By Juan Cole / Informed CommentSep 20, 2016
President Obama met Monday with Iraqi Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi and discussed the coming campaign to take the city of Mosul away from Islamic State, entirely destroying the terrorist organization’s territorial power in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentSep 10, 2016
If Islamic State loses Mosul before Americans go to the polls Nov. 8, it will undermine a key talking point of the Republican right: that Obama is weak on terrorism. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentAug 30, 2016
Iraqi military forces have taken the strategic town of al-Qayarah, near the major city of Mosul, from Islamic State. Mosul is the last major city in the hands of the apocalyptic, brutal cult that has lost almost all the territory it took in 2014. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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By Nick Turse / TomDispatchJan 22, 2016
There’s good news coming out of Iraq again The efforts of a 65-nation coalition and punishing US airstrikes have helped local ground forces roll back gains by Islamic State. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigDec 29, 2015
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced Friday that after the city of Ramadi was recovered from Islamic State, the Iraqi army would go on to liberate Mosul. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigOct 21, 2015
The Washington Post was the first to broach the issue of Russo-Iranian grand strategy in Syria. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 28, 2015
Here are some signs that we won’t be talking about the Islamic State group in just a few years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 27, 2015
The Islamic State group has destroyed thousands of books, manuscripts and replicas of ancient sculptures in Mosul libraries and museums. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Peter Van Buren, TomDispatchJan 16, 2015
In the midst of the December holiday news-dumping zone, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) quietly notified Congress of several pending arms deals for Iraq. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigAug 25, 2014
A series of bombings and shootings left some 35 dead in Iraq on Saturday, after a massacre of 68 worshippers Friday at a Sunni mosque in mixed Diyala Province. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 21, 2014
For the first time in nearly 2000 years, there are virtually no Christians in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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