Iraq, Islamic State

A Well-Armed Kurdish Peshmerga Could Actually Benefit Iraq
The M119 delivery is anything but a game-changer. It is barely a blip on the radar compared to the heavier and more advanced ...
Iraq's Kurdish region goes to the polls with a flagging economy and political infighting top of mind
Residents of Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region are going to the polls in long-awaited parliamentary elections ...
A man who allegedly planned a bomb attack for the Islamic State group is indicted in Germany
German prosecutors say they have filed an indictment against a man who allegedly joined the Islamic State group in Iraq and planned to carry out an attack in Germany on its behalf.
At 10-year mark, US and allies weigh future of Islamic State mission
Ten years to the day after the formal launch of the U.S.-led operation against the Islamic State, the United States and its ...
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Persecution of Christians Worldwide Has Gotten Worse, Papal Charity Report Says
An Oct. 22 report from Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) details the extent of violence and oppression faced by Christian ...
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Iraq Eliminates Key ISIS Leaders in Hamrin Mountains Operation
Iraq's Prime Minister announced the killing of the Islamic State's Iraq leader along with eight senior members in a military operation. This action was carried out by counterterrorism forces with ...
The return of al-Qaeda and Islamic State
The operation went almost without a hitch. Swooping low over the horizon in the early dawn light, the helicopters disgorged ...
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2 US Troops Injured in Iraq Raid that Killed ISIS Leader and Other Senior Members, Pentagon Says
The news of the joint mission comes just weeks after the U.S. announced that it had reached a new agreement with the Iraqi government to bring the American anti-ISIS military mission in the country to ...