Iraq, ISIS
Iraqi warplanes kill six suspected ISIS members in Kirkuk
At least six suspected Islamic State members, including a leader, were killed in an operation carried out by Iraqi security forces in Kirkuk province on Thursday, the army said, amid a spike in anti-ISIS operations.
Top ISIS commanders in Iraq killed in raid that left 7 Americans injured
Last month’s raid In Iraq’s western Anbar Province resulted in the death of four top ISIS commanders, U.S. Central Command announced. The Aug. 29 mission, one of the biggest raids carried out under Operation Inherent Resolve, took out the terror group’s top commander in Iraq and 13 other fighters, and left seven American servicemembers injured.
Sweeping Iraq Raid Killed 4 ISIS Leaders
The U.S. military said those killed in a joint assault by U.S. and Iraqi forces last month included the group’s top commander in Iraq and its leading bomb maker.
Four ISIS leaders were killed in western Iraq raid last month, US military says
Four ISIS leaders were killed as a result of raid in western Iraq late last month, the US military said Friday.
Isis commander tipped to become global leader killed in Iraq raid
A top Isis commander tipped to become the group’s new global leader was killed in one of the largest US counter-terror operations in years.
ISIS leaders killed in Western Iraq raid paired with Iraqi Security Forces: CENTCOM
ISIS terror operatives were killed in a raid completed by U.S. forces in partnership with Iraqi Security Forces according to a CENTCOM announcement from Friday.
Three IS militants killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD: Three Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk, a police source said.
Army Times on MSN1dOpinion
Talk of US Iraq withdrawal is disconnected from ISIS threat
Details of a future U.S. military posture in Iraq remain murky, but consequences of a premature withdrawal are clear, the ...
Why are American troops still fighting ISIS in Iraq?
American leaders should reject any form of mission creep in the Middle East – including state building and countering Iranian ...
ISIS Defeat Means US Troops No Longer Needed in Iraq, Says PM Al-Sudani
Iraq’s prime minister said US troops are no longer needed in his country because they have largely succeeded in vanquishing ISIS, and he plans to announce a timetable for their withdrawal soon.
AINA1d
Don't Allow Christianity to Disappear From Iraq
In 2014, many of these families had only a few hours to flee their homes, taking precious little besides the clothes on their ...
Middle East Institute1d
As the U.S. leaves Iraq, it can’t leave the door open for ISIS
After more than six months of talks, the United States and Iraq look set to announce a significant agreement stipulating that the U.S.-led anti-Islamic State coalition will withdraw entirely from the ...
Al-Monitor1d
ISIS kills five Hezbollah-linked fighters in Syria: war monitor
The Islamic State killed five Hezbollah-affiliated fighters in Syria, a war monitor said on Sunday, in the latest sign of the ...
Responsible Statecraft on MSN3d
US to bring troops home from Iraq, but why not from Syria, too?
Next door to Iraq is Syria, a country whose own brutal and long-running civil war has also seen over a decade of U.S.