Senior British officers knew of ‘wetting’ of Iraqi civilians, inquiry told

An investigation into allegations that Iraqi civilians drowned after British soldiers forced them into rivers following the 2003 invasion has been given evidence from a former army officer who says the practice of “wetting” was relatively widespread. The former captain in the Irish Guards, in a witness statement to the Iraq fatality investigations, has claimed […]

Iraq: Death toll from IS-claimed bombing climbs to 142

BAGHDAD –  Iraqi officials say the death toll from Sunday’s devastating truck bombing at a bustling Baghdad commercial street has climbed to 142. The bombing, claimed by the Islamic State group, was the deadliest terror attack in Iraq in a year and one of the worst single bombings in more than a decade of war […]

Officials: Bombing in central Baghdad kills at least 18

BAGHDAD –  Iraqi hospital and police officials say 18 people were killed and 45 wounded when a car bomb exploded in central Baghdad. The car bomb attack early Sunday targeted the Karada district, a crowded commercial area frequented by young people and families after sundown during the holy month of Ramadan. No group has claimed […]

U.S. Policy towards ISIS – Analysis

The ‘train and equip’ efforts of the United States in Iraq and Syria over the past few years have yielded mixed results. The CIA and special operations attempts to field rebel Syrian forces to fight ISIS have seen some embarrassing moments.

Akhmed One-Arm, captured – Terrorist behind Istanbul Airport attack

Akhmed One-Arm was detained following a series of raids executed by Turkish Special Forces on known Daesh (ISIS) collaborators and sympathizers in what is being described as the ‘Asian and European side of the city,’ of Istanbul. To put that into perspective, Istanbul, is divided in two by the Bosphorus Strait.

Coalition forces kill two senior ISIS military commanders in Iraq

Coalition forces killed two senior ISIS military commanders in airstrikes near Mosul, Iraq earlier this week, Defense Department spokesman Peter Cook said Friday. Cook said the June 25 precision strikes killed Basim Muhammad Ahmad Sultan al-Bajari, ISIS’ deputy minister of war, and Hatim Talib al-Hamduni, an ISIS military commander in Mosul. He described their deaths […]

US gives Iraq $2.7B credit to buy military equipment

The United States has extended a $2.7-billion credit facility to Iraq for the purchase of military equipment amid the ongoing fight against the Islamic State group. The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said Wednesday that the deal gives Iraq a one-year grace period and eight and a half years total to pay for its purchases of […]

Advisory brigades to be established by U.S. Army

General Mark Milley, the Chief of Staff for the United States Army, is bringing a revolutionary concept into being. He is moving forward with the establishment of advisory brigades within the U.S. Army. The United States military has a long history of advisory efforts but for the most part, except for the U.S. special operations […]

They survived Daesh (ISIS,) and then they vanished

U.S. officials openly celebrated “progress in freeing” Fallujah, as Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said in a statement. Officials believe the campaign helps the Iraqi government and embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.