Posts Tagged: Iraq ISIS threat
ISIS Threat Surges Across Syria and Beyond, Raising Alarm Bells From Iraq to Sub-Saharan Africa
US and Iraqi officials are warning of a resurgent terrorist threat posed by Islamic State (ISIS), with the number of militants in Syria reportedly soaring...
Iraq Tightens Security Along Flashpoint Syria Frontier, Military Says
Iraq is tightening security along its 400 mile border with Syria to curb the movement of Islamic State militants, drug smuggling and other illegal activities. Iraqi...
Jared Kushner Pays Surprise Visit to Iraq for Briefing on ISIS Battle
President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner paid a surprise visit to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and other officials here Monday, receiving...
Devastating ISIS Truck Bomb Attack Kills 115 in Baghdad
A devastating truck bombing on a bustling commercial street in downtown Baghdad killed 115 people early Sunday, brutally underscoring the Islamic State group's ability to...
Iraqi Commander: City of Fallujah ‘Fully Liberated’ From ISIS
A senior Iraqi commander declared that the city of Fallujah was "fully liberated" from Islamic State group militants on Sunday, after a more than monthlong military operation. Iraqi...
Report: Iraqi Forces Enter ISIS-Held City of Fallujah in Attempt to Drive Out Militants
Iraqi troops entered the Islamic State-held city of Fallujah Monday, according to multiple media reports, in an effort to drive out the militants, who launched a...
UN Warns Millions of Children From War-Torn Iraq Could Be ‘Lost’
JNS.org - A senior United Nations official on Wednesday said millions of Iraqi children are at risk of becoming a “lost generation” due to persecution by...
Iraqi Military Says It Has ‘Liberated’ Central City of Ramadi From Islamic State
The Iraqi city of Ramadi has been "liberated" from so-called Islamic State, the Iraqi military has declared. Spokesman Brig Gen Yahya Rasul said forces had achieved...
More Mass Graves Found in Former ISIS-Held Iraqi Town
Iraqi officials say three more mass graves have been found in the northern town of Sinjar, where Kurdish forces backed by US-led airstrikes drove out...
US Defense Secretary Talks With Iraqi Kurds About Fight Against ISIS
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter held talks Friday with Iraqi Kurdish leaders in their regional capital of Irbil, seeking insights to their military successes against the...
Iran Reportedly Deploys Rocket and Missile Batteries in Iraq
JNS.org - While the White House insists it is not cooperating with Iran in fighting the Islamic State terror group,The New York Times reported...
Iraqi Yazidis Appeal to Israel for Military Aid to Fight Islamic State
JNS.org - An Iraqi Yazidi military commander has made an appeal to Israel for military aid to help in the fight against the Islamic State...
