List of Iraq articles
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31: (L to R) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Thomas Homan and Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly listen to questions during a press conference related to President Donald Trump's recent executive order concerning travel and refugees, January 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. On Monday night, President Donald Trump fired the acting Attorney General Sally Yates after she released a statement saying the Justice Department would not enforce the president's executive order that places a temporary ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Homeland Security Chief Pushes Back Amid Confusion Over Trump Refugee Ban
DHS Secretary John Kelly insists he was in the loop and that the executive order is running smoothly.
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A picture shows the new medium-range surface to surface missile, named Sejil-2, at an undisclosed location in Iran prior to its test-firing on May 20, 2009. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that Iran had successfully test-fired the new missile, drawing a warning from Israel that Europe too should now worry about the Islamic republic's ballistic programme. AFP PHOTO/STR/FARS NEWS (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Bannon’s Rules at the NSC; White House Faces Down First Iran Test, Confusion Over Trump Ban
Mattis to Asia, Moscow to Baghdad; More on SEAL Yemen Raid
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - AUGUST 23: An interpreter with the U.S. Army Bravo Company 82nd Airborne participates in a patrol August 23, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq. There are increasing calls for the resignation of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki due to his failure to quell walkouts by Sunni members of Parliament and his inability to bring about agreements on power sharing within the divided government. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Pentagon Scrambles to Make Exception for Iraqi Translators
Fearing it will lose cooperation on the battlefield, the DoD is trying to come up with a list of Iraqis who should be exempt from the immigration ban.
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SEATTLE, WA - JANUARY 29: Protestors hold up signs in front of effigies of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin during in a demonstration on January 29, 2017 in Seattle, Washington, against Trump's executive order banning Muslims from certain countries. The rally was one of several in the area over the weekend. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) SitRep: Washington’s New Terrorism Problem; Bannon Snipes at Flynn; Republicans Balk at Muslim Ban; Trump’s ‘Safe Zone’ Coalition
Fallout from the weekend's executive orders continues
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ARLINGTON, VA - JANUARY 27: U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Hall of Heroes at the Department of Defense on January 27, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Trump signed two orders calling for the "great rebuilding" of the nation's military and the "extreme vetting" of visa seekers from terror-plagued countries. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images) Trump’s Immigration Order Gives Ammunition to ISIS, Endangers U.S. Troops
With its blanket ban on Muslims from seven countries, the White House sparked a global backlash that experts say will fuel terrorism.
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iraq-crop Iraqi Forces Liberate Eastern Mosul from the Islamic State
But the fight for western Mosul may be even fiercer, commanders warn.
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on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In todays inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. SitRep on Inauguration Day: Infighting Between Mattis, Trump Team; Obama Staffers Staying; Intel Agencies Investigating Trump/Russia Ties
Gitmo Dwindles; B-2 Hits ISIS in Libya; Ukraine’s Defense Industry; And Lots More
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President Barack Obama stands at rest during a tour in Egypt with the Great Sphinx of Giza (left) and the Pyramid of Khafre (right) in the background, June 4, 2009. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza) This official White House photograph is being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way or used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House. Obama’s Good Intentions in the Middle East Meant Nothing
History will remember the president’s landmark Cairo speech in 2009, but not the way he intended.
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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 14: President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology executives at Trump Tower, December 14, 2016 in New York City. This is the first major meeting between President-elect Trump and technology industry leaders. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) To Crush ISIS, Will Trump Send U.S. Troops Into Syria?
Trump has made some overblown promises. "Quickly" wiping out the Islamic State might be the biggest.
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Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn arrives for a meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower December 12, 2016 in New York. / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Trump Looking to Rework CIA Structure; Intel Chiefs Testify On Russian Hacks
U.S. Troops Enter Mosul; Russia’s NATO Reset; Democrats Talking With Mattis; Syria Ceasefire Woes; And Lots More
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mosul Reporting Behind Enemy Lines in Mosul
Omar al-Jubory believed the world needed to know what life was like under the Islamic State. He barely got out alive.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Crisis Manager’s Cheat Sheet for 2017
It’s time to start setting priorities for the coming year of war and conflict.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Battle to Retake Mosul Is Stalemated
Despite predictions that the Islamic State would soon be routed from Iraq’s second-largest city, the offensive is stuck, and casualties are piling up.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Will Trump Stay or Go in Iraq?
Though the battle for Mosul has slowed to a crawl, the collapse of the Islamic State’s territorial caliphate — at least in its Iraqi incarnation — remains only a matter of time.
