U.S. takes help in Iraq from where it can, regardless of source
WASHINGTON -- The urgent fight to keep Islamic State forces from taking over more of Iraq has led the Obama administration to tolerate, and in some cases even approve, things it once would have loudly protested. When Iraqi Shia militias, backed by Iran and ...
Sending Canadian military advisers to Iraq risks drawing us deeper into a chaotic war: Editorial
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made a risky and unsettling decision by abruptly inserting the Canadian military into the war that is raging in Iraq. He should have sought Parliament’s express consent before deciding to send combat advisers. As the ...
Iraq welcomes US plan for coalition against jihadists
Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq on Saturday welcomed US President Barack Obama's plan for an international coalition against jihadists as a "strong message of support", after repeatedly calling for aid against the militants. Obama outlined the plan at a NATO summit ...
Iraq welcomes US plan for coalition against militants
BAGHDAD // Iraq on Saturday welcomed the US president Barack Obama’s plan for an international coalition to fight ISIL as a “strong message of support”, after repeatedly calling for aid against the militants. Mr Obama said the coalition aimed to ...
Mass grave found in northern Iraq
Mass grave found in northern Iraq A mass grave is found in northern Iraq, believed to contain 15 Shi'ite truck drivers killed by Islamic State militants. Sarah Toms reports. Video provided by Reuters Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1rRrusc
Baird’s ‘one voice’ in Iraq with Liberals and NDP a notable non-partisan change in tone for the Tories
IRBIL, Iraq — Moments after climbing into a bunker manned by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird looked behind him and gestured, saying, “Paul and Marc, come on.” Seconds later, amid the sandbags, Kurdish fighters and ...
Iraq refiles case in U.S. court over disputed Kurdish crude
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Iraq has refiled in U.S. court to gain control of $100 million of Kurdish crude oil on a tanker near Texas, days after the court ruled it lacked jurisdiction to seize the cargo but said it could hear arguments over who is the oil's ...
