Iraq

ISIS Uses Fallujah Residents as Human Shields

ISIS is using Fallujah residents as human shields and preventing civilians from leaving the Iraqi city, the country's High Commission for Human Rights said in a Tuesday statement.

12 Dead as Iraqi Fighter Jet Accidentally Drops Bomb Over Baghdad

At least 12 civilians were killed and at least 25 wounded when an Iraqi fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb over Baghdad on Monday. Three children and two women were among the fatalities.

Iraqi Pilot Dies in F-16 Crash During Training Excercise in Arizona

A military fighter jet crashed Wednesday night near Douglas, Arizona, killing the pilot and causing a brush fire.

450 More U.S. troops to Train Iraqis in war Against ISIS

Up to 450 additional U.S. troops will head to Iraq to train local security forces in their war against ISIS, the terrorist group that controls large swaths of territory across that nation and neighboring Syria.

Iraq War Architect Donald Rumsfeld Says George W. Bush Was Wrong About Iraq

Despite being one of the leading architects of the Iraq War, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has taken a drastic shift in his views, recently admitting that he was apprehensive about the 2003 U.S. Iraq invasion when he first heard the idea.

Fall of Ramadi: Ash Carter Blames Iraq, Iran Blames U.S.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Sunday blamed the Iraqi military's lack of "will to fight" for the ISIS takeover of the strategic town of Ramadi, while an Iranian general said it was the United States that was failing to confront the terrorist group, CNN and the Independent reported.

Jeb Bush Says He Would Have Authorized the Invasion of Iraq

Despite distancing himself from most Republican hopefuls on other issues, Jeb Bush stands firm by the Iraq War, telling Fox News he would have invaded the country.

Blackwater Contractors Sentenced for Nisur Square Massacre

Three Blackwater contractors have been sentenced to 30 years in prison while a fourth has been sentenced to life in prison for their involvement in the Nisur Massacre of 2007 in which unarmed Iraqi civilians were killed.

Daesh News: ISIS Video Shows Destruction of Nimrud

A new ISIS, or Daesh, video released over the weekend documents the leveling of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud. It had been reported the group had destroyed the city but the video shows the extent of the destruction.

U.S. Military Loses Contact With Unarmed Drone Over Syria

The U.S. military has confirmed that it has lost contact with an unarmed Predator drone that had been flying over northwestern Syria and which forces loyal to dictator Bashar al-Assad claim to have shut down.

ISIS News: Concerns Mount Over Young U.S. Citizens Joining Terrorist Group

With more than 20,000 foreigners known to have joined ISIS, the U.S. intelligence community is increasingly concerned about American citizens who decide to fight alongside the terrorist group. Charges against two men accused of aiding the organization were released on Wednesday.

ISIS Video Shows Terrorists Destroying Mosul Museum Artifacts: Idols From 600s BC, Ancient Assyrian Empire Drilled

Priceless artifacts in city of Mosul are the newest victims of the brutal rule ISIS has imposed in Iraq's north. The terrorist group used sledgehammers and drills to smash several large statues, one of which dated to the 7th century B.C.

Islamic State News 2015: ISIS Kidnaps Dozens of Assyrian Christians, Human Rights Activists Say

ISIS militants have abducted at least 90 men, women and children from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria, according to reports by the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

U.S. Announces Counterattack Against ISIS in Mosul That Will Involve At Least 20,000 Troops

U.S. Central Command announced a new plan to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul held by ISIS. The strike will be led by Iraqi troops and will happen before the summer.

Syria News: UN Wonders If ISIS Harvests Kidneys and Other Organs to Fund Islamic State Terrorist Group

The Iraqi ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday accused the ISIS terror group of using organ harvesting as a way to finance its operations and asked the U.N. Security Council to take action.

Fall of Yemen's Government Surprised U.S. Intelligence Community

The collapse of the American-backed government in Yemen took the U.S. intelligence community by surprise, the Obama administration's senior counterterrorism official admitted on Thursday as he testified before Congress.

ISIS News and Info: Islamic States Takes Iraq Town Minutes Away From US Air Base Housing Hundreds of Marines

ISIS militants who on Thursday seized most of a western Iraqi town are now just miles away from an air base where hundreds of U.S. Marines are training local forces.

Barack Obama News: US President Sends Letter to Congress Hoping to Work Together to Send AUMF Military to Fight ISIS

President Barack Obama has submitted to Congress a draft bill to allow limited military action against ISIS for three years. The bill allows for continued airstrikes as well as limited troop operations, avoiding a large-scale invasion and mass troop deployments. On Wednesday, President Obama submitted the draft Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against ISIS.

Cpl. Wassef Hassoun's 2015 Trial Starts: US Marine Accused of Deserting Iraq

Cpl. Hassoun's trial has been on hold for almost a decade after he disappeared for a second time, before his trial for desertion started. He allegedly deserted his post in Iraq back in 2004.

ISIS News Update: US Secretary of State John Kerry Says US Is on Its Way to Beating Islamic State

The United States is "on the road" to defeating ISIS, the Islamist terror organization feared for its brutality, Secretary of State told NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday.

Video Shows 'NBC Nightly News' Brian Williams Embellishing Iraq Story in the Past [Watch]

Not only did the NBC anchor and managing editor lie about what happened that day in 2003, he embellished with self-inflicted war wounds.
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