US to Resettle Iraqis Victimized by IS
The U.S. government is working to permanently resettle hundreds of Iraqis who were victims of Islamic State (IS) violence. Larry Bartlett, director of the Office of Refugee Admissions at the State Department told VOA that the U.S. is coordinating with the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to bring in hundreds of Iraqis to several to be […]
Rand Paul: Will Donald Trump betray voters by hiring John Bolton?
By Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Rumors are that Donald Trump might pick John Bolton for Secretary of State. Heaven forbid. One of the things I occasionally liked about the President-elect was his opposition to the Iraq war and regime change. He not only grasped the mistake of that war early, but also seemed to fully […]
Iraqi Forces Capture Nimrud, Drive Out Islamic State
The Iraqi military says it has captured the city of Nimrud from Islamic State militants. Iraq’s Joint Operations Command says “the 9th division of the Iraqi army has liberated the town of Nimrud completely and raised the Iraqi flag over its buildings after the enemy suffered heavy casualties.”
Man Saves 70 People From ISIS Sniper Fire Using His Bulletproof BMW
James Bond, eat your heart out – this guy just saved 70 people who were injured by ISIS sniper fire by driving around in a bulletproof BMW. When jihadi militants started advancing upon the city of Kirkuk in Iraq, Ako Abdulrahman began looking for ways to protect himself.
Families Reveal IS Trickery As They Slip Out of Mosul
“They use bullets in the school classrooms,” joked Ratima Ahmed. “One bullet plus one bullet equals two bullets.” Just hours before, she had fled her home in eastern Mosul, where the Iraqi Army now battles Islamic State militants. She sat in the dust with other women and children on the city’s outskirts, waiting for buses […]
Shi’ite Militias Join Battle for Mosul
Iraqi forces advanced into a town south of Mosul Saturday as an Iraqi Shi’ite militia joined the offensive by opening up a new front to the west. Iraqi troops approaching Mosul from the south advanced into Shura after a wave of U.S.-led airstrikes and artillery shelling against militant positions inside the town. Commanders said most […]
Iraq’s Shiite militias launch offensive west of Mosul
Baghdad (dpa) – Iraq’s powerful Shiite militias on Saturday announced that they had launched an offensive aimed at capturing the town of Tel Afar and other areas west of Mosul from Islamic State extremists. Fierce battles were taking place as the militias advanced, sources in the pro-government militias said.
IS Militant Atrocities Mount Against Mosul Civilians
The U.N. human rights office says atrocities against civilians in Mosul by Islamic State militants reportedly are increasing as Iraqi soldiers close in on the embattled northern Iraqi city. The U.N. human rights office says it is receiving disturbing reports of the extra judicial and summary execution of children and women, as well as male […]
Iraq: UNICEF says up to 1.5 million may be affected by Mosul offensive
Thousands of people who have fled the Mosul area, as the military offensive to retake the northern Iraqi city gathers pace, have been on the road for days. In the background is a stark, apocalyptic landscape, with fumes billowing into the air from oil fields set alight by the retreating militants.
Battle for Mosul: Turkey-Iraq row over ISIL operation
Ongoing tensions between Turkey and Iraq have intensified after Turkey said its troops fired artillery rounds at ISIL targets near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, following a request by Kurdish Peshmerga forces. Binali Yildirim, Turkish prime minister, said on Sunday that Turkish troops stationed outside Mosul had provided support “with artillery, tanks and howitzers” […]