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Baghdad Council announces appearance of cholera infections west of Baghdad
Baghdad Council announces appearance of cholera infections west of Baghdad. They’re working to send ambulances and get infected people to hospitals. Billions of dinars spent on the Healthy water project. The hospitals needed to react fast and contain the infected people and clean out the water that was infected in Baghdad. -
Stopping Terrorist Attacks from Russia
Iraq agreed to share intelligence with Iran, Syria and Russia. Iraq wanted to stop the terrorist attacks from Russia.
They say that because they want to stop the increased concern of Russian terrorist attacks. -
Security forces kill 12 militants in confrontations south and east of Fallujah
Iraq security forces killed ISIS elements. They killed 12 men and destroyed a vehicle that was carrying weapons to stop them from attacking their headquarters in al-Hayakil area. Significance - This shows that Iraq is trying to stop the terrorist group, ISIS -
U.S. to Begin 'Direct Action on the Ground' in Iraq, Syria
The US will begin rescue operations on Iraq and Syria on Tuesday to begin fighting ISIS forces. The US doesn’t have the intention to make this help long-term, and will just provide Iraq with the help when needed. Significance- The US has decided to help Iraq and Syria, which will be very helpful to fighting ISIS. -
Iraq claims that they didn’t want the US’ help going against ISIS.
The Iraq government came out saying Iraq didn’t ask for the United States’ help with going against ISIS. The United States then said that this on ground combat would not be a long-term operation and they would stick to assisting and advising Iraqi forces. Significance- Iraq claims that they didn’t want the US’ help going against ISIS. -
9 people killed, wounded in bomb blast northeast of Baghdad
One person killed and others wounded in a bomb blast northeast of Baghdad. Shaab District. Iraq had a bomb threat that went on and hurt citizens of Baghdad. This affects the surrounding areas of people. -
Inquiries are not about making victims feel better
Sir John Chilcot gave his inquiry on the Iraq War saying he is frustrated with people who are asking what happened to their loved ones. He is not trying to comfort his citizens in a time of loss. Significance - The citizens of Iraq are going through a lot with the war and Chilcot is not trying to help them. -
ISIS Name Known
ISIS is trying to make their name well known and are willing to do anything in order to get their name out. There was a Russian plane crash that the US believes was bombed by ISIS. It was said that the bomb may have been planted on the plane. The plane crash killed 224 people. There is no formal conclusion about how the plane crashed, but most US officials think that the crash was from ISIS planting the bomb on the plane -
Iraq receives 2 Czech fighter jets in Balad Air Base
Czech Republic fighter jets L159. Both countries signed a contract between them. The jets were brought to a base north of Baghdad to help with protection. Having protecting in an area like Baghdad is important because they are typically in the danger zone. They need jets like these to provide security. -
Iraq achieves the highest daily export rate in decades
Iraq exported over 100 million barrels of oil from the southern fields. Their revenue was over 3 billion dollars. Their exportation average was the highest it’s been in decades. This is showing an increase in business. With their work of finding the oil they used it to gain money and work harder to make their numbers increase. -
Middle East Iraqis think the U.S. is in cahoots with the Islamic State
Iraq thinks the US is supporting ISIS, tensions are running high -
Lives saved in refuge
Security forces saved 1,000 lives in the refuge of Ramadi and is now harboring them. Significance - The Iraq security forces are taking care of citizens even though they are dealing with a war. -
A "Masked" Terrorist
A "masked" terrorist is taking away ISIS members and being instructed to abduct them by the leader of ISIS. This is showing how ISIS can have no one who will be working against them for. -
Suicide bombing at soccer game in Iraq
A suicide bomb went off at a soccer game in Iraq. 32 were killed and 84 were wounded. The bomb went off when trophies were being handed out to the players. ISIS claimed responsibility for the incident. -
City of Fallujah
The Iraqi Army entered Fallujah, near Baghdad began an assault against the militants of the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS. Shows that groups want to take down ISIS and do not want to be ruled.
