Iraq parliament rejects interior, defense nominees
BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s nominees Tuesday to lead the defense and interior ministries, leaving the crucial Cabinet posts unfilled as an emerging US-led coalition intensifies its air campaign against Islamic ...
Syria key to terror fight, says Iraq envoy
IRAQ'S ambassador to Australia believes Islamic State cannot be eliminated without international forces going into Syria. THE ambassador's comments came as Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who said at the weekend there was no plan to take action in Syria ...
Shiite militias pose dilemma as U.S. allies in Iraq
President Barack Obama’s top military adviser said Tuesday he would recommend deploying United States forces in ground operations against Islamic extremists in Iraq if airstrikes proved insufficient, opening the door to a riskier, more expansive American ...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Hello! Here's what people will be chatting about on Wednesday. 1. It's the final day before Scottish residents head to the polls to vote on whether or not Scotland should be an independent country. You can catch up on all our Scottish independence referendum coverage here. 2. A new poll from The Tel ...
US airstrikes target IS militants
The US military has stepped up its campaign against Islamic State (IS) militants with five airstrikes across Iraq.
CodePink Isn't Having Obama's New War Against ISIS
People aren't exactly taking to the streets to protest the latest U.S.-led war in the Middle East, but CodePink is making its opposition known as loudly as ever. The erstwhile hearing-disrupters were out in force on Tuesday as the Senate Armed Services Committee heard testimony from top Obama admini ...
Ebola in West Africa: Garrett on the US intervention
Via Foreign Policy, a new must-read from Laurie Garrett: Can the U.S. Army Degrade and Destroy Ebola? Excerpt: This dramatic increase in U.S. commitment comes alongside beefed-up responses from several countries, largely focused on Sierra Leone. The Cuban government is sending 165 health professiona ...
Oh, Shiny Pony!
Liberals called 4 this "emergency debate" on Iraq deployment. 3 Libs in HoC. Trudeau MIA. Quite the emergency! @lisamwhyte62 @billmilliken— Jan Johnstone (@janfromthebruce) September 17, 2014 More here....
After rush to flee, displaced Iraqis lack crucial drugs
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Iraq 09/17/2014 03:05 GMT by Camille Bouissou ARBIL, September 17, 2014 (AFP) - Milad was an operating theatre nurse in Qaraqosh before jihadists seized Iraq's largest Christian town. Now he compiles long lists of medicines that his fellow displaced Iraqis sorel ...
