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No end in sight for Iraq fight against ISIS in Ramadi

Sep

18 Sep 2015 vweb In IRAQ Comments Off

Nearly four months after the fall of Ramadi, the American-backed effort by the Iraqi army to retake the provincial capital from Islamic State militants is moving slowly and fueling concerns that the … http://flip.it/RpRP2

Iraq Asks Oil Companies to Submit Lower 2016 Budgets by Sept. 30

Sep

18 Sep 2015 vweb In IRAQ Comments Off

Iraq asked oil companies to reduce their 2016 spending plans in the country by Sept. 30, citing lower oil prices and government revenue. The reduced budgets shouldn’t affect 2015 production, Abdul … http://flip.it/TVgM3

Iraq warns oil companies of spending cuts

Sep

18 Sep 2015 vweb In IRAQ Comments Off

Iraq’s oil ministry has issued a stark warning to the international oil companies running its energy sector that it will slash spending in 2016 as the country feels the full effect of low crude prices and the fight against Islamic State. A Sept. 6 letter from an oil ministry official is fresh evi… http://flip.it/v8Ok2

Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq

Sep

18 Sep 2015 vweb In IRAQ Comments Off

SOUTHWEST ASIA, September 15, 2015 — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation … http://flip.it/cJi9h

The tragedy of Iraq’s Sunnis

Sep

18 Sep 2015 vweb In IRAQ Comments Off

By Chloe Cornish KIRKUK, 16 September 2015 (IRIN) – Iraq is congested with armed men: Kurdish peshmerga in the north; forlorn Iraqi army troops strung across the country; ascendant Shia militia groups … http://flip.it/Xz9BR

Iraq returns to bond markets with $6bn capital raising

Sep

15 Sep 2015 vweb In IRAQ Comments Off

Success of Baghdad’s first issuance since end of US occupation likely to depend on Fed rate rise Capital Markets, Markets http://flip.it/pdTCl

Iraq sentences 24 militants to death over Isis massacre of soldiers

Sep

15 Sep 2015 vweb In IRAQ Comments Off

An Iraqi court has sentenced to death 24 militants for their role in killing hundreds of soldiers. Four others were acquitted for lack of evidence. Islamic State (Isis) captured the soldiers when it overran Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit last summer. They were trying to flee from Camp Speich… http://flip.it/ciVCt

Iraqi Christians Form Babylonian Brigades Militia, Battle ISIS

Sep

15 Sep 2015 vweb In IRAQ Comments Off

Iraqi Christians driven from their homes by ISIS have formed their own militia and are fighting alongside their “Muslim brothers” to retake their homeland from the extremists. The 1,000-strong Babylonian Brigades is the only Christian militia under the Shiite-dominated umbrella group of volunteer… http://flip.it/QQaVj

Article: ‘For the Record’: China’s Plan for ‘Unrestricted Warfare’ on the United States

Sep

15 Sep 2015 vweb In IRAQ Comments Off

The United States could already be at war with China and not be aware of it: The People’s Liberation Army has a detailed plan for an attack on America that uses currency and computers, rather than bullets and bombs. It’s an updated version of the “asymmetric warfare” strategy employed by military… http://flip.it/rUrVh