Tag: Iraq

Gunmen patrol in Fallujah, west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday. Iraqi forces have yet to militarily try to reassert control over Fallujah, which remains in the hands of the militants and tribal gunmen opposed to the central government. Militants and tribal fighters also control part of the provincial capital, Ramadi. Sporadic clashes there and in surrounding areas continue to take place. (AP Photo)

National Security

White House hits back at John Boehner on Iraq

Brian Hughes · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Obama to Send Troops Back Into Iraq?

Obama to Send Troops Back Into Iraq?

Daniel Halper · January 8, 2014 10:31 pm

Joe Biden calls Iraqi leader for 2nd time this week

Joe Biden calls Iraqi leader for 2nd time this week

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2014 8:19 pm

In this Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004 file photo, soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division spread out documents and other objects on the floor while looking for evidence during a raid on an Iraqi house near Fallujah, Iraq. (AP/Julie Jacobson)

National Security

Reversals in hard-won Iraqi city vex veterans

allen-breed · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

The last convoy of solders from the U.S. Army's 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, crosses the border from Iraq into Kuwait, on Dec. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Examiner Editorial: Iraq is reaping the bloody fruits of Obama’s indifference

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Gates: Obama, Hillary Said Opposition to Iraq Surge Was ‘Political’

Michael Warren · January 7, 2014 8:37 pm

Choosing to Lose in Iraq

Pete Hegseth · January 7, 2014 7:11 pm

We’re Behind You … Way Behind

We’re Behind You … Way Behind

Geoffrey Norman · January 7, 2014 1:23 pm

Civilians inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Kirkuk, 180 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday. (AP/Emad Matti)

National Security

Critics: Obama did little to prevent al Qaeda resurgence in Iraq

Susan Crabtree · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

Gunmen gather in a street as they chant slogans against Iraq's Shiite-led government and demand that the Iraqi army not try to enter the city in Fallujah, 40 miles west of Baghdad. Fierce clashes erupted between Iraqi special forces and al Qaeda-linked militants outside the city of Fallujah, a flare-up in a days-long standoff in the Sunni-dominated western province of Anbar, Iraqi officials said. The banner in Arabic reads, "Alboalon tribe demanding that the Iraqi army not to enter Fallujah." (AP Photo)

National Security

Iraqi government: Airstrike kills 25 militants

Washington Examiner · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

‘How Al Qaeda Terrorized Its Way Back in Iraq’

‘How Al Qaeda Terrorized Its Way Back in Iraq’

Daniel Halper · January 6, 2014 5:05 pm

‘Al-Qaeda in Iraq Patrols Fallujah; Aims for Ramadi, Mosul, Baghdad’

‘Al-Qaeda in Iraq Patrols Fallujah; Aims for Ramadi, Mosul, Baghdad’

Daniel Halper · January 6, 2014 12:53 pm