Pope writes to U.N. to highlight 'the tears and cries' of Iraqi Christians
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis renewed his appeal on Wednesday for international action to stop suffering among religious minorities in war-torn northern Iraq, calling for help in a letter to U.N....
View ArticleObama: 'We broke the ISIL siege'
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday the Islamist militant siege of Iraq's Mount Sinjar had been broken and most U.S. military personnel sent to assess the situation would be pulled out of Iraq...
View ArticleKurds advance on key Iraq dam, Sunnis hit jihadists
Bashiqa (Iraq) (AFP) - Kurdish fighters backed by US warplanes pushed back jihadists around Iraq's largest dam on Sunday, as Sunni Arab tribesmen and security forces fought the militants west of...
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