Tag: Iraq
Jihadists seize Iraq’s Nineveh province
Jihadists Tuesday seized Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh, whose capital Mosul is the country’s second-largest city, in a major blow…
Iraqi gunmen kill wife, children of anti-Al Qaeda militant
Heavily-armed militants attacked the home of an anti-Qaeda militiaman north of Baghdad Sunday, killing and decapitating his wife and two…
Al-Qaeda fighters seize Iraqi town of Fallujah
FALLUJAH, (AFP) – Iraq has lost Fallujah to Al-Qaeda-linked fighters, a senior security official said Saturday, putting militants back in…
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets spank Iraq, top group
Sensational Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets rounded off their Group F campaign with a 5-0 hammering of Iraq, a result which is…
Glo Tasks Eaglets To Beat Iraq
Leading telecommunications operator, Globacom, has enjoined the Golden Eaglets to ensure total victory over Iraq as both sides clash in…
7 Countries To Build Permanent Embassies
Seven countries have begun building their permanent embassies at the Diplomatic Drive, a street allocated to them in Abuja, the…
Global Terror: Potential Flashpoints In 2012 —Frank Gardner
With much of the Middle East in flux, suspicions intensifying over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, a deepening political crisis in Pakistan,…
Nigeria’s Hooded Bombers
The season of the bombs has finally arrived our shores. And with it, a season of anomie. The horrifying suicide…