US Saying ISIS Leader Killed Countless Times Is Alive Again
(MEE) — A senior US general has said that the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is still alive but the coalition does not “have a clue” about where he is.
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Trump Has Killed As Many Civilians In 6 Months As Obama Killed in 2 Years
(COMMONDREAMS) — A new investigation shows that President Donald Trump’s bombing campaign against ISIS (the Islamic State) over several months has already led to nearly as many civilian deaths as those overseen by the Obama White House over several years.
US Military Plans to Remain in Iraq Even After ISIS Is Defeated
Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend said Iraq’s government had expressed interest in having US and coalition troops stay.
(MEE) — The United States and several coalition countries want to maintain a military footprint in Iraq after the eventual defeat of the Islamic State (IS) group, a top US general said on Tuesday.
US Commander: US ‘Probably’ Behind Airstrike That Killed Hundreds Of Civilians
Residents carry the body of several people killed in Mosul, Iraq, Friday, March 24, 2017. Residents of the Iraqi city’s neighborhood known as Mosul Jidideh at the scene say that scores of residents are believed to have been killed by airstrikes that hit a cluster of homes in the area. (AP/Felipe Dana)
Pentagon Confirms US Troops Wounded in Mosul
(ANTIWAR) Fresh on the heels of reports from Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend that US ground troops have been sent closer to the front lines in the offensive in Mosul, Pentagon officials are now admitting that “some number” of US troops have been wounded in the last six to eight weeks in Mosul.