Iraq takes back Ramadi from Islamic State, 10 leaders killed
U.S.-led forces have killed 10 Islamic State leaders in air strikes, including individuals linked to the Paris attacks, a U.S. spokesman said, dealing a major blow to the Sunni militant group after Iraqi forces More...
Iraq loses control of Ramadi to ISIS
Islamic State Muslims claim they have taken full control of the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday in the biggest defeat for the Baghdad government since last summer. In a statement, the group said it had seized More...
CIA head John Brennan: the ‘War on Terror’ will never end
Move over “War on Drugs,” there is now a new perpetual conflict for America and Central Intelligence Agency boss John Brennan took part in a question and answer session at Harvard confirming that the More...
Blackwater Iraqi massacre: Nicholas Slatten gets life, Paul Slough, Evan Libery, Dustin Heard – 30 years
A former Blackwater security guard was sentenced to life in prison and three others got 30-year prison terms on Monday for the massacre of 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians at a Baghdad facility in 2007. The four guards More...
New ISIS video depicts the beheading of Kurdish fighters
ISIS has published a video purporting to show the beheading of three Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq by Sunni militants who threatened to kill “dozens” more of those being held captive. The six-minute More...
President Obama orders military action against ISIS in Iraq, ‘America is coming to help’
President Obama orders airstrikes in Iraq to push back ISIS/ISIL photo donkeyhotey [email protected] President Obama on Thursday announced he had authorized limited airstrikes against Islamic militants in More...
Iraq: May deadliest month of 2014, nearly 800 reported dead in violence
Nearly 800 people were killed in violence across Iraq in May, the United Nations said on Sunday, making it the deadliest month so far this year. Image/CIA A total of 799 people were killed, 196 were members of More...
UN Report: 2013 was the deadliest year in Iraq since 2008
The UN reports that Iraq endured the most violent year in five years as violent attacks claimed almost 9,000 lives. A total of 8,868 people, including 7,818 civilians, have been killed in violent attacks across More...
Iraq violence: 80 dead from latest suicide bombings targeting Shiite pilgrims and schools
A suicide bomber killed at least 51 Shiite pilgrims who were crossing a bridge in Baghdad in the deadliest of several attacks in Iraq on Saturday, the police said. A school and cafe were also targeted in increasing More...
Iraq sees the most casualties in July since 2007
A total of 1,057 Iraqis were killed and another 2,326 were wounded in acts of terrorism and violence in July 2013, making it the most violent month since 2007, according to The United Nations Assistance Mission More...
