Iraq involvement to combat Islamic State 'nothing like' 2003, says Tony Abbott
Australia's involvement in the conflict raging in northern Iraq is nothing like the intervention in 2003, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said, in a bid to reassure voters after Australia's decade-long conflict in the troubled nation. Mr Abbott, on Monday ...
Iraq breaks months-long jihadist siege of Amerli
IRAQI forces have broken through to the jihadist-besieged Shiite town of Amerli, where thousands of people have been trapped for more than two months with dwindling food and water supplies. It is the biggest offensive success for the Iraqi government since ...
Iraq operations cost $7.5 million per day, says Pentagon (+video)
WASHINGTON — US military operations in Iraq, including airstrikes and surveillance flights, have cost about $560 million since mid-June, the Pentagon said Friday. Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said the average daily cost has been ...
U.S. planes strike militants near Iraq's Amreli, airdrop aid
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States carried out air strikes on Saturday against Islamic State fighters near the besieged Shi'ite town of Amerli in northern Iraq and airdropped humanitarian aid to civilians trapped there, the Pentagon said.
Iraq launches drive to break jihadist siege of Amerli
KIRKUK (IRAQ): Iraq has launched a major operation to liberate a jihadist-besieged town, as US Secretary of State John Kerry has called for a global coalition to combat the "genocidal" militants. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah warned that the West would be ...
U.S. military airstrikes in Iraq boost morale of thousands of besieged residents
BAGHDAD — The U.S. military carried out airstrikes on Islamic State militants near the besieged Iraqi town of Amerli on Saturday night, boosting morale for thousands of residents who have been trapped inside for two months, Iraqi officials and the ...
Australia to Fly Guns and Ammunition Into Iraq
An Australian military aircraft will soon fly guns and ammunition to the northern Iraqi city of Irbil to help Kurds fight Islamic State militants as part of a U.S.-led multination mission, Australia's prime minister said on Sunday. Prime Minister Tony ...
US military launches airstrikes, helps drop humanitarian aid to help beleaguered town in Iraq
WASHINGTON – Aircraft from the United States, Australia, France and Britain dropped food and water to the beleaguered Iraqi town of Amirli, which has been under siege by Islamic State militants for nearly two months, the Pentagon said Saturday night.
U.S. Strikes Militants Besieging Turkmen in Iraq
WASHINGTON — American warplanes launched airstrikes on Sunni militants who have been besieging the town of Amerli in northern Iraq on Saturday, in a broadening of the campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The Pentagon announced the ...
U.S. Launches More Airstrikes Against ISIS in Iraq
U.S. fighter jets and drones Saturday launched five more airstrikes against Islamist militants in Iraq Saturday, destroying targets near the Mosul Dam, the military said. Strikes destroyed an armed vehicle, fighting position, weapons and a building being ...
