Iraqi authorities said Thursday that more than 150,000 people have fled fighting in and around west Mosul since security forces launched an operation to retake it from Takfiris last month. The International Organization for Migration released displacement figures on Wednesday indicating that nearly 100,000 had fled, but those statistics included ...
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and the White House reportedly are considering initial proposals from the Central Command that would send 1,000 more troops into Syria allegedly to accelerate the fight against ISIL Takfiri group in Raqqa. The proposals, first reported Wednesday by The Washington Post, would build on suggestions ...