Valley Iraq Refugee Shares His Experiences
This is my country, my city. I'm originally from Iraq, not them." Rebecca Sprague, a program coordinator at the refugee center, said many have escaped, leaving family members behind, "What can you do here to help them? I can only imagine that this is a sad ...
Secretary of State's remark raises issue whether Iraq, US could pursue militants into Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Obama administration officials returned Tuesday to citing Congress' 2001 authorization to wage war on the terrorists responsible for the 9/11 attacks as legal grounding for its overnight airstrikes against Islamic State militants and an ...
Kirsten Powers: We broke Iraq
Colin Powell famously told President George W. Bush before the Iraq invasion, "If you break it, you own it." Well, it's safe to say we broke Iraq. That's the story I heard last week from two people who live there. I met with the Rev. Canon Andrew White ...
Airstrikes in Syria and Iraq are just the start, leaders say
WASHINGTON — The one-two-three punch of American and Arab airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq was just the beginning, President Barack Obama and other leaders declared Tuesday. They promised a sustained campaign showcasing a rare ...
Syria to U.S.: Don't repeat 'fiasco in Iraq' with attacks against ISIS
But Syria warned the United States not to repeat the "fiasco in Iraq by undertaking the same kind of blind military attacks," Bashar Ja'afari, Syria's ambassador to the United Nations, told CNN. The airstrikes in Syria began early Tuesday morning local time.
Raw: Strikes in Syria, Iraq start of campaign
Raw: Strikes in Syria, Iraq start of campaign U.S. Central Command based in Tampa, Florida released videos showing airstrikes against Islamic State group facilities in Syria and refueling operations supporting the mission. (Sept. 23) Check out this story ...
Chelsea Manning sues federal government for gender dysphoria treatment
On Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of US Army Private Chelsea Manning. The lawsuit asks for treatment for Manning's gender dysphoria, which she was diagnosed with in 2010 while she was stationed in Iraq. Gender dysphoria refers to ...
Syria says U.S. told it of attack on Islamists hours before raids
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said on Tuesday that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had told the Damascus government in a letter delivered by Iraq that the United States and its allies were going to attack Islamic State in Syria, hours before air strikes took place The post Syria says U.S. told it of a ...
Humanitarian funding analysis: Kurdish refugees from Syria into Turkey - 23 SEPTEMBER 2014
Source: Development Initiatives, Start Network Country: Turkey, Syrian Arab Republic Key messages Donors have committed/contributed US$268 million of humanitarian funding to Turkey so far in 2014, both within and outside the UN-coordinated Syria Regional Response Plan (SRRP) – an increase of US$76 m ...
After Years of Trouble, F
The F-22 Raptor, one of the most expensive fighters in the world, undertook and successfully completed a combat mission for the first time ever Monday in Syria. The next generation Raptor, which has a total program price tag north of $79 billion, had sat out two wars and at least one previous smalle ...
UNHCR Iraq Inter-Agency Operational Update Syria 1 – 15 September 2014
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic HIGHLIGHTS The results of protection monitoring in Erbil and Duhok governorates indicate a new wave of urban Syrian refugees arriving in camps due to economic pressures and a reduced coping capacity to meet increased livin ...
Closing Bell: TSX unchanged on modest Chinese data, disappointing European data
TORONTO — The Toronto stock market was barely changed at the close Tuesday amid a mixed outlook on global manufacturing from some of the world’s largest economies. Here are the closing numbers TSX — 15,125.67 -3.33 0.02% S&P 500 — 1,982.77 -11.52 0.58% Dow — 17,055.87 -116.81 - 0.68% Nasdaq — 4,508. ...
Suburban attorney accused of lying to help Iraqi asylum-seekers
A suburban attorney and his translator were arrested Tuesday on federal charges of immigration fraud after authorities say they falsified asylum requests for a dozen foreign nationals. In some of the cases, they falsely claimed their clients were seeking asylum because they'd been subjected to relig ...
Syria Regional Response Plan ‐ RRP6 2014 (all agencies) - UNHCR Incomes as of 23 September 2014
Country: Syrian Arab Republic, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Syria Regional Response Plan - RRP 2014 - UNHCR Income as of 23 September 2014
Country: Syrian Arab Republic, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Obama: Syria strikes show US not alone in fighting IS
Damascus (AFP) - President Barack Obama said Tuesday that air strikes the United States and its Arab allies unleashed against the Islamic State group in Syria showed that America is not alone in confronting the jihadists. Dozens of IS and Al-Qaeda militants were reported killed in the raids, which W ...
