ISIS to U.S.: We’ll Drown You in Blood; Beheads U.S. Journalist, Holds Tikrit

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 20, 2014 As the Iraqi military made a push on Tikrit north of Baghdad on Tuesday, a video briefly surfaced purporting to show the IS beheading an American journalist, James Foley, a freelancer for GlobalPost who had been missing in Syria for two years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Iraq Exit

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Iraq’s World Cup Soccer Quest

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Why You Need an Electric Vehicle: Radicalism in Iraq Menaces World’s Most Important Oil Fields

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 24, 2014 The virtual collapse of the Iraqi army and its inability to take back any territory from Sunni forces coordinated by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria brings into question our earlier insouciance about the oil impact of ISIS advances. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Once Again, It’s Time to Go Home, Boys

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2009 In a recently released memo, US Army Col Timothy R Reese, a senior adviser to the Iraqi military's Baghdad command, argued that despite some of the glaring deficiencies that hinder Baghdad's forces -- see issues of management, corruption and political pressure -- Iraqi troops are competent enough to contain the insurgent violence raging on in their country and that it is high time "for the U to declare victory and go home". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq Not ‘Standing Up’ Anytime Soon

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2006 The Iraqi army now has ZERO battalions capable of fighting the insurgency without U.S. support. (The one battle-worthy battalion that the White House was so proud of has been downgraded.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )