Obama to send 1,500 more troops to IraqPresident Barack Obama has approved sending up to 1,500 more troops to Iraq, roughly doubling the number of US forces on the ground helping Iraqi and Kurdish forces battle the militant group Islamic State, US officials said on Friday. More… |
Kuwait finds mass grave of Iraq troopsKuwaiti authorities have found a mass grave of 55 Iraqi soldiers killed in the 1991 Gulf War, the state news agency KUNA said. Iraqi military badges and death certificates issued by the US-led coalition forces that fought the war with Iraq More… |
Iraq moves troops, tanks to MosulIraqi tanks and helicopters are being sent to the northern city of Mosul and troop reinforcements should arrive later on Sunday for a big offensive against al Qaeda militants, Iraqi security officials said. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sa More… |
Iraq moves troops, tanks to MosulIraqi tanks and helicopters are being sent to the northern city of Mosul and troop reinforcements should arrive later on Sunday for a big offensive against al Qaeda militants, Iraqi security officials said. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sa More… |