Ramadi, the capital city of the largest Iraqi province, Anbar, has fallen into the hands of the Islamic State. ISIS flags can be seen on the government buildings, after violent clashed with the security forces, which tried desperately to prevent this to happen. Strategically, Ramadi was crucial to be defended by the Iraqi government. The […]
On Wednesday April 22, U.S Central Command announced that its A-10 thunderbolt had to make an emergency landing at the Al Asad Airbase in Anbar province (an old, unused airbase shelter). According to the U.S. Air Force, the thunderbolt had to make an emergency landing because the engine was suffering from damage, which occurred during the […]
A little over a decade ago the United States was at war with Iraq, but now Iraq is facing a common enemy as the majority of the world. This enemy’s name is ISIS. Since last June, ISIS forces have used the system of palaces built by Saddam as their base of operations for the area. […]