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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 373

PHILIP ISSA

Women and children stand in line at a reception area for people evacuated from the last shred of territory held by Islamic State militants, outside Baghouz, Syria, on March 6, 2019. (AP/Gabriel Chaim)
March 10, 2019, 7:55 pm
US-backed Syrian fighters resume attack on IS
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces say that operations in eastern Syria began after the deadline for jihadists to surrender expired
By PHILIP ISSA
This frame grab from video posted online January 18, 2019, by supporters of the Islamic State group, purports to show a gun-mounted Islamic State group vehicle firing at members of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, in the eastern Syrian province of Deir el-Zour, Syria. (Militant Photo via AP)
February 22, 2019, 4:32 pm
From Syria, IS slips into Iraq to fight another day
Cells operating in four northern provinces are carrying out kidnappings, assassinations and roadside ambushes aimed at restoring extortion rackets that financed group in the past
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and PHILIP ISSA
In this Saturday, November 10, 2018 photo, visitors tour the Iranian wing of the Baghdad International Fair, in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
November 13, 2018, 10:18 pm
Iran, feeling sanctions bite, looks for outlet in Iraq
Tehran hopes to grow trade with neighbor from $7b. annually to $22b. to offset lost trade due to new US restrictions
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and PHILIP ISSA
Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, seen in the poster, celebrate in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, early Monday, May 14, 2018 (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
May 20, 2018, 2:30 pm
Iraq’s election winner al-Sadr, promising reform, is constrained by Iran
Tehran holds sway with some of Iraq’s most powerful politicians, and it is trying to rally them as a bloc to undercut the cleric
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and PHILIP ISSA
Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, displayed on the poster, celebrate in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, early Monday, May 14, 2018. (Karim Kadim/AP)
May 15, 2018, 10:59 am
Early results in Iraq election favor populist Shiite cleric
Coalition led by Muqtada al-Sadr takes the lead in 6 out of 19 provinces; no blocs seem likely to win an outright majority
By PHILIP ISSA
Iraqi Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr (C-L) shows his ink-stained index finger and holds an Iraqi flag outside a polling station in the holy city of Najaf on May 12, 2018, as the country votes in the first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State terror group. (AFP Photo/Haidar Hamdani)
May 14, 2018, 2:52 am
Iraqi Shiite cleric front-runner in partial election results
Muqtada al-Sadr followed in initial returns by Hadi al-Amiri, head of the Iran-backed Badr Brigades; incumbent Abadi does poorly in Shiite areas
By PHILIP ISSA
In this photo from May 12, 2018, people dismantle campaign posters for parliamentary candidates in Ramadi, Iraq. The vote Saturday saw a record low turnout, with 44 percent of eligible voters casting ballots. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
May 14, 2018, 1:18 am
At Iraq’s polls, voters seek patronage and jobs
Turnout in election lowest since fall of Saddam Hussein, amid widespread frustration over economy, ruling elite
By PHILIP ISSA
Iraqis wait in a long line to cast their vote in the country's parliamentary elections at a polling site in a battle-damaged building in west Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, May 12, 2018.(AP/Maya Alleruzzo)
May 13, 2018, 12:37 am
Reports of low turnout, irregularities as polls close in Iraq
Iraqis vote for the first time since the country declared victory over the Islamic State terror group; results expected in 48 hours
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and PHILIP ISSA
In this file photo from May 1, 2018, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks during a campaign rally in Baghdad, Iraq (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)
May 12, 2018, 8:10 am
Al-Abadi defeated IS. Why won’t he sweep Iraq’s elections?
Despite Iraqi PM’s successes, split among Shiite voters and anger over economy are roadblocks in his bid for reelection Saturday
By PHILIP ISSA and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
A rescue worker carrying a child following an alleged chemical weapons attack in the rebel-held town of Douma, near Damascus, Syria, on April 8, 2018. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP, File)
April 22, 2018, 2:07 am
Chemical weapons inspectors collect samples from Douma site
Two weeks after suspected gas attack, amid cover-up fears, UN mission finally gathers evidence in Syria
By PHILIP ISSA
Smoke billows in the town of Douma, the last opposition holdout in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, on April 7, 2018, after Syrian regime troops resumed a military blitz to pressure rebels to withdraw. (AFP PHOTO/STRINGER)
April 9, 2018, 6:26 am
Syrian news reports missile attack as likely ‘American aggression’
Pentagon denies claim, says: ‘At this time, the Department of Defense is not conducting air strikes in Syria’
By PHILIP ISSA
This photo shows Syrian civilians with their belongings, fleeing from fighting between the Syrian government forces and rebels, in eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, Syria, March. 15, 2018. (SANA via AP)
March 16, 2018, 3:07 pm
Thousands flee violence in mass exodus from Syrian towns
Some 42,000 refugees flee eastern Ghouta in largest single-day exodus of civilians during years-long civil war
By Sarah El Deeb and PHILIP ISSA
File: A picture taken in the northern town of Afrin on February 2, 2018, shows smoke from burning tires, used to block the visibility of planes, billowing in the background as people walk on a bridge. (AFP/Delil Souleiman)
March 16, 2018, 1:49 pm
Syrian Kurds say Turkish shelling, strikes kill 20 in Afrin
Turkish military urges tens of thousands of residents still inside the town to leave and Kurdish militiamen to surrender
By PHILIP ISSA
A convoy of Turkish Army armored personnel carriers led by a tank are driven toward the border with Syria, in the outskirts of Hassa, Turkey, Tuesday, January 23, 2018. (Ibrahim Mase/DHA-Depo Photos via AP)
January 24, 2018, 8:24 am
Turkey urged to show restraint in assault on Syrian Kurds
Dozens said killed in campaign in northern Syrian region of Afrin, where Ankara seeks to weaken Kurdish militias
By Sarah El Deeb and PHILIP ISSA
This photo released by the press office of the Kurdish People's Protection Units, or YPG, shows protesters waving giant flags of the YPG and other parties and militias, during a demonstration against Turkish threats, in Afrin, Aleppo province, Syria, on January 18, 2018. (YPG Press Office via AP)
January 18, 2018, 6:25 pm
Syria threatens to down Turkish jets over its Kurdish region
Amid Turkish military buildup on Syrian border, Damascus warns an incursion into the country will be ‘no picnic’
By PHILIP ISSA and Suzan Fraser
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