Tag: Iraq

“Absent policy, Trump follows other motivations to military force”

by goodolewoody, posted in DONALD TRUMP, Human Interest, IRAN, IRAQ, JARED KUSHNER, Politics

MSNBC

Rachel Maddow reports on Donald Trump’s confused policy toward Syria and concerns about what could motivate Trump to further actions given his lack of principled mooring.

CNN BREAKING NEWS . . .

by goodolewoody, posted in BREAKING NEWS, CNN, IRAQ, ISIS, ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS, JIHAD

ISIS fighters attack the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, sources say. The attack comes as Iraqi and Kurdish forces battle ISIS militants in Iraq’s second-largest city of Mosul.

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“Thousands Flee Fallujah As Troops Fight To Retake City From ISIS”

by goodolewoody, posted in Politics

HUFFINGTON POST

Vehicles of the Iraqi security forces move toward Falluja on the outskirts of the city in Iraq, June 10, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Vehicles of the Iraqi security forces move toward Falluja on the outskirts of the city in Iraq, June 10, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

“Iraqi forces ‘liberate’ villages from ISIS in Fallujah offensive”

by goodolewoody, posted in IRAQ, ISIS, ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS, JIHAD, Politics, WAR

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“Leaked ISIS Documents Appear To Identify 22,000 Supporters”

by goodolewoody, posted in GLOBAL TERRORISM, Human Interest, IRAQ, ISIS, ISLAM, ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS, JIHAD, mass murder, Politics, Syria

HUFFINGTON POST

A Kurdish fighter walks by a wall bearing a drawing of the flag of the Islamic State (IS) group in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar, in the Nineveh Province, on November 13, 2015. Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani announced the "liberation" of Sinjar from the Islamic State group in an assault backed by US-led strikes that cut a key jihadist supply line with Syria. AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED (Photo credit should read SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)
A Kurdish fighter walks by a wall bearing a drawing of the flag of the Islamic State (IS) group in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar, in the Nineveh Province, on November 13, 2015. Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani announced the “liberation” of Sinjar from the Islamic State group in an assault backed by US-led strikes that cut a key jihadist supply line with Syria. AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED (Photo credit should read SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)

“ISIS has massacred almost 200 Iraqis in the past week, while Western countries turn away refugees”

by goodolewoody, posted in GLOBAL TERRORISM, IRAQ, ISIS, ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS, JIHAD, mass murder, MORALS, Politics, Syria

SALON

Civilians and security forces gather at the scene of a suicide bomb attack in Hillah, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 6, 2016. The suicide bomber on Sunday rammed his explosives-laden fuel truck into a security checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing and wounding dozens, officials said, the latest episode in an uptick in violence in the war-ravaged country. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Civilians and security forces gather at the scene of a suicide bomb attack in Hillah, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 6, 2016. The suicide bomber on Sunday rammed his explosives-laden fuel truck into a security checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing and wounding dozens, officials said, the latest episode in an uptick in violence in the war-ravaged country. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

“ISIS IS LOSING ITS CAPITAL”

by goodolewoody, posted in IRAQ, ISIS, ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS, JIHAD, MIDDLE EAST, Politics, Syria, WAR

THE DAILY BEAST

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“Ted Cruz’s National Security Plan Features War Crimes”

by goodolewoody, posted in 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, GENEVA CONVENTION, GOP, IRAQ, ISIS, JIHAD, Politics, REPUBLICANS, Syria, TED CRUZ, WAR CRIMES

THINK PROGRESS

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“New U.S. visa rules will have some Iran exceptions, irking GOP”

by goodolewoody, posted in IRAN, IRAQ, Politics, SECRETARY JOHN KERRY, Syria

POLITICO

The new visa rules, which target foreigners who are citizens of or who have traveled to Iraq, Iran, Syria or Sudan, were accidentally posted and subsequently removed from the U.S. Embassy in Britain's website. | AP Photo
The new visa rules, which target foreigners who are citizens of or who have traveled to Iraq, Iran, Syria or Sudan, were accidentally posted and subsequently removed from the U.S. Embassy in Britain’s website. | AP Photo

“Pentagon Outlines Plan To Take Back Key Territories From ISIS”

by goodolewoody, posted in Barack Obama, IRAQ, ISIS, ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS, JIHAD, Politics

HUFFINGTON POST

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