Category: Iraq
What It Really Means to Be on a “Flattening” Planet
Mustafa Habib: Iraqi Elections infected by Fake NewsThe latest trend in politics in Iraq involves the creation of seemingly innocuous Facebook pages, that are used to spread rumours and lies about the opposition.
People trapped in the Old City of Mosul are dying of hunger because they have not received any food for almost three weeks
Civilians trying to flee the besieged Isis-held enclave in west Mosul are being shot dead by Isis and Iraqi army snipers as they try to cross the Tigris River
When U.S. rivals committed atrocities in Aleppo, Western talking heads were appalled. But when the U.S. supports them in Mosul? Silence
Danny Sjursen: The Surge DelusionAn Iraq War Anniversary to Forget
The real situation in front line positions in and around west Mosul is unclear because the Iraqi government reports only successes and never mentions setbacks or defeats
There are an estimated 4,000 jihadi fighters defending the close-packed houses and narrow alleyways in the half of the city west of the Tigris River, which is inhabited by some 650,000 civilians
The Iraqi armed forces will eventually capture west Mosul, which is still held by Isis fighters, but the city itself will be destroyed in the fighting, a senior Iraqi politician told The Independent in an interview. Hoshyar Zebari, a Kurdish leader who until last year was the Iraqi finance minister and prior to that the Read more…
Change the words, delete the names, and history slips out of sight. Truth turned into lies. I guess that’s where journalism comes in