Kurd troops attack ISIS on three fronts in Iraq
IRBIL (Iraq): Kurdish troops backed by warplanes battled the Islamic State group on three fronts in northern Iraq on Tuesday, clawing back land they lost to the jihadists in recent months. The Kurdish peshmerga struck before dawn against the town of Rabia ...
Combating terrorists in Iraq and elsewhere will take time, says Baird
OTTAWA - As the federal cabinet considers a possible deployment of fighter jets to Iraq, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird suggests Canada and other countries could be in for a lengthy mission. Baird predicts that battling extremists in Iraq and ...
'No panic' vow over Iraq operations
British forces will not be "panicked" into dropping bombs in Iraq by reports of gains by Islamic State (IS) troops, the Foreign Secretary has insisted. Philip Hammond confirmed that the RAF had made another two sorties today without launching any attacks.
Islamic State crisis: Heavy fighting on Iraq-Syria border
Heavy fighting is reported on both sides of a key border crossing between Iraq and Syria, where Kurdish forces are fighting Islamic State militants. Iraqi Kurdish troops are said to have taken heavy casualties during an offensive on the town of Rabia.
Corporate Agribusiness, the Occupation of Iraq and the Dred Scott Decision
This article was published by Counterpunch in 2005, but is still relevant today, especially in the context of the current military intervention in Iraq and Syria. In June 2005 I attended the National Media Reform Conference in St. Louis, Missouri.
'US air power stymied Islamic State in Iraq and Syria but can't destroy ISIS alone'
Washington: The US air power has managed to degrade the Islamic State's capabilities, but will not be able to destroy it alone, said US Air Force Major General Jeffrey Harrigian. As US and its anti-Islamic State coalition partners continue to strike the ...
U.S. strikes help Iraq Kurds, army advances against Islamic State
ARBIL Iraq/MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish forces captured a strategic border crossing and several villages from Islamic State fighters in northern Iraq on Tuesday, scoring gains as the militants were pounded by heavy U.S.-led air strikes and ...
Special Report - Wheat warfare: Islamic State uses grain to tighten grip in Iraq
SHEKHAN Iraq (Reuters) - For Salah Paulis, it came down to a choice between his faith and his crop. A wheat farmer from outside Mosul, Paulis and his family fled the militant group Islamic State early last month. The group overran the family farm as part ...
Nearly $1 Billion Already Spent on US Military Campaign Against ISIS
A pair of U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes in Syria, in this U.S. Air Force handout photo taken early in the morning of September 23, 2014. (Reuters/U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Matthew) The…
President Obama admits U.S. “underestimated” rising threat of ISIS in Iraq & Syria. Here’s exactly what he said.
Obama tells “60 Minutes” that US intelligence underestimated the ISIS threat. (source: CBS News) For the last several years, President Obama and his top advisors told us over and over again that “al Qaeda is on the run,” and “we decimated al Qaeda.” In January, the President dismissed ISIS — formerl ...
China, India, Russia headline UN assembly debate
Источник .... UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- China and Russia appeared back-to-back on Saturday in the continuing marathon speeches at the annual high-level debate of the UN General Assembly. India took its neighboring relationship as a top priority. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( ...
Corporate Agribusiness, the Occupation of Iraq and the Dred Scott Decision
This article was published in 2005, but is still relevant today, especially in the context of the current military intervention in Iraq and Syria. In June 2005 I attended the National Media Reform Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. While there…
Afghanistan and US sign long-delayed troop pact
Kabul (AFP) - Afghanistan and the United States on Tuesday signed a deal to allow some US troops to stay in the country next year, signalling that new President Ashraf Ghani intends to mend frayed ties with Washington. Hamid Karzai, who stepped down as president on Monday, refused to sign the deal i ...
How ISIS Uses Wheat Supplies To Tighten Its Control In Iraq
By Maggie Fick SHEKHAN, Iraq, Sept 30 (Reuters) - For Salah Paulis, it came down to a choice between his faith and his crop. A wheat farmer from outside Mosul, Paulis and his family fled the militant group Islamic State early last month. The group overran the family farm as part of its offensive tha ...
Why it Might Matter Whether the Islamic State Was AUMF-able Last Year
In February, Karen DeYoung and Greg Miller wrote a story in the WP about how Al-Qaeda’s then-recent expulsion of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, now Islamic State, or IS) raised questions about whether the AUMF “still applies” to ISIS. “According to some administration lawyers and intelli ...
Candidate Profile: Rick Giarusso
Rick Giarusso, of Cedar Falls, is seeking his first term in the Iowa House. He is running to represent House District 59 which includes Cedar Falls in Black Hawk County. Rick grew up in Wisconsin and earned a Bachelors degree from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and a Masters degree from Silve ...
Candidate Profile: Nathan Bolton
Nathan Bolton, of Waterloo, is seeking his first term in the Iowa House. He is running to represent House District 61 which includes Waterloo in Black Hawk County. A lifelong resident of the Cedar Valley, Nathan is a graduate of Waterloo West High School, and received a Bachelors degree in Economics ...
James Foley Photo Removed From NYC Anti-Islamic Ads
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Reuters) - A photo of American journalist James Foley shortly before his beheading by the Islamic state militant group is being removed from anti-Islam advertisements appearing on Monday on 100 New York City buses and two subway stations. In response to a compl ...
