May 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI The recapture of the Iraqi town of Rutba by government forces gives two strong indications: that Daesh is not invincible; that the Iraqi military knows how to win a battle when it is determined, without having to use ragtag militias like Badr […]
By AP – Jun 04,2015 -JORDAN TIMES Iraq’s Badr Brigades Shiite militia detain four men that they suspect of being Daesh militants outside the oil refinery in Beiji, 250 kilometres north of Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday. The men were planning to attack oil refinery checkpoints, the militia said (AP photo) […]
David Ignatius| The Daily Star Jalal al-Gaood, one of the tribal leaders the U.S. has been cultivating in hopes of rolling back extremists in Iraq, grimly describes how his hometown in Anbar province was forced to surrender this week to fighters from ISIS. The extremists were moving Wednesday toward Gaood’s […]