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US military says 15 ISIL fighters killed in joint raid with Iraqi forces

Seven US soldiers were injured; Iraq’s military says air strikes killed key members of the group.

Al Jazeera · Aug 31, 2024

US Military Raid Kills 15 ISIS Militants In Iraq

US military and Iraqi forces conduct successful raid in Anbar Desert, targeting ISIS militants. No civilian casualties reported.

‘When life gets hard, you must be harder’: running a takeaway kitchen in an Iraqi border town

Alhan al-Salmani has lived through conflict and personal trauma, but she’s never given up. Now she has opened a kitchen, giving other women work and making lunches a culinary pleasure in Qaim

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024

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Turkish drone shot down by Iraqi air defenses over northern city of Kirkuk

Iraq says its air defenses have shot down a Turkish drone over the northern city of Kirkuk

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2024

The Military Tried To Hide Evidence of a Massacre. A Lawsuit Just Exposed It.

The New Yorker sued for photos of the Haditha killings in Iraq—and found audio of a Marine general bragging about covering up those photos.

Reason · Aug 28, 2024

The unbelievable boxing tale of Maurice ‘Termite’ Watkins: from Muhammad Ali’s undercard to Baghdad

Watkins coached the Iraq boxing team at the Athens Olympics

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024

Figures reveal 13 asylum seekers have taken their own lives in past two years

A 14-YEAR-OLD girl from Iraq who threw herself from a building was among the 37 asylum seekers who have tried to take their own life in the past two…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 26, 2024

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Takeaways from the AP's review of Tim Walz's descriptions of his military record

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz served in the National Guard for 24 years, rising through the enlisted ranks and receiving an honorable discharge

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2024

Walz’s exit from Minnesota National Guard left openings for critics to pounce on his military record

John Kolb is a retired colonel in the Minnesota National Guard who says he knew Tim Walz by reputation as an “excellent leader” in his field artillery battalion

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2024

Millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims head to Iraq's Karbala to mark the death of Imam Hussein

Millions of Shiite Muslims have packed the streets of the Iraqi city of Karbala on their annual pilgrim to mark the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein who became a symbol of resistance when he refused to pledge allegiance to the Umayyad caliphate, leading to his death in battle during…

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2024

28 Shiite Pilgrims Killed In Iran Bus Crash

Tragic bus crash in Iran claims the lives of 28 Pakistani Shiite pilgrims en route to Iraq for religious observance, sparking mourning in Sindh province.

Mourners in southern Pakistan attend funerals for 28 Shiite pilgrims killed in a bus crash in Iran

Hundreds of mourners in southern Pakistan have attended the funerals of 28 Shiite pilgrims who were killed in a bus crash in Iran this week while heading to Iraq

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2024

Authorities in northern Iraq report casualties from Turkish drone strike

Kurdish authorities say a Turkish drone strike killed several people, with reports that the strike targeted journalists.

Al Jazeera · Aug 23, 2024

Pakistan sends aircraft to Tehran to repatriate bodies of its 28 Shiite pilgrims killed in bus crash

Authorities say Pakistan has sent an aircraft to Tehran to repatriate the bodies of its 28 Shiite pilgrims who died in a bus in Iran while heading to Iraq this week

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2024

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Roll Call · Aug 21, 2024

As GOP attacks, Democrats urge Walz to lean into military record - Roll Call

Republicans accuse Tim Walz of "unwillingness to lead in time of war" because his National Guard unit was deployed to Iraq after he retired.

Al Jazeera · Aug 21, 2024

Bus crash in Iran kills at least 28 Pakistani pilgrims travelling to Iraq

Accident in central province of Yazd was blamed on a defective braking system, according to preliminary police probe.

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2024

Bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashes in Iran, killing at least 28 people

A bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq has crashed in central Iran, killing at least 28 people

Bored Panda · Aug 16, 2024

4,000-Year-Old Babylonian Tablets Containing Evil Omens Finally Deciphered

"The origins of some of the omens may have lain in actual experience — observation of portent followed by catastrophe." The post 4,000-Year-Old Babylonian Tablets Containing Evil Omens Finally Deciphered first appeared on Bored Panda.

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The Conversation · Aug 16, 2024

US military presence in Syria carries substantial risks, but so does complete withdrawal

U.S.-backed forces in eastern Syria launched a major attack on three posts manned by pro-government gunmen on Aug. 12, 2024, killing at least 18 fighters in a rare provocation near the border with Iraq.

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2024

Iraq's Yazidis hope a new village will prompt survivors of a 2014 Islamic State massacre to return

Iraq's Yazidi community leaders have announced plans for an internationally funded project to build an entire new village to house displaced survivors of one of the bloodiest massacres committed by Islamic State militants against their religious minority

The Conversation · Aug 15, 2024

Why not knowing what to do isn’t always a bad thing for leaders

In 2002, after a Pentagon news briefing, the then US secretary of defence Donald Rumsfeld was widely ridiculed for his thoughts about knowledge. Discussing the issue of whether Iraq was supplying weapons of mass destruction to terrorists, he said:

The Conversation · Aug 15, 2024

3 years after the Taliban’s return, Afghanistan is a broken country swarming with terrorists again

This week marks the third year since America’s retreat from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power.

International Business Times · Aug 12, 2024

In Iraq's Summer, Residents Of Kurdistan's Arbil Ache For Water

The taps have run dry, and the wells are almost empty. - Dried wells - Iraq is known in Arabic as the Land of the Two Rivers, referring to the once mighty Tigris and Euphrates.

US Personnel Treated For Injuries After Drone Attack In Syria

Recent drone attacks in Syria and Iraq injure US personnel amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East.

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2024

What JD Vance did in Iraq, as told by the friend who served with him

When JD Vance criticized his opponent, Tim Walz, for not deploying to Iraq, some Democrats scrutinized his own military record. Richard Hall speaks to a veteran who served alongside Vance about what their time in the country entailed

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