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Both the Canadian military and Prime Minister Stephen Harper have gone out of their way to showcase the tenacity and bravery of peshmerga fighters, who last summer halted the advance of extremists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant just.
Pentagon: Islamic State controls part of major Iraqi oil refinery
WASHINGTON ��� U.S. military officials on Wednesday acknowledged that Iraqs biggest oil refinery is in danger of falling to Islamic State militants and downplayed the refinerys strategic importance only weeks after building it up.. days have conducted five airstrikes targeting Islamic State militants at the refinery but that Islamic State fighters had gained ground in the last 48 hours. ���The enemy has entered the Baiji oil refinery,��� he said. ���They do control parts of it.���.
Jebs Rookie Mistake
Bush acknowledged ���mistakes took place���: Prewar intelligence was ���faulty���; ���we didnt focus on security first��� after toppling the Baathist regime; and that lack of security prompted ���the Iraqis��� to turn against the U.S.. ���By the way,��� Bush. all.
ISIS booty includes two airports, banks as it takes control of.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki urged his parliament Tuesday to declare a nationwide state of emergency after militants from an al Qaida offshoot seized control of a large swath of Mosul, Iraqs second largest city, in a humiliating. Witnesses on the ground and Iraqi officials in Baghdad said insurgents belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria overwhelmed national security forces and took control of key ingredients for a jihadist statelet: a civilian airport,��.
Rob Ford speaks to supporters at fundraiser from hospital bed
Leslie Ellins says the Peterborough Regional Health Centre seemed willing to pay the $122.50 invoice she sent them after her lengthy visit last month, but she declined their offer because they also promised to improve their scheduling and wait-time.
How our drone war backfires
According to Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi and other sources, the coalition fighting ISIL has scored a notable victory. Hit by an airstrike on his convoy and wounded two months ago, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi , the self-styled ���caliph��� of the Islamic.
Iraq Loses Control Of Syrian, Jordanian Borders
Iraqi and Jordanian security sources said tribal leaders were negotiating to hand the Turabil desert border post to Sunni Islamists from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) who took two main crossings with Syria in recent days and. Washington, which withdrew its troops from Iraq in 2011 after an occupation that followed the 2003 invasion which toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, has been struggling to help Malikis administration contain a Sunni insurgency��.
Whats behind Saudi Arabias new muscularity
It has recalibrated its oil policies to give it more leverage in foreign capitals, is pushing ahead with a retooling of its workforce to boost its economic clout, and is exerting more control over whats said from the pulpit to reinforce its new.
Islamic State Commander Key Figure Behind Recent.
A Chechen jihadist is emerging as a key Islamic State military commander credited with a series of recent military gains in central Iraq that has left the capital of Baghdad increasingly vulnerable to attack.. Last month, Shishani-led IS forces succeeded in trapping an entire elite Iraqi military unit in central Iraq, and killed up to 300 of its fighters, a major setback for Iraqi government efforts to retake parts of the country controlled by the Islamic State since a June incursion��.
Islamic Jihadis Take Over Second-Biggest City In Iraq. But Al
And today, Al Qaeda-linked extremists in Iraq captured Iraqs second-biggest city, the major oil center of Mosul. (The jihadis call themselves ���The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria���. The fact that. FOOTAGE ��� #ISIS conquers the Iraqi army headquarters in #Mosul, takes/destroys all #US #MRAP|s. About 150,000 people thought to have fled Iraq city of #Mosul after militants take control http://bbc.in/SurMVl pic.twitter.com/6MzMlp59me... 2007 - 2015 Washingtons Blog.
Iraqi forces gain on Islamic State, advance toward Tikrit.
By The Washington Post. Monday, March 9, 2015, 12:01 a.m.. BAGHDAD ��� Iraqi forces and pro-government militias have routed Islamic State terrorists from two key areas near the city of Tikrit, officials said Sunday, one week after embarking on an ambitious offensive to retake one of the. In Dawr, which was home to top Saddam lieutenant Izzat Ibrahim Douri, Iraqi forces found dozens of booby-trapped cars and improvised explosives left behind by the extremists, a local official said.
Islamic State gains control of major Iraqi city
BAGHDAD ��� Islamic State fighters took control of Ramadi, capital of Iraqs largest province Friday, police in the city said, in what appeared to be a significant blow to a U.S.-backed military campaign to retake Iraqi territory from the extremist.
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Both the Canadian military and Prime Minister Stephen Harper have gone out of their way to showcase the tenacity and bravery of peshmerga fighters, who last summer halted the advance of extremists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant just.
Are the Islamic States Losses in Iraq Offset by Gains in Syria.
���Im not yet ready to say that the tide has turned,��� Warren said, especially since the Islamic State still holds plenty of ground, including control of major cities like Fallujah and Mosul. The U.S. militarys assessment of the Islamic��.
Islamic State takes control of Sinjar, Mosul Dam in northern.
The Islamic State is reported to have taken control of the city of Sinjar as well as the Mosul Dam, at least one oil field, and a handful of towns in northern Ninewa province after Kurdish forces withdrew from the area this weekend.. The Islamic States takeover of Sinjar, Zumar, and the Mosul Dam constitutes the groups first major gains after a blitzkrieg offensive launched on June 10 in conjunction with allied groups that put it in control of Mosul, Tikrit, and a number of��.
Iraq regains largest oil refinery, but Islamic State spreading.
One day earlier, Iraqi fighters gained back control of two towns just south of the refinery.. Officials warn Islamic militants may take over the city completely, despite seven months of U.S. airstrikes in the region. That would be a major setback. Aided by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes and Shiite and Sunni militias, Iraqi is trying to take back all of the Ninevah, Salahuddin and Anbar provinces, after the Islamic State seized control of much of those areas last summer. SHARE.
Iraqs Sunni insurgents seize Tikrit: how did they gain.
Sunni insurgents from an al Qaeda splinter group extended their control from the northern city of Mosul on Wednesday to an area further south that includes Iraqs biggest oil refinery in a devastating show of strength against the. Security sources said militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, aka ISIS) ��� Sunni militants waging sectarian war on both sides of the Iraqi-Syrian frontier ��� drove into the town of Baiji late on Tuesday in armed vehicles,��.
Iraqi officials believe Saddams top deputy killed
Government troops took back several towns near Iraqs largest oil refinery at Beiji, officials said. Farther north, a car bomb exploded next to. In other fighting Friday, Iraqi forces gained full control over a contested area south of the Beiji.
Iran: The Gulf Region Bully
Tehrans military, while capable of making a less-than-concerted attack costly, would be overmatched by the armed forces of the United States and those of the Persian Gulf states and crumble quickly along with its regime.. While Irans armed forces.
Thousands of Iraqis flee as Islamic State makes gains in Sunni heartland
SADR AL-YUSUFIYAH ��� Thousands of families fleeing Iraqs western city of Ramadi choked checkpoints leading to Baghdad on Friday, after an Islamic State advance spread panic and left security forces clinging to control. A column of traffic several.
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The Kansas City Star | KansasCity.com. PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� As federal investigators try to find out why an Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia sped up in the last minute before it derailed, Amtraks top official said the railroad takes full.
Thousands of Iraqis flee as Islamic State makes gains in.
���Thousands of Iraqis flee as Islamic State makes gains in Sunni heartland,��� by Loveday Morris, Washington Post, April 17, 2015: SADR AL-YUSUFIYAH ��� Thousands of families fleeing Iraqs western city of Ramadi choked��.
Thousands of Iraqis flee as Islamic State makes gains in Sunni
Source: The Washington Post. SADR AL-YUSUFIYAH ��� Thousands of families fleeing Iraqs western city of Ramadi choked checkpoints leading to Baghdad on Friday, after an Islamic State advance spread panic and left security forces clinging to control. A column of. In his sermon Friday, Iraqs top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, said ���all sons of Iraq��� should help the fight, a comment viewed as an endorsement of the militias playing a role. At a Pentagon��.
The US Is Reporting Gains Against the Islamic State in Iraq.
Washington says a quarter of Iraqi territory seized by the Islamic State has been retaken since the US-led coalition began airstrikes ��� but the group is fighting back and progress will not be easy.. Pro-government forces recently inflicted a major defeat on IS by driving them from Saddam Husseins hometown of Tikrit, and Warren said that the corridor north of the city was now substantially retaken, and that he expected the rest of the area to follow. The combination of��.
Islamic State threatens Iraqi city, refinery - Washington.
The Islamic State has gained ground in the Iraqi city of Beiji and the Beiji refinery is threatened, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The enemy does have control of some of the refinery now, said Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren. Iraqi security forces are at the refinery and the U.S. has. Beiji is strategically important because its an avenue of approach into Mosul, Iraqs second-largest city after Baghdad. The captured city of Mosul currently serves as the Islamic��.
The Cult of the Offensive: The Islamic State on Defense.
The groups ability to control terrain has been dictated largely by the weakness of its opponents. When the Iraqi. Since June 2014, the Islamic State has fought major defensive actions in at least 14 Iraqi locations: Ramadi, Mosul Dam, the Amerli district, Jalula-Saadiyah, Muqdadiyah, Rabiya, Jurf as-Sakr and northern Babil, the... Liz Sly, Washington Post, April 4, 2015; ���Iraqi Officer Takes Dark Turn to al Qaeda,��� Matt Bradley and Ali A. Nabhan, March 17, 2014.
Ottawa to help renovate community buildings in time for Canadas 150th birthday
Free-trade bill back on track in U.S. Congress, after initial stumble. May 14th 3:28 PM 2. WASHINGTON - The race to a major international trade deal cleared a key hurdle in the United States Congress on Thursday, recovering from a stumble two days earlier.
Spelling out Zbigs legacy on Turkish Riviera: NATOs Antalya summit
The two-day NATO foreign ministers meeting in the Turkish city of Antalya has reaffirmed the Wests commitment to the continuation of the New Cold War as well as its dedication of armed opposition to Islamic militancy.. the alliance, spelling out.
Iraq says IS demolishes ruins to cover up looting operations
BAGHDAD (AP) - The videos of Islamic State militants destroying ancient artifacts in Iraqs museums and blowing up 3,000-year-old temples are chilling enough, but one of Iraqs top antiquities officials is now saying the destruction is a cover for an.
IRBIL, Iraq: Obama sends U.S. planes to aid Iraqi refugees.
The Obama administration has been studying what options it might take to thwart the Islamic State since the radical group seized control of Mosul, Iraqs second largest city, in early June, then swept across north and central Iraq in a campaign. Until Thursday, however, U.S. officials have offered no hint of what steps they might take to assist the Iraqi government, whose army has yet to be able to mount a successful counterattack to reverse the Islamic States gains.
Pentagon: Islamic State controls part of major Iraqi oil refinery
WASHINGTON ��� U.S. military officials on Wednesday acknowledged that Iraqs biggest oil refinery is in danger of falling to Islamic State militants and downplayed the refinerys strategic importance only weeks after building it up.. Warren said U.S.
The jihadi threat to international order
This post is part of the ���Islam and International Order��� symposium. All terrorist groups challenge state sovereignty and the international order. However, this challenge is usually of limited scope, with political objectives confined to such.