US, Iraqi forces raid targeting Islamic State group militants kills 15 in western desert
U.S. troops took part in a raid in western Iraq early Saturday that targeted suspected Islamic State militants, killing 15 people, the U.S. military said. U.S. troops have been battling Islamic State for years since driving the militants out of their self-declared caliphate across Iraq and Syria, but the deaths and injuries from Friday's attack […]
‘When life gets hard, you must be harder’: running a takeaway kitchen in an Iraqi border town | Global development
TIn the town of Qaim, on the Iraqi-Syrian border near the Euphrates River, in a spacious building with six rooms and a large hall near the central market, Alhan al-Salmani, a man with six children and a tragic past, runs his kitchen, Al-Aiz. It was full of women. 12 people in a vast TanurA traditional […]
Third suspect — an 18-year-old Iraqi citizen — arrested in connection with foiled Taylor Swift concert terror plot in Austria
A third suspect, an 18-year-old Iraqi, has been arrested in Austria in connection with the thwarted Taylor Swift concert terror plot. ABC News reported.. Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Kerner said Friday that the third suspect, who is suspected of being in contact with the main perpetrator, a 19-year-old Austrian, was detained in Vienna on Thursday […]
Taylor Swift terror plot investigators detain third suspect, an Iraqi 18-year-old loyal to ISIS
An 18-year-old Iraqi youth who “pledged allegiance” to the Islamic State terrorist group several days ago has become the third suspect arrested in connection with a thwarted plot to attack a canceled Taylor Swift concert in Austria, authorities said. Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Kerner said the individual “came from the social environment” of the 19-year-old […]
U.S. Strikes Iraqi Base Used by Iran-Backed Militia Amid Rising Tensions
U.S. officials said Tuesday that U.S. forces struck a base near Baghdad, Iraq, used by the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), an Iranian-backed Shiite militia that has launched numerous terrorist attacks against U.S. troops since the start of the Gaza war. Iraqi Sources Said Four PMF members were killed and four wounded in the attack, which […]
Olympics have first positive drug test after Iraqi athlete is accused of using steroids
He tested positive for a banned substance before the Olympic opening ceremony began. Iraqi judoka Sajjad Sehen’s first Olympic Games was over before it began after a sample taken in Paris on Tuesday tested positive for methandienone and boldenone. The 28-year-old was due to play in the match on Tuesday but will instead return home. […]
State lawmaker calls on ‘Iraqi Freedom’ service to analyze Trump assassination attempt: ‘Complacency kills’
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania – The Pennsylvania senator who represents the district where Thomas Matthew Crooks, the would-be assassin of President Trump, lived said Saturday that the tragic rally reminded him of his three combat tours in the Middle East. Allegheny Republican Sen. Devlin Robinson served as an infantryman in the U.S. Marine Corps. Iraq’s “Ambush […]