According to a recent statement by U.S. Secretary of State, John F. Kerry, U.S. is ready to help out Iraq but won’t send any troops there. It is a situation similar to “once bitten, twice shy.” In the past 5,000 U.S. soldiers were killed while over 51,000 suffered serious injuries, in Iraq. This time round, […]
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake was felt straddling the Iraq and Iran border at 6:03 p.m. UTC. The event was felt in Mandali, Iraq, 41 km (25 miles) away, Sarpol-e Zahab, Iran, 44km (27 miles) away, Al Miqdadiyah, Iraq, 62 km (39 miles) away, Kifri, Iraq, 85 km (53 miles away and in Baghdad, Iraq, 140 km (87 miles) away. The exact location […]
