Leaders from rival Kurdish groups look to mend ties during Syria upheaval
The leaders of two previously rival Kurdish groups met in northern Iraq on Thursday in an apparent step toward reconciliation ...
Stars and Stripes10d
Taking Old Glory for a ride, 2008
Balad, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2008: An American flag sits in the cockpit of an Apache that Chief Warrant Officer 3 Sean Merrill ...
The Times of Israel12d
Two Israeli victims of New Orleans terror attack still hospitalized in US
Adi Levin, 23, sustained serious injuries to limbs, head, now facing long months of rehabilitation; was on road trip with ...
Christian Science Monitor15d
Leaving Iraq
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...
wam.ae22d
Optimistic start to Daesh elimination: paper
ABU DHABI, 30th December, 2015 (WAM) -- A UAE newspaper has said that the flying of the Iraqi flag above the main government complex in Ramadi marks the military’s first major victory over Daesh in 18 ...
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What is the Islamic State group, and what attacks has it inspired by offshoots
Routed from its self-proclaimed caliphate in Syria and Iraq by a U.S. military-led coalition ... that have killed under the Islamic State flag. The Islamic State group lso is known as both IS ...
Reuters23d
What is Islamic State, the group implicated in the New Orleans attack?
Jan 2 (Reuters) - The radical Islamic State group, which once imposed a reign of terror over millions of people in Syria and Iraq, has been implicated in the New ...
15 killed and about 30 injured as truck crashed into New Orleans NYE crowd
The FBI identified Shamsud Din Jabbar of Texas as the suspected truck driver who crashed into a New Year's Eve crowd at high ...
USA Today25d
How long will flags be at half-staff? Here's what to know after Jimmy Carter's death
In addition to the national day of mourning, effective immediately, all flags were ordered to be displayed at half-staff at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, all military ...
Task & Purpose26d
National Guard soldier dies in Iraq in ‘non-combat’ incident
Hart served with the 38th Infantry Division’s headquarters battalion as a quartermaster officer and was deployed to Iraq to support Operation Inherent Resolve, the ongoing fight against the ...
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Germany: Iraqi couple accused of abusing Yazidi girls
Germany's federal prosecutor on Monday charged an Iraqi couple with enslavement, torture and war crimes, after they allegedly kept two young Yazidi girls as slaves and sexually and physically ...
Asheville Citizen-Times26d
Why are flags flying at half-staff in North Carolina?
United States and North Carolina flags will be flying at half-staff starting Monday, Dec. 30. Here's what to know about Gov. Roy Cooper's half-staff flag order. Why are the flags at half-staff in ...