Aug 12 Watch Maliki urges military commanders not intervene in Iraq political battle By PBS News Hour Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the divisive Shiite leader who is facing a power grab from challenger Haider al-Abadi, warned military commanders not to interfere in the political confrontation. Many in Baghdad and in the international community support Abadi. Meanwhile,… Continue watching
Aug 12 Pentagon to send 130 more military advisers to Iraq By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon is sending 130 more military advisers to northern Iraq to help local forces in their escalating fight against Islamic militants, officials said Tuesday. Continue reading
Aug 12 Photo of boy with head of Syrian soldier sparks outrage By Ayan Sheikh A photo of a 7-year-old boy holding up the severed head of a slain Syrian soldier has caused uproar in Australia, home to a convicted terrorist who fled to Syria last year to join the Islamic State terrorist group. Continue reading
Aug 12 U.S. drone destroys Iraqi militant mortar position By Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. military officials say an armed American drone has attacked and destroyed a mortar position of Islamic militants in northern Iraq. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch Can Abadi form a workable government for Iraq? By PBS News Hour Iraq’s president named a new prime minister, but Nouri al-Maliki refuses to give up his post, while the fight against Islamic militants continue. Gwen Ifill is joined by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Brett McGurk for an update on the… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch News Wrap: Iraq’s president taps Abadi to replace Maliki as prime minister By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 11 Obama calls for new Iraqi government By Julie Pace, Associated Press CHILMARK, Mass. — President Obama is giving his approval to the appointment of a prime minister to replace Nouri al-Maliki and urging the formation of a new government in Iraq as soon as possible. Continue reading
Aug 11 U.S. sends disaster relief team to Iraq By Associated Press Much of the assistance will go to thousands of members of an Iraqi religious minority group known as Yazidis who have been trapped on a mountaintop in northwest Iraq to escape certain death by Sunni militants with the Islamic… Continue reading
Aug 11 Obama’s Iraqi quicksand By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Back to Iraq – a bombing campaign and no political resolution in sight Hillary Clinton more forcefully distances from President Obama A St. Louis shooting with echoes of the Trayvon Martin case 2014 watch:… Continue reading
Aug 11 U.S. begins sending arms to Kurdish forces in Iraq By Julie Pace, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The officials wouldn't say which U.S. agency is providing the arms or what weapons are being sent, but one official said it isn't the Pentagon. The CIA has historically done similar quiet arming operations. Continue reading