Posts Tagged: iraq
Turkish Air Strikes Kill 17 Kurdish Militants in Northern Iraq
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq on Monday and killed 17 of the group's militants, Turkey's armed forces said. The PKK...
Backing the Kurds Is the Best Bet to Check Iran’s Expansion
The US and Israel should throw their full weight behind the Kurds and their quest for independence. A Kurdish state represents the biggest opportunity to...
7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Iran and Iraq, Tremors Felt in Israel
At least 210 people were killed and more than 1,700 were injured Sunday night when a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck in Iran and Iraq. Tremors...
How to Prevent a New Wave of Iraqi Refugees — and Solve the Middle East
Syrian President Basher al-Assad is regaining power in his country with the help of an Iranian Shiite coalition that is made up of Iranian fighters,...
New York Times Whitewashes Iraq’s History of Killing Jews
A New York Times article about Israel’s support for Kurdish independence gives readers a false impression about how Jews were treated in Iraq. The Times news...
Iraqi Christians Are Racing Against Time
JNS.org - Before the Islamic State swept across the Nineveh Plains in the summer of 2014 -- driving more than 100,000 Christians into exile in Kurdistan -- some 5,000 Syriac-Catholic...
Mossad Chief: Middle East ‘Changing for the Worse,’ Iran Threat Growing Post-Nuclear Deal
The regional threat posed by Iran is growing, Mossad chief Yossi Cohen told Israeli cabinet ministers on Sunday, according to media reports. The Middle East is...
Kissinger Warns: ‘Iranian Radical Empire’ Could Emerge in a Post-ISIS Middle East
The downfall of ISIS could be a boon for Iran, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger cautioned in an article published by CapX this...
Ending Iraq’s Humanitarian Crisis
Iraq, once the cradle of civilization,continues to experience one of the most horrific violent conflicts in modern history. It is hard to imagine the mammoth...
Iraqi Forces Enter ISIS-Held Mosul Neighborhood
Iraqi forces have entered a neighbourhood in West Mosul for the first time since launching an operation to retake it from so-called Islamic State (IS)...
Israeli Journalist Embedded With Iraqi Forces Fighting ISIS Reports From Mosul Front Lines
An Israeli reporter recently traveled to the Fertile Crescent and documented first-hand the ongoing battle between the Iraqi military and ISIS for control of the...
Amnesty International Australia Apologizes for Facebook Comment Defending Muslim Discrimination Against Israeli Passport Holders
Amnesty International Australia has apologized after one of its volunteers posted a comment on its Facebook page earlier this week defending the 16 Muslim-majority nations...
British Prime Minister May Calls On Opposition Leader Corbyn to Join Her in Denouncing Muslim Discrimination Against Israeli Passport-Holders
British Prime Minister Theresa May called on Wednesday on Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn to join her in denouncing the discrimination displayed by some Muslim-majority countries...
Trump Travel Ban Controversy Draws Attention to Muslim Discrimination Against Israeli Passport Holders
The ongoing global debate over US President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban executive order has drawn online attention to discrimination displayed by some Muslim-majority countries...
