Tag Archives: Kirkuk

Iraqis take Raqqa, Frenemies

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Permawar: Syrian soldiers are celebrating in the heart of Raqqa after taking the city from the Islamic State. Isis had considered it to be their capital. The city was destroyed in the months of fighting. Guilty as Charged: Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, …

Iraq Conflict Explodes, The Jewish Cardinal

Thursday, June 12, 2014

World: Sunni militants in Iraq have taken over the northern city of Tikrit, the hometown of the late dictator Saddam Hussein, and are on the move toward Baghdad as government troops crumble in their path. Their aim is to establish …