Tag: Iraq
Lithuania struggles with migrant flood opened by Belarus
VEREBIEJAI, Lithuania — Mustafa Hussein Hamad kicked a dirty ball between two old tires in the schoolyard where he spends most of his time....
Lithuania struggles with migrant influx opened by Belarus
VEREBIEJAI, Lithuania — Mustafa Hussein Hamad kicked a dirty ball between two old tires in the schoolyard where he spends most of his time....
The cost of the Afghanistan war, in lives and dollars
The nearly 20-year American combat mission in Afghanistan was the United States' longest war. Ordinary Americans tended to forget about it, and it received...
Lithuania builds border fence to stem migration from Belarus
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania began Friday to erect a fence along its border with Belarus to deter third country migrants from entering, a week...
Iraqi militia commander vows to avenge deaths in US strike
BAGHDAD — The leader of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia has vowed to retaliate against America for the deaths of four of his men in...
EU vows to help Lithuania amid flow of migrants from Belarus
VILNIUS, Lithuania — The European Union promised Tuesday to help bloc member Lithuania handle an influx of migrants from the Middle East and Africa,...
Russia rejects renewing aid from Iraq to Syria’s northeast
UNITED NATIONS — Russia’s U.N. ambassador on Wednesday called a proposal to reopen a border crossing from Iraq to Syria’s northeast for delivering humanitarian...
Rumsfeld, a cunning leader who oversaw a ruinous Iraq war
WASHINGTON — Calling Donald H. Rumsfeld energetic was like calling the Pacific wide. When others would rest, he would run. While others sat, he...
Among Iraqis, the name Rumsfeld evokes nation’s destruction
BAGHDAD — When he heard on the news that Donald Rumsfeld had died, Ali Ridha al-Tamimi and his wife sat down with their four...
Donald Rumsfeld, a cunning leader undermined by Iraq war
WASHINGTON — Calling Donald H. Rumsfeld energetic was like calling the Pacific wide. When others would rest, he would run. While others sat, he...