Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has formally rejected a bid from Turkey to participate in the military push to retake the northern Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State extremists. Abadi, speaking Saturday, said the existing alliance would handle the battle without Turkey’s help. Abadi […]
Mr. Arango, the Times Baghdad bureau chief, is reporting from villages and humanitarian aid camps near Mosul. JADAA, Iraq — The first thing Musar Abid did when he escaped the Islamic State this week was grab a razor. “I shaved this morning,” he said, smiling […]
BAGHDAD — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s push for Iraq to let Turkey play a role in the Mosul battle encountered resistance Saturday from Iraq’s prime minister, who said his country’s forces will oust Islamic State the militants from the northern city. “I know that […]
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is sending dozens of additional intelligence analysts to Iraq to pore over a trove of information that is expected to be recovered in the offensive to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State, data that could offer new clues about possible terrorist […]
By SARAH ALMUKHTAR and TIM WALLACE Raging fires and smoke marked a satellite image on Thursday of Mosul, Iraq, revealing the main thrust of the battle to retake the Islamic State stronghold. Iraqi and Kurdish forces pushed toward the city on three fronts, aided by […]
Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea expressed optimism over the latest developments witnessed on the local political scene, stating that the presidential vacuum will come to an end with a president “made in Lebanon.” Following his meeting with MP Michel Aoun in Rabieh in the presence […]
NNA – There will be a president of the Lebanese republic on October 31, and the new Prime Minister is Saad Hariri, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea indicated following talks with the former premier at Bayt-al-Wasssat on Friday. “I hope an agreement would be reached […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Hillary Clinton ramped up her pressure on Donald Trump in the election’s most competitive states Friday with an emotional TV ad targeting his criticism of a Muslim-American family. Trump vowed to go all-out in the final three weeks so he’ll have no […]
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Hillary Clinton’s campaign is increasingly preparing for the possibility that Donald Trump may never concede the presidential election should she win, a development that could enormously complicate the crucial early weeks of her preparations to take office. Aiming to undermine […]
LONDON — European Union heads of state continue their summit Friday in Brussels, where the EU’s response to Russia’s bombing campaign in Syria is high on the agenda. Syrian government forces began a 3-day cease-fire in Aleppo Thursday, but their Russian allies have refused to […]
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