Michael Jernigan of Stafford and his wife, KimberLee, advocate for the rights of veterans who lost their vision during combat.
Afghanistan Fall Renews Kurdish Fears of US Withdrawal in Iraq, Syria
For minority Kurds in Iraq and Syria who have found the presence of U.S. troops essential for their protection, watching the extraordinary images of desperate Afghans clinging to a U.S. aircraft as it …
Fake news: Image of Afghan women in chains was altered from 2003 Iraq photo
Photo from Iraq altered to create fake image of chained Afghan women CLAIM: A photo shows three Afghan women chained to one another, walking behind a man who holds the end of the chain. THE FACTS: The …
China and Iraq to Increase Cooperation
By John Lee. On Wednesday, August 18, 2021, the President of the Republic of Iraq, Barham Salih made a phone call to Chinese President Xi Jinping. In the Phone conversation, President Salih …
Turkey’s Sinjar strikes carry stern messages to Tehran, Baghdad
As the United States braces to withdraw its combat forces from Iraq, the country’s Kurdistan Region is emerging as the scene of a mounting struggle for control between Turkey and Iran.
Joe Galloway, Decorated Vietnam War Correspondent, Dies at 79
He chronicled the first major battle of the war in “We Were Soldiers Once … and Young” and raised questions about the invasion of Iraq.
Iraq pilgrims ignore Covid for Shia mourning
Masks were almost nowhere to be seen Thursday as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims thronged the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala for the Shia commemoration of Ashura, ignoring …
Few Covid masks as millions throng Iraq shrine
Iraq is currently registering about 10,000 new coronavirus cases a day from its population of around 40 million.
Almost two-thirds of Americans say the Afghanistan and Iraq wars were not worth fighting: poll
The AP-NORC poll, conducted August 12 – 16, also found that Americans have grown more concerned about domestic extremism.
Supposed photo of Afghan women is fake; original, from Iraq, was altered to add chains
CLAIM: A photo shows three Afghan women chained to one another, walking behind a man who holds the end of the chain. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The photo was manipulated, and the chains were …