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As Ramadi fell, the Iranian Defense Minister, General Dossein Dehghan, arrived in Baghdad for talks with Prime Minister Abadi. But that reliance will only further alienate many Sunnis.
Ramadi is the capital of the Sunni-dominated Anbar province, and the Shiites are ready to pounce. "We are not calling a spade a spade," says Derek Harvey, ...
After Ramadi, A Look At What's Next In The Fight Against ISIS : The Two-Way Celebrating victory in Ramadi, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi says his troops will oust ISIS from Iraq entirely in 2016.
Ramadi, which had around 250,000 residents before ISIS took over, is now deserted. There is no electricity coursing through the hanging electricity lines, no water running through the pipes.
Pockets of Ramadi remain under siege and Iraqi military commander Maj. Gen. Ismail al-Mahlawi estimated that ISIS militants remained in about 30 percent of the city.
The capture of Ramadi last weekend by Islamic State fighters is a significant setback for U.S. strategy in Iraq and shows that, nearly a year after the extremists overran Mosul, the United States ...
TOPSHOT - A picture taken on February 10, 2016 shows armoured vehicles of Iraqi pro-governement forces in front of damaged buildings in the Saida area in the southern outskirts of Ramadi, after ...
Iraq’s prime minister declared Ramadi liberated of Islamic State nearly two weeks ago. But the fight to free the city has left it in ruins. Matt Bradley reports from Ramadi. RAMADI, Iraq—Amid ...
Hearing the news about Ramadi last week made me light-headed. Made the usual ringing in my ears more pronounced. It was Christmas Eve 2004 and we were almost back. The traffic circle outside of ...
The Ramadi victory was accomplished largely by the Iraqi military, mainly by its Sunni forces with the help of local Sunni tribes, who were aided by U.S. training and weapons.
As Ramadi fell, the Iranian Defense Minister, General Dossein Dehghan, arrived in Baghdad for talks with Prime Minister Abadi. But that reliance will only further alienate many Sunnis.