Syrian Kurds ‘training in Iraq for the day after Assad’
Kurds break from Syrian opposition after hopes for an autonomous region are dashed
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Mithal Al-Alusi, whose two sons were killed in a Baghdad ambush soon after he visited Israel, tells The Times of Israel he feels betrayed by the superpower which allowed him to return to his homeland
View ArticleUS airdrops supplies to thousands besieged in Iraq
President says act is meant to ‘prevent genocide,’ as Islamic State fighters continue to rampage through country
View ArticleIran becomes first country to arm Kurds
Leader Barazani holds press conference with Zarif, who vows to send weapons — but not soldiers — to Iraq
View ArticleUS: Iraq operations cost $560 million so far
As total of American airstrikes rises to 110, Pentagon says average daily cost is $7.5 million
View ArticleUN diplomats examine Islamic State’s alleged crimes
1,420 killed in Iraq during August as battles against jihadists continue, report finds
View ArticleVian Dakhil, the voice of Iraq’s Yazidi minority
MP heralded for helping save her community speaks up again after receiving human rights award
View ArticleIran general said to mastermind Iraq ground war
Qassem Soleimani, former commander of the Quds force, adds Shiite weight to the fight against Sunni militias
View ArticleLondon mayor: Jihadists are sexually frustrated losers
Boris Johnson says extremists watch pornography and masturbate excessively
View ArticleUS defense chief meets with Kurds in Iraq
In Irbil, Ashton Carter meets with president of the regional government, and other government and military officials
View ArticleIraqi Kurds say Islamic State used chemical weapons on them
Germany’s Defense Ministry says attack on peshmerga fighters left many suffering from ‘respiratory irritation’
View ArticleIslamic State likely used mustard gas on Kurds, US says
White House probing whether jihadists deployed nerve agent — possibly obtained from stockpile Assad tried to squirrel away — in attack on peshmerga in northern Iraq
View ArticleForeign troops not needed to fight IS, says Iraqi PM
Statement follows US decision to send special forces to battle jihadists, which Haider al-Abadi says ‘can’t be done without [Iraq’s] approval’
View ArticleUS envoy Power accuses UN of bias against Israel
Speaking to students near Tel Aviv, ambassador maintains problem is members, not world body
View ArticleIraqi Kurdistan sees a Jewish revival, thanks to the Islamic State
The first Jewish representative in Kurdistan’s government has helped lead a new flowering of Jewish life in northern Iraq, to counter the jihadis’ horrific sectarianism
View ArticleIraq hospital brimming with Mosul civilian, army casualties
Doctor says triage center struggling to treat floods of new patients injured in battle to free city from Islamic State jihadists
View ArticleUN: If confirmed, chemical attacks in Mosul a war crime
Warning from world body comes after suspected use of banned substance by Islamic State during battle for city
View ArticleUK sees IS being ousted from Iraq towns this year
Jihadist group in retreat as government troops, allied militias gain ground in five-month offensive focused on Mosul The post UK sees IS being ousted from Iraq towns this year appeared first on The...
View ArticleIn Iraq, members of hipster Mr. Erbil club not only look good, they also do good
Through projects to help local society and economy, young Iraqi Kurds give their beleaguered homeland a hyper-fashionable image makeover The post In Iraq, members of hipster Mr. Erbil club not only...
View Article‘No security, no protection’ for Mosul’s Christians after Islamic State
Forced to flee their homes, Iraqi Christians refuse to return to their hometown, prefer stability in Kurdish capital of Arbil The post ‘No security, no protection’ for Mosul’s Christians after Islamic...
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