in Syria, helicopters in Iraq
Middle East
October 28, 2015
US weighs special forces in Syria, helicopters in Iraq
The United States is considering sending a small number of special operations forces to Syria and attack helicopters to Iraq…
Bomb attack on Shi’ite pilgrims in Baghdad kills seven: sources
Middle East
October 26, 2015
Bomb attack on Shi’ite pilgrims in Baghdad kills seven: sources
A suicide bomber killed seven people, including two police, in an attack on a Shi'ite Muslim procession on Monday in…
Tony Blair says he’s sorry for Iraq War ‘mistakes,’ but not for ousting Saddam
Middle East
October 25, 2015
Tony Blair says he’s sorry for Iraq War ‘mistakes,’ but not for ousting Saddam
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he's sorry for "mistakes" made in the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003,…
Crowds mass in Iraq’s Karbala for mourning ritual
Middle East
October 24, 2015
Crowds mass in Iraq’s Karbala for mourning ritual
Huge crowds of black-clad Shi'ite faithful massed in the Iraqi city of Karbala Saturday, crying and beating their chests to…