Clinton will immediately seek to reestablish U.S. dominance over the Middle East
The Summer of 2016 is proving to be a decisive one in both the United States and the rest of the world. The long shadows…
Iraq
Yazidi survivors: “They destroyed us. How can we ever be like before?”
Sinjar, Iraq – Trapped in the house of her Islamic State enslaver, Nadia would hide when she wanted to pray towards the sun, despite being forced…
US Military Target ISIL in Libya First Time
Washington says air raids aimed at backing Libyan forces seeking to retake city of Sirte from the group. US fighter jets have carried out air…
Children Killed, Wounded Fleeing ISIS; 116 Killed Across Iraq
The United Nations warned Iraq that hastening death sentences for accused militants would likely increase the number of innocent people executed for crimes they did…
Supporting Trump: the GOP’s Equivalent of the Iraq War Vote
In the Time Capsule thread (now up to #66), I’ve been chronicling some of the ongoing words, deeds, and gestures that the Republican party has…
Iraqi PM talks Mosul offensive with top US officer
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi held talks in Baghdad on Sunday with the U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford…
Iraq minister says IS leaders, families flee Mosul
Iraq’s Defence Minister Khalid al-Obeidi has said that Islamic State group leaders and their families have sold their belongings and fled Mosul as Iraqi forces…
How safe is your holiday? Popular destinations including Turkey, Egypt and France examined as ISIS threaten UK ships
Million of Brits are flocking to UK airports this summer in search of dream holidays abroad. While many will head to different countries in Europe,…
Morocco arrests 52 suspects in Daesh-linked cell
Morocco’s interior ministry yesterday announced that police had arrested 52 people suspected of having links to Daesh and who had planned several attacks in the…
Defeating ISIS and Ending the Sunni-Shiite War in Iraq
Now that Iraqi forces, with the support of the international coalition, are gearing up to recapture Mosul — ISIS’s last major stronghold in Iraq — the question that looms…