Radio: U.S. Policy Towards Iraq and Syria and the Threat Posed by the ISIL
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey testified on President Obama’s strategy for combating ISIS* militants. They outlined the administration’s approach that includes expanded airstrikes, additional U.S ...
Former PM Chretien tells CBC Iraq mission 'a done deal'
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Jean Chretien has weighed into the debate about the federal government's decision to send special forces to northern Iraq to help fight an extremist group, warning it could pull Canada into further commitments in the region.
David Corn: A Difference Between Opposing Iraq War and Being In Favor Of Stopping ISIS
DAVID CORN: We'll have to revisit the Syrian authorization but they can slip that into another bill. The leading members of Congress don't want a debate. In fact, it was one of the House Republicans that said I'll explain it to you very clearly: we would ...
France joins US against Islamic State over Iraq
This image shows two Rafale jet fighters flying over Iraq on Friday. French fighter jets struck Friday against the militant Islamic State group in Iraq. $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$ap photo$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ PARIS — France is back at America’s side in conducting ...
Dozens of Turkish hostages seized by ISIS in Iraq released months later
(CNN)-- Dozens of Turkish hostages abducted by Islamist militants in northern Iraq were freed Saturday after three months in captivity. Militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria raided the Turkish consulate in June and seized 49 people, including ...
Kuwait (oly.) - Iraq (oly.)
Asian Games – Follow the Football match between Kuwait (oly.) and Iraq (oly.) live with Eurosport. The match starts at 13:00 on 21 September 2014. Our live coverage lets you follow all the key moments as they happen. Add this event at my calendar2014-09 ...
Turkey frees hostages held by ISIL in Iraq
Forty-six Turkish hostages seized by fighters of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in June have been brought safely back to Turkey by the country's intelligence agency, according to Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey's prime ...
Iraq mission 'a done deal'
Former prime minister Jean Chretien says the federal government's decision to send special forces to northern Iraq to help fight an extremist group could pull Canada into further commitments in the region. In an interview with CBC radio, Chretien says ...
Shlomo Avineri, Anthropology and Ending the War In Iraq
Experts such as Israel’s Dr. Shlomo Avineri, who often appear on television and radio, in Israel and abroad, and who try to explain the war in Iraq to the general public, are usually political scientists, Arabists and Middle Eastern specialists ...
French jets strike in Iraq, expanding U.S.-led campaign against Islamic State
BAGHDAD/PARIS (Reuters) - French jets struck a suspected Islamic State target in Iraq for the first time on Friday, expanding a U.S.-led military campaign against militants who have seized a third of the country and also control large parts of neighbouring ...
