Report: ISIL used mustard gas against Kurds in Iraq
Exclusives, Iraq, Mideast, Terrorism, Top Stories, World LinksSpecial to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) used the chemical agent mustard gas in attacks on Kurdish…
U.S. intel official: ISIL determined to attack on U.S. soil this year
Exclusives, Iraq, Mideast, Stateside, Syria, Terrorism, Top Stories, U.S. Intelligence, Washington, World LinksSpecial to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is likely to attempt “direct attacks on the U.S. homeland”…
Nightmare scenario: Assault on Mosul could trigger dam disaster, 40-foot wave of death
Exclusives, Iraq, Mideast, Stateside, Terrorism, Top Stories, U.S. Military, World LinksSpecial to WorldTribune.com Any missteps in Iraq’s attempt to retake Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISL) could…
Canada’s Trudeau to end air strikes in Iraq, Syria
Americas, Canada, Exclusives, Iraq, Mideast, Syria, Terrorism, Top StoriesSpecial to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Canada will end air strikes targeting the Islamic State extremist group…
Wife of ISIL leader charged In U.S. hostage’s death
Iraq, Mideast, Stateside, Syria, Terrorism, Top Stories, WashingtonSpecial to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The United States has charged the wife of an Islamic State…
Mosul Dam at ‘higher risk’ of failure, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assesses
Exclusives, Iraq, Mideast, Stateside, Terrorism, Top Stories, U.S. Military, World LinksSpecial to WorldTribune.com The lives of over a half million Iraqis are at risk if the Mosul Dam were to…
Iraq deploys thousands of troops to retake Mosul from ISIL
Exclusives, Iraq, Mideast, Terrorism, Top Stories, World LinksSpecial to WorldTribune.com Baghdad is preparing for a major offensive in Mosul, mobilizing thousands of troops in a plan to…
ISIL, said to fear uprising, executes 300 by firing squad in Mosul
Exclusives, Iraq, Mideast, Terrorism, Top Stories, World LinksSpecial to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has executed 300 people in Mosul, Iraq. “Daesh (ISIL) terrorists…
Iraq building moat, wall around Baghdad to keep out ISIL
Exclusives, Iraq, Mideast, Terrorism, Top Stories, World LinksSpecial to WorldTribune.com Iraq has begun construction on fortifications in Baghdad that include a moat and a 10-foot high wall.…
Iraqi lawmaker: ‘Whole of the ruling political class is involved in corruption’
Exclusives, Iraq, Mideast, Top Stories, World LinksSpecial to WorldTribune.com The Baghdad government is infested with corruption and lawmakers “are all in cahoots with them,” an Iraqi…