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The Marine Corps' forgotten battle in Iraq
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA U.S. Marine Corps M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), in convoy along the streets...
Drought imperils Iraq's water buffalo and a child's way of life
Reuters via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPetting a water buffalo before tying a fodder bag around its neck, Mustafa Ahmed tends his father's...
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani Fast Facts
CNN via AOL· 9 months agoHere’s a look at the life of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s most influential Shiite cleric. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1930 Birth place:...
Lawmakers from Iraq's biggest bloc resign amid impasse
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPopulist Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr speaks during a news conference in Najaf, Iraq, on Nov. 18,...
Opinion: Netanyahu needs an end-game
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoEditor’s Note: Seth Moulton, a Democrat, is a Marine Corps veteran who represents Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional District. The views expressed in this...
We need an extraordinary act of peace in the Middle East — and I know it can happen
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMartin Luther King; Mahatma Gandhi; Willy Brandt Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images On Oct. 7,...
Despite public anger, no progress in Iraq political deadlock
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBAGHDAD — Weeks after followers of an influential cleric stormed parliament, Iraq’s political crisis...
I’ve Seen Cluster Bombs Maim Children. Why Is Biden Sending Them to Ukraine?
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 9 months agoNussair’s mother was huddled over his hospital bed when I entered, his hands and feet wrapped in...
Drought drives economic exodus from Iraq's rivers and marshlands
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOn a sun-scorched shoreline in Iraq's southern marshlands, fishermen stood shovelling a grim catch:...
Mourners chant 'Death to Israel' at Revolutionary Guards adviser funeral
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMourners chanted "Death to America, Death to Israel" during the funeral service on Wednesday for a...