Last ISIS Town Falls
NOVANEWS FILE PHOTO An Iraqi soldier monitors the Iraq-Syria border point, Abu Kamal © AZHAR SHALLAL / AFP The Syrian Army and its allies have captured the last major stronghold of Islamic State (IS, former […]
Category: Iraq
Iraq and Iran, Sharing a Neighborhood. U.S. 2003 Invasion of Iraq: A Boost to Iranian Influence
NOVANEWS By Paul R. Pillar LobeLog In Iraq, as in Syria, the imminent extinguishing of the mini-state of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS or IS) is raising the question of whether U.S. objectives in Iraq […]
The Islamic State as “Place-Setter” for the American Empire
NOVANEWS The Islamic State as “Place-Setter” for the American Empire. ISIS is the Product of the US Military-Intelligence Complex By Mark Taliano Global Research “ISIS” is a product of the US Military-Intelligence complex. The word itself […]
US-backed SDF Forces Won Oil Race on Eastern Bank of Euphrates ‘Video’
NOVANEWS By South Front On October 26, US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continued their successful operation on the eastern bank of the Euphrates and entered the oil fields of al-Tanak and Galban, according to pro-Kurdish sources. […]
Saudi Zio-Wahhabi regime seeking foothold in Iraq
NOVANEWS Saudi Oil Minister Khalid al-Falih (R) arrived in Baghdad on Saturday for talks on expansion of mutual economic bonds. (Photo by AFP) Saudi Arabia has taken a step forward in what appears to be […]
Saudi Zio-Wahhabi, UAE secretly worked for Kurdistan secession
NOVANEWS Saudi Zio-Wahhabi King Salman (L) talks to president of Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG) Masoud Barzani in Riyadh, Dec. 1, 2015. Like Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have supported the Iraqi […]
Naziyahu lobbies world powers to support Iraqi Kurds’ secession bid
NOVANEWS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is lobbying world powers to support the independence of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region from the rest of the Iraqi territory, as Kurdish Peshmerga forces are losing ground to Iraqi […]
Will the Kirkuk Campaign Lead to Regime Change in Kurdistan?
NOVANEWS The Iraqi federal government commenced a military intervention in the Kurdish-occupied oil-rich city of Kirkuk. By Andrew Korybko Oriental Review This area has long been disputed between the Iraqi central authorities and the Kurdish Regional […]
Iraqi Seizure of Oil-rich Kirkuk from Kurds Risks Broader War
NOVANEWS By Jordan Shilton World Socialist Web Site Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered an offensive by Iraqi army units and pro-government Shia militias Monday to capture the oil-rich city of Kirkuk and surrounding areas from the Kurdish […]
Kurdish SDF Terror Proxies Re-Occupy (What’s Left of) Raqqa, Syria
NOVANEWS By Mark Taliano Global Research The occupation and destruction of Raqqa, Syria, by Western-supported terrorists, is now transforming itself into a re-occupation by “Kurdish” SDF terror proxies who are taking the place of the previous […]