United States President Barack Obama is sending up to 300 military advisers in Iraq to help in the battle against an Al-Qaeda-inspired insurgency.
Tag: Iraq
Iraqi militants release 42 hostages
At least 40 hostages where released by the Islamic militants in Iraq but reported to have abducted new prisoners as they swept cities in the Tigris region.
Battle for Iraq refinery as U.S. hesitates to strike
(Reuters) – Iraqi government forces battled Sunni rebels for control of the country’s biggest refinery on Thursday as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki waited for a U.S. response to an appeal for air strikes to beat back the threat to Baghdad. The sprawling Baiji refinery, 200 km (130 miles) north of the capital near Tikrit, was a battlefield as troops loyal to the Shi’ite-led government held off insurgents from the Islamic State of Iraqand the Levant and […]
PHL raises alert level 4 in Iraq; calls for mandatory evacuation of Filipinos
MANILA, June 19 (PNA) — Due to the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Iraq, the Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday raised crisis alert level or mandatory repatriation of Filipinos for all areas in Iraq except for the northern region of Kurdistan. Under this level, the Philippines undertakes mandatory evacuation procedures at government expense, Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said in a statement. “Filipinos in Iraq will be assisted by the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad […]
Iraq seeks US air support
Iraq is asking the United States for air support to slow down the rapid advance of Sunni Muslim insurgents.
Marine Widow on Iraq: “I Feel Like a High Price Has Been Paid Already”
As Iraq inches closer to civil war and recent violence threatens to undo years of U.S. peacekeeping efforts, one Marine widow says it’s too much to bear.
Obama tells Congress U.S. deploying up to 275 troops to Iraq
The United States is deploying up to 275 military personnel to Iraq. President Barack Obama made the announcement to the U.S. Congress on Monday in a letter to lawmakers. He said he was notifying Congress under the War Powers Resolution. Obama said the forces are for securing the safety of American personnel in Iraq as well as the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. The move comes as militants seize control of the north of Iraq. They […]
U.S. considers air strikes on Iraq, holds talks with Iran
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama considered options for military action to support Iraq’s besieged government on Monday but made no decision on the U.S. response to a Sunni militant onslaught that has threatened to tear the country apart. Obama, who discussed the crisis with his top national security advisers, has made U.S. action contingent on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s taking steps to broaden his Shi’ite-dominated government. “The president will continue to consult with his […]
Oil topping $116 seen possible as Iraq conflict widens
The growing crisis in Iraq is threatening to send gas prices skyrocketing.
U.S. considers air strikes, action with Iran to halt Iraq rebels
(Reuters) – The United States said it could launch air strikes and act jointly with its arch-enemy Iran to support the Iraqi government, after a rampage by Sunni Islamist insurgents acrossIraq that has torn up traditional alliances in the Middle East. Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant have routed Baghdad’s army and seized the north of the country in the past week, threatening to dismember Iraq and unleash all-out sectarian warfare with no regard for national […]
US boots embassy security in Iraq
US embassy beefed up security in Baghdad and some personnel were evacuated as tensions in Iraq worsen.
POEA imposes total deployment ban in Iraq
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has declared a total deployment ban of OFWs in Iraq due to the crisis in the said country.
