Shia militias to fight for Fallujah, U.S. Backed Forces For Ramadi
Iraqi forces are preparing to face the Islamic State head on, in an attempt to take back Fallujah and Ramadi,...
Ramadi
Obama Administration Sends Additional Troops to Iraq While Admitting It Has No Strategy
On May 17, Ramadi, the capital of the Anbar Province, fell to the Islamic State, indicating the weak strategy put...
IS Gains Anbar Tribes’ Allegiance and Use Dam to Punish Opposition
On Wednesday May 3, many prominent Sunni tribal leaders in the Anbar Province of Iraq have pledged their allegiance to...
Iraq Plans to Retake Anbar
On May 26, Iraq announced the beginning of a large military operation against the Islamic State to retake Anbar, a...
Russia and Iraq Plan to Collaborate to Fight the Islamic State
On May 21, Russia and Iraq announced plans to collaborate to combat the threat of the Islamic State in the...
Impending Shia Militia Counteroffensive in Ramadi Puts US in Tough Spot
The Iraqi city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar Province located about 70 miles west of Baghdad, fell to Islamic...
The Fall of Ramadi is a Catastrophe
Although the Obama administration has rightly portrayed a raid by Army Special Forces last week in Syria that killed ISIS...
Islamic State Attacks Palmyra & Takes Ramadi
Islamic State rebels engaged troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad less than a mile outside the ancient city of...
Islamic State Besieges Baiji Refinery Again
Islamic State is continuing to press its attack to retake the refinery of Baiji, taking large portions of the facility...
Iraqi Forces Victorious in Baiji but Fighting for Lives in Anbar
Iraqi security forces, with the help of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, retook the country’s largest oil refinery this past weekend in...
Chairman of Joint Chiefs Downplays Ramadi Potentially Falling to ISIS
Islamic State (ISIS) is currently launching an assault on the Iraqi city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar Province. After...
Iraqi Forces Struggle to Counter ISIS in Anbar Province
According to local leaders on the ground, Islamic State (ISIS) may be hours away from overtaking the Iraqi city of...