Iraq
Has the US turned off the Islamic State’s oil spigot?
Tag Archives: Iraq
Free Syrian Army
Special Report: How Syria policy stalled under the ‘analyst in chief’
Iraq
Obama to commanders: US will keep making progress in Iraq, Syria
Iraq
Islamic State fighters executed 15 civilians in Mosul. The Islamic State shot down an Iraqi Army helicopter with a shoulder-fired missile and killed both crewmen near Bayji. The US, UK, and the Netherlands launched five airstrikes against the Islamic State near Fallujah, Ramadi, and Sinjar. Yesterday, the US launched five airstrikes against the Islamic State […]
Islamic State uses MANPADS to shoot down Iraqi helicopter near Baiji
The Islamic State has released photos showing the downing of one of the two helicopters shot down in Iraq this week.
Iraq
‘Boots in the air’: US helicopters return to combat in Iraq for first time
Islamic State
Street fighting rages in Syrian town as Islamic State moves in
Iraq
Pentagon yet to decide on Syrian rebel force central to offensive against Islamic State
Iraq
Arab Leaders Attack Islamic State With Intel
Iraq
Islamic State accused of using chlorine gas on Iraqi soldiers
China
ISIS’ Ammunition Is Shown to Have Origins in US and China
Germany
Germany plans expanded engagement against Islamic State in Iraq
Pakistani Taliban group urges jihadists in Iraq and Syria ‘to reconcile’
Omar Khalid al Khorasani, a top leader in Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, offered to help mediate the dispute between the Islamic State and the Al Nusrah Front and other jihadist rivals.
Iraq
Kurds issue desperate call to arms as Islamic State closes in
Al Nusrah Front
Opinion over jihadists divides hajj pilgrims
Iraq
Vatican seeks Mideast Christians’ right of return
Iraq
UK Army chiefs tell Government: stop Gulf states funding terrorism
Iraq
Islamic State reportedly on Baghdad’s outskirts after week of victories
Iraq
The US acted to save Iraq’s Kurds. Why not Syria’s?
Iraq
Obama envoy sees long road ahead in war with Islamic State
Islamic State beheads another Brit, threatens American aid worker
The Islamic State carried through on its threat to execute British aid worker Alan Henning, and said former US Army Ranger Peter Edward Kassig is next.
Islamic State releases pictures of training camp in Kirkuk
The Islamic State operates training camps in Kirkuk and Ninewa province in Iraq, and Raqqah, Abu Kamal, Dier al Zour, Hasakah, and Manjib in Syria.
Iraq
In war on Islamic State, what would victory look like?
Iraq
The Islamic State took control of Hit and Anbar province and attacked military headquarters in Ramadi and at Al Asad Airfield. Twenty-four military personnel were reported killed in Hit. The US launched seven airstrikes against the Islamic State near Ramadi, Fallujah, Baghdad, and Mosul. The Iraqi military claimed it killed 50 Islamic State fighters in […]
Islamic State
Iraqi Kurds fight ISIS with aged weapons
Egypt
US envoy Allen arrives in Iraq, to visit Jordan, Egypt, Turkey
Iraq
Pope Convenes Mideast Envoys Amid Islamic State Threat
Iraq
Pamphlet argues Baghdadi’s legitimacy as head of caliphate
Iraq
Panetta unloads on White House for pulling US forces out of Iraq
Australia
Tony Abbott ready for Australia to join fight against Islamic State despite measured response