On May 29, 2003, a group of American peacemakers left Baghdad for Amman, Jordan. In the middle of the desert, they blew a tire and flipped into the ditch, injuring several of the passengers. Weldon ...
BAGHDAD – U.S. military officials say Iraqi forces have retaken the southwestern town of Rutba after Islamic State fighters who had occupied the town fled or put up only light resistance. The top U.S.
The Iraqi army said Tuesday it has fully seized control of the Rutba city in western Iraq from Daesh militants. On Monday, scores of Daesh militants mounted a daring attack on Rutba, 310 kilometers ...
Iraqi security forces fire artillery during clashes with Sunni militant group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on the outskirts of the town of Udaim in Diyala province, on June 22, 2014.