Iraq
US Approves $295.6 Million Weapons Sale to Kurdish Peshmerga
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Apr 30, 2017 04:53 AM EDT |
The Peshmerga have been described as "the West's toughest and most reliable bulwark against ISIS in Iraq."
US will Deploy F-35 Stealth Fighters to the Middle East in the Next Five Years
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Feb 25, 2017 04:18 AM EST |
Then there's Russia's military in Syria.
US and Coalition Airstrikes against ISIS in Mosul Reach Record Level
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Dec 22, 2016 07:59 AM EST |
Central Command says it's on track to top the 28,696 weapons released in 2015.
China is Top Combat Aerial Drone Supplier to Muslim Military Powers
| Staff Reporter | | Dec 07, 2016 08:47 AM EST |
Iraq is the leading combat operator of the CH-4.
ISIS Aerial Drone Shot Down in Iraq by Handheld US Electronic Drone Killing Gun
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Oct 25, 2016 06:59 PM EDT |
The U.S. Department of Defense bought 100 DroneDefenders a few months ago.
Foreign ISIS Recruits Likely to be More Educated, Wealthy than Average: World Bank
| Charissa Echavez | | Oct 07, 2016 05:12 AM EDT |
Recruits of the Islamic State group are more educated and relatively wealthy than their average countryman, according to a study by the World Bank entitled "Economic and Social Inclusion to Prevent Violent Extremism."
More US Troops Heading for Iraq in Advance of Mosul Offensive in October
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Sep 29, 2016 12:55 AM EDT |
The Americans will assist Iraqi and Kurdish forces that will lead the fight to retake Mosul and ISIL's shrinking territory in Iraq.
China’s Weapons are Cheap, that’s why China’s the World’s Third Top Arms Exporter
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Sep 19, 2016 05:44 AM EDT |
That means a country can, quite literally, get more bang per buck with Chinese weapons.
Iraq using its China-made CH-4B Armed Aerial Drones to Deadly Effect against ISIS
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jul 29, 2016 08:18 PM EDT |
Iraq is the leading combat operator of these drones .
Baghdad Declares State of Emergency After Rebels Breach Green Zone
| Rina S. | | May 02, 2016 08:30 AM EDT |
A state of emergency has been declared in Baghdad after its Green Zone was breached by supporters of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and entered the parliament building on Sunday.
US-led Coalition Bombing ISIS into Bankruptcy
| Staff Reporter | | Dec 16, 2015 12:21 PM EST |
The extremist organization that wants to terrorize the world into a global caliphate has started to dig deeper into its coffers just two months into a coalition campaign designed to cut off its cash flow.
ISIS Weapons Came From China, Russia, US, EU: Amnesty International
| Desiree Sison | | Dec 09, 2015 07:07 AM EST |
The stockpile of weaponry being used by Islamic militants to kill, terrorize, and attack hapless civilians worldwide actually came from more than 25 countries including China, Russia, US, and the European Union states, a report released by the Amnesty International said.
Iraq: Intelligence Sharing Ties Are Important
| Darlene Tverdohleb | | Sep 28, 2015 05:29 PM EDT |
Iraq's Prime Minister is defending the country's intelligence sharing with Iran, Syria, and Russia to fight against the Islamic State extremists.
Iraq Details 8 Anti-IS Plans; Country to Boost Police Training, Civilian Recruitment
| Camille Harthy | | May 20, 2015 06:33 PM EDT |
Iraq's Council of Ministers on May 19 laid out an eight-part plan on how it has decided to get back control of Ramadi and fight the Islamic State.
Suicide Bombing Outside U.S. Consulate in Iraq Kills 3
| Acsilyn Miyazaki | | Apr 18, 2015 01:52 AM EDT |
Three people were killed in the Kurdish capital Erbil on Friday after a suicide car bomb exploded just outside the U.S. Consulate.
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