Endangered Dems push Iraq escalation
Pushed by the polls - Democrats like Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) are joining the chorus of Congressional members calling for the president to act, writing in a statement, “I urge the administration to come to Congress with a clear strategy and political and ...
NATO open to Iraq mission, says alliance's secretary general
NEWPORT, Wales – NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the military alliance is ready to help Iraq deal with Islamic terrorists, raising the possibility that ground troops could play a role. Rasmussen said that Iraq has not yet requested help ...
Be warned: Aghanistan could go down the same path as Iraq
The Middle East and its wider eastern environs are in the grip of multiple humanitarian and geopolitical crises. The entire region from Pakistan and Afghanistan to Iraq and Syria to Palestine and Libya is in the grip of multiple humanitarian and ...
Away from jihadist's atrocities in Iraq, a Yazidi student fails to find security
As global leaders step up action against Islamic State in Iraq and mull airstrikes in Syria, tens of thousands of Yazidis have fled northern Iraq last month. But one of them is helplessly watching the plight of his loved ones from India, as Islamic State ...
Daily Slop: Iraq War vet Ben Kotwica Brings Authority to Special Teams; Redskins Facing a Dual Challenge in Watt & Clowney
A look at the top Redskins stories around the web View gallery Washington Redskins position analysis: CB - ESPN ASHBURN, Va. -- Continuing my look at the Washington Redskins' 53-man roster by position group, this time analyzing the cornerbacks. Who they ...
Jihadists kidnap dozens in north Iraq village
Kirkuk (Iraq) (AFP) - Jihadists kidnapped dozens of residents of a northern Iraq village on Thursday after villagers burned one of their positions along with a jihadist flag, police and witnesses said. The militants of the Islamic State (IS) group had ...
UPDATE 1-Iraq cuts output targets in revised oil deals with BP, CNPC
The revised deal with oil major BP for Iraq's giant Rumaila oilfield cut the planned plateau level to 2.1 million barrels per day from 2.85 million bpd, Salah Mohammad, general manager of the Rumaila Operating Organisation, told Reuters. Iraq also agreed ...
