The Obama legacy: 100,000 Iran-backed fighters now on the ground in Iraq

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The Obama legacy: 100,000 Iran-backed fighters now on the ground in Iraq

by WorldTribune Staff, August 17, 2016 U.S. officials say that up to 100,000 Iranian-backed Shi’ite fighters are on the ground in Iraq, raising the specter that a defeated Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) will be replaced by another anti-American force. “The effect of the Obama administration’s policy has been to replace American boots […]

Report: U.S. feared civilians were in ‘huge’ convoy of 400 ISIL vehicles fleeing Fallujah

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Report: U.S. feared civilians were in ‘huge’ convoy of 400 ISIL vehicles fleeing Fallujah

by WorldTribune Staff, July 5, 2016 The U.S.-led coalition reportedly warned Iraq’s military that civilians, including children, where part of a large convoy of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) vehicles that were hit by airstrikes while fleeing Fallujah. The convoy departed Fallujah on June 28. Over the next two days, most of the […]