Posts Tagged: Iraqi security forces
Iraqi Forces Swoop on Iran-Backed Militiamen in Baghdad
Iraqi security forces raided a stronghold of a powerful Iran-backed militia in southern Baghdad late on Thursday and detained more than a dozen members of...
Iraqi Security Forces Kill One, Wound Seven in Baghdad: Sources
Iraqi security forces killed one person and wounded seven on Sunday when they opened fire on protesters in Baghdad, security and medical sources said. Iraq is...
Iran Fires Rockets at Iraqi Air Base Hours After Funeral of Slain Commander
Iran launched a missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday, hours after the funeral of an Iranian commander whose...
Iraqi Security Forces Break Up Protests in Battle of the Bridges
Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live rounds into the air to disperse protesters in central Baghdad on Wednesday, killing one person, as the...
Five Dead as Iraqi Security Forces Open Fire on Baghdad Protesters
At least five people were killed as Iraqi security forces opened fire on protesters in Baghdad on Monday, a Reuters witness said, as thousands continued to gather in the largest wave of anti-government protests for decades. A Reuters...
Iraqi Security Forces Open Fire on Protesters, Kill 14
Iraqi security forces killed at least 14 people in the Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala overnight after opening fire on protesters, medical and security sources...
Students Defy Prime Minister to Join Iraq Protests
Iraqi security forces on Monday fired tear gas at school and university students who defied a warning from the prime minister and joined anti-government protests that have left more than 200 people dead...
US Defense Secretary Carter Makes Unannounced Visit to Iraq
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Thursday morning as American and Iraqi military officials finished plans for...
ISIS Militants Seize Control of Key Iraqi City, Kill Dozens of Government Forces
Yahoo/Reuters - Islamic State militants claimed full control of the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday in the biggest defeat for the Baghdad government...
U.S. Airstrike Hits ISIS Target in New Phase of Military Action Against Iraqi Militants
NBC News - The U.S. carried out an airstrike near Baghdad on Monday as the beginning of intensified action against ISIS militants in Iraq, defense...
The Camp Ashraf Massacres: A Failure to Protect
In a recent encounter I had in Paris with families of those murdered at Camp Ashraf on September 1 the cri de coeur related not...
