The ISIS War in Iraq Has Deep Roots | PopularResistance.Org
She is the founder, CEO and editor in chief of Mint Press News, and also a regular speaker on responsible journalism, sexism, neoconservativism within the media and journalism start-ups.. Extremist fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) ��� expelled from Al Qaida because of its extreme militancy ��� have seized Iraqs second largest city of Mosul and took possession of Ninewah Province, after taking Fallujah and Ramadi just west of Baghdad late last��.
Islamic State pushes deep into Iraqs Ramadi, tribal leader.
���The terrorist organization is besieging the Ramadi hospital, a governmental complex and the Anbar military command,��� he told independent Iraqi news site Alsumaria News. There was no official comment. The Islamic States��.
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Yesterday, in a surprise military action, fighters from the Al Qaeda���linked Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) seized what appears to be virtual control of Nineveh province and Mosul,Iraqs third-largest city.. And in Ramadi, the capital of Anbar, which almost fell to insurgents earlier this year, this week ISIS militants attacked a leading university and held students hostage.. Cheney knows one thing: how to use the U.S. government to profit himself and his friends.
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We express our condolences to the families of the victims and our support to the Ethiopian government and people as they grieve for their fellow citizens, National Security Council spokesperson Bernadette Meehan said in a statement. That these.
ISIS continues deadly assault on western Iraq as thousands flee
Suicide bombers attacked government buildings and checkpoints in Ramadi earlier in the week and Friday a series of bombings ripped through Baghdad, mainly targeting public places and killing at least 40 people, Iraqi officials said. A car bomb went off.
Al Qaeda seizes partial control of 2 cities in western Iraq.
ISIS fighters entered the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi, the provincial capital of Anbar, after the Iraqi military withdrew from them following clashes with tribes over a political standoff that resulted in the arrest of a Sunni member of parliament... They have gained the support of the people in these Sunni areas, where the mostly Shiite government have used poor tactics such as mass arrests and abusing people.. Iraq News does claim the leader os ISIS was killed.
BREAKING!! ALERT! could ISIS take Ramadi?? possible.
He claimed that 150,000 have fled, scoffing at statements from Iraqi officials in Baghdad that reinforcements have been sent to Ramadi. He has yet. President Abadi urgently sends Iraqi Army to reinforce Ramadi against ISIS attacks. province, said ground forces entered the refinery Saturday. It is another victory achieved by Iraqi security forces that are growing confident in the war against the terrorists, al-Saadi told The Associated Press. [link to www.foxnews.com].
The Islamic State captures Ramadi ��� 2.0: The Blogmocracy
In a huge blow to Irans Shia crescent, Ramadi which is the capital of Anbar province has fallen to the Islamic State (ISIS) which is composed of a coalition of Iraqi Baathists and foreign Jihadists. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) jihadists have raised their black flag over the provincial government compound in the city of Ramadi in western Iraq on Friday. The insurgents attacked Ramadi overnight using six suicide car bombs to reach the city centre, where the��.
���We destroyed over 90 targets:��� U.S. airstrikes critical in.
(CNN) ��� U.S. airstrikes helped Kurdish and Iraqi forces take control of Mosul Dam on Monday, fighting back ISIS militants who had seized the dam, President Obama told reporters. The stakes were huge for the millions of��.
Islamic State Hacking Division Posts Kill List With Purported Addresses of U.
Calling for their beheadings, a self-proclaimed arm of the Islamic State published a list of addresses purportedly belonging to approximately 100 members of the U.S. military late Friday night. Identifying themselves as the ���Islamic State Hacking.
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The document also notes that focus groups who heard the new messaging struggled with education policys ���complex chatter [so] we must draw clear distinctions between what we believe and what our opponents contend.��� This is an old strategy that harkens .
���They are facing death:��� ISIS holding 150 Christian hostages, will threaten to.
Initial estimates put the number seized at between 70 and 100 people, among them women, children and the elderly. The video message will be directed to President Barack Obama and other. Elsewhere in Anbar Province, video posted online shows Iraqi.
10,000 ISIS fighters march towards Baghdad - Daily Kos
An Iraqi senior government official claimed that up to 10,000 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters are on the outskirts of Baghdad ready to attack the capital, the Telegraph newspaper reported on Saturday. Over the weekend ISIS fighters seized their third Iraqi army base in Anbar province in less than a month, prompting the regional council to beg for American ground troops. Its extremely. Officials there say they are losing their grip on Ramadi. The danger��.
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In fight against Islamic State, Iraqi sectarianism is rising, not falling (+video)
When Haider al-Abadi became Iraqs prime minister last August, President Barack Obama hailed what he described as a new inclusive Iraqi government with the ability to unite Shiite and Sunni Arabs, and ethnic Kurds, in the fight against the self.
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Some U.S. paid mercenaries from the Free Syrian Army took a Syrian government position at al-Hurrah half way between the Jordan border and south Damascus.. ISIS plots to seize Irans nuclear secrets Al-Arabiya-33 minutes ago The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is planning on taking control of Tehrans nuclear secrets and urging its fighters to plan for war with Iran.. John McCain Revealing Slip on Fox News - Obama Didnt Want to Arm ISIS - 9-2-14
What ISIS Is ��� And Is Not - KI Research and Analysis
In Iraq, Washington continues to rely on a form of counterinsurgency, depending on the central government in Baghdad to regain its lost legitimacy, unite the country, and build indigenous forces to defeat ISIS.. In 2011, as a revolt against the Assad regime in Syria expanded into a full-blown civil war, the group took advantage of the chaos, seizing territory in Syrias northeast, establishing a base of operations, and rebranding itself as ISIS. In Iraq, the group continued��.
ISIS harvests organs to fund terror: Iraqi ambassador
ISIS fighters reportedly captured most of the town last week. Col. Qasim Obeidi, pleading for help from the Iraqi government and international community, said a compound that houses families of security personnel and officials was now being targeted.
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True, IS operatives and their Sunni allies had pushed into western Iraq, seizing the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi, and moved rapidly across other parts of the country.. ���The initial ISIS reports began as rumors,��� notes an Afghan defense official.
Chairman of Joint Chiefs Downplays Ramadi Potentially.
CSP, by Aaron Kliegman, April 17, 2015: Islamic State (ISIS) is currently launching an assault on the Iraqi city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar Province. After gaining control of areas to the citys north, taking villages to the citys��.
Iraqi troops retake parts of Ramadi from ISIS
BAGHDAD ��� Iraq security forces have recaptured areas lost earlier to the Islamic State group in and around the battleground city of Ramadi, security officials said Tuesday. According to police Maj. Omar al-Alawni, government forces regained control of.
ISIS takes parts of Iraqs Ramadi, kills 10
Iraqi security forces discovered tunnels in February that they say could have led opposition fighters to a central government compound in the city. But they didnt find all of them: A few weeks later, ISIS detonated hundreds of homemade bombs from a.
MUSINGS ON IRAQ: Iraqs Ramadi Has Not Fallen But The.
Insurgents were able to burn four police stations, and seized the major entrances to Ramadi. On January 8, (1) Sheikh Ahmed Abu. National Iraqi News Agency, ���The government complex in central Ramadi came under mortar fire,��� 11/23/14. SOURCES. Agence France Presse. Lewis, Jessica, Ali, Ahmed, and Adnan, Sinan, ���ISIS Offensives in Ramadi City and Al-Asad Airbase in Al-Anbar, Iraq,��� Institute for the Study of War, 12/24/14. Al Mada, ���Albu Alwan Fighters:��.
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The study, ���The ISIS Twitter Consensus: Defining and describing the population of ISIS supporters on Twitter, ��� was looking to ���create a demographic snapshot of ISIS supporters on Twitter,��� while establishing a base for future comparisons and to learn.
���They are facing death:��� ISIS holding 150 Christian hostages.
Download the new, improved FOX6 Storm Center app for iOS, Android. Initial estimates put the number seized at between 70 and 100 people, among them women, children and the elderly. The video. Elsewhere in Anbar Province, video posted online shows Iraqi security forces discovery of tunnels presumably dug by ISIS to give them an underground route to reach a central government compound in Ramadi, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) west of Baghdad.
Iraq crisis: Isis gains strength near Baghdad as Kurdish.
After four days of fighting, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) have seized Iraqs second biggest city, Mosul, and Tikrit, as well as other towns and cities north of Baghdad. Helen Davidson in Sydney, Matthew. Baathists and various militia groups have joined Isis fight against the government, and Isis reportedly took a town 56 miles north of the capital, saying The battle is not yet raging, but it will rage in Baghdad and Karbala. ��� President Barack Obama said��.
Four western Iraqi towns fall to advancing ISIS militants.
READ MORE: Who is ISIS ��� and what do they want? CNNs Nic Robertson says fighters from Syria are capable of reaching the outskirts of Baghdad in less than four hours. Iraqi government officials didnt have an immediate��.
Iraqi troops pause, await back-up in battle for Tikrit against militants
Victory for Iraqs Shiite-led government in Tikrit against the Sunni insurgents could provide a major boost to its forces as a broader confrontation with Islamic State looms in Mosul, the largest city in the north. View gallery. In Tikrit, which.
So just how big a problem is ISIS/ISIL/IS ? - Daily Kos
Weve seen the videos of summary executions, watched the news reports of the crisis on Mt. Sinjar and were amazed at the speed that ISIS moved out of eastern Syria into northwestern Iraq, slashing down through Mosul and Tikirt to threaten Baghdad,. While they seem to get funding from various sources, no government is going to stand up and claim them as friends.. Tags do not compound: that is, education reform is a completely different tag from education.
ISIS seizes government compound in Iraqs Ramadi
Security forces defend their headquarters against attacks by Islamic State extremists during sand storm in the eastern part of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 14, 2015. Islamic State .
Abbott confirms Australian military deploying to Iraq to help tackle Isis threat
���I think the stronger the Iraqi regular army is, the less likely it is that Shiite militia will play a continuing role in the ultimate retaking of the country. So, by strengthening the Iraqi army, we are giving the Iraqi government a whole lot of.