ISIS Forces Sweeping Through Northern Syria as Thousands Flee
Forces of the Islamic State in Syria have mounted a huge offensive with columns of armor and artillery sweeping through the Kurdish region of Northern Syria near the Turkish border. Their goal is apparently capturing the strategic border town of Ayn al-Arab, and more than 60 towns and villages in th ...
THE CASE FOR A UNIFIED KURDISTAN
BY DANIEL PIPES. MEFORUM Is a united and independent Kurdistan a prospect we should welcome, or a dangerous idea that would create more problems in the Middle East than it would solve? Philip Jenkins, a distinguished professor of history at Baylor University, sees the prospect of a grand Kurdistan, ...
Iran is Not The Answer
A big dispute is roiling DC: Is Iran the answer to America’s problems in the Middle East? Can we turn to Iran for help with ISIS and will the joint interest in defeating the radical group lead to a broader US-Iran rapprochement and help get the nuclear deal? Sadly, the answer to these questions is n ...
World leaders to gather at U.N. in shadow of Islamic State, Ebola crises
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - World leaders gather in New York this week to tackle a host of crises: the violence Islamic State militants are wreaking in Iraq and Syria, the exponential spread of the deadly Ebola virus in Africa and deadlocked negotiations on Iran's nuclear program. There is little hop ...
Turkey president: No ransom paid to Islamic State for hostages' release
President Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday no ransom was paid for the release of Turkish hostages held by Islamic State in Iraq and that it was the result of diplomatic and political negotiation.
Turkey says no ransom paid for release of hostages held by Islamic State
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday no ransom had been paid for the release of Turkish hostages held by Islamic State but he declined to be drawn on whether their release freed Turkey's hand to take a more active stance against the insurgents. Turkish intelligence agents bro ...
Howard 'embarrassed' by WMD intelligence that led to Iraq commitment
Former prime minister John Howard says he is "embarrassed" intelligence he used to take Australia to war in Iraq was inaccurate but denies it was a "deliberate deception". In an interview broadcast on the Seven Network, Mr Howard said he and the then National Security Committee of Cabinet in 2003 se ...
Turkish president says no ransom paid for release of hostages held by IS
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday no ransom was paid for the release of Turkish hostages held by Islamic State in Iraq and that it was the result of diplomatic and political negotiation. Turkish intelligence agents brought 46 hostages seized by Islamic State militants in n ...
Islamic State recruiting women to 'have kids and cook'
Months after declaring an Islamic caliphate, Islamic State, which has seized large swaths of Syria and Iraq, is seeking to address a need of any viable nation: women.
Islamic State recruiting women to 'have kids and cook'
Months after declaring an Islamic caliphate, Islamic State, which has seized large swaths of Syria and Iraq, is seeking to address a need of any viable nation: women.
US general: Arab nations needed in Iraq, Syria
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- The top U.S. military officer says Arab countries need to take a more direct role in the U.S. military mission in Iraq before it can be credible and sustainable. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said ...
Column: No lessons learned in Iraq
Here we go again! Our leaders have learned nothing from their disastrous war in Iraq. That intervention destroyed Iraq as a country, caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, created a repressive government in Baghdad, and set off a sectarian war, opening ...
Attacks kill 10 people in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Bomb and mortar fire attacks killed ten people in Shiite areas in and around Baghdad on Sunday, as Iraqi security forces said they succeeded in breaking a siege on soldiers who had been surrounded by Islamic State militants west of Baghdad.
Iran Attaches Great Importance to Stability in Iraq, FM Zarif Says
“Stability and security in Iraq and its development and progress as well as the promotion of ties between Tehran and Baghdad in all areas have high strategic importance to the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Zarif said during a meeting with the United ...
Attacks kill six in Iraq
BOMB and mortar attacks have killed six people in Shi'ite Baghdad, with Iraqi security forces claiming to have broken a siege on soldiers surrounded by Islamic State militants west of the capital. POLICE officials said on Sunday three mortar shells landed ...
US general: Arab nations needed in Iraq, Syria - The Galveston County Daily News : World
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