Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has become concerned over the threat by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant to Baghdad. Officials acknowledged that ISIL was moving toward the Iraqi capital despite daily air strikes on the movement in the north. The officials said ISIL was threatening the city from both north […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has warned that its presence in Iraq was in danger. A classified military assessment ordered by the administration of President Barack Obama determined that U.S. special operations forces could be targeted in Iraq. The assessment said U.S. advisers could not be embedded in at least half of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Iraq has been detaining hundreds of foreign contractors, including those hired to protect the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. Officials and executives said contractors who arrived in Baghdad International Airport were undergoing severe interrogation and in many cases detained. They said the airport detentions, which numbered 100 in early January, reflected […]