IS suspected of firing chemical agent in Iraq
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is suspected of firing a chemical weapon at a base where U.S. troops were operating. CNN reported that…
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Forces of USA nearly ready to help Iraq push to retake Mosul
US forces will be ready within weeks to help Iraqi forces in their battle to retake Mosul from ISIS, according to Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman…
UK can’t beat ISIL in Syria, Iraq with current strategy
Britain’s strategy to defeat Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is “necessary but not sufficient” and the country needs a “grand strategy” instead, according to British lawmakers from the…
Iraqi PM: Mosul offensive could be imminent
Iraqi-led U.S.-supported efforts to retake Mosul could be imminent, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Monday. After a bilateral meeting with President Barack Obama, Abadi…
Iraqi Christian who fled ISIS in Mosul now facing UK deportation – Video
An Assyrian Christian who fled Islamic State is fighting a Home Office decision to deny him asylum and send him back to Iraq. Sarmad Ozan,…
The thirty-year war: still on track
In spring 2003, barely two weeks after the invasion of Iraq, one of the earlier columns in this series was perhaps rashly titled “A thirty-year…
ISIS Declares State of Emergency in Iraq’s Mosul
ISIS has reportedly declared a state of emergency in Mosul and taken its troops off the streets after a series of assassinations. The terror group,…
Catholics are being forced out of Iraq and Syria. The Pope’s new reform could help them
The common perception of Pope Francis is that he is a Pope without much time for laws, preferring a more freewheeling “pastoral” approach in his…
Massive Explosion Kills Nine Militants in ISIS Explosives Factory in Iraq
A well-placed source in Anbar Operations Command declared that nine ISIS members were killed in the explosion of a booby-trapped vehicle while they were trying…
13 PKK terrorists killed in southeast Turkey
Thirteen PKK terrorists have been killed in counterterror operations carried out in the Çukurca district of southeastern Hakkari province in the last two days. In…