Iraq

Iraqi painter quietly documented life under Islamic State

After his paintings were reported to ISIS, Mustaga al-Taee received 30 slashes.

Pentagon: 45 civilians killed by coalition strikes

The Pentagon said “all feasible precautions were taken.”

The Associated Press

Trump signs new travel ban: barring visitors from 6 countries, halts refugee program

Iraqis risk all to spy on Islamic State militants in Mosul

Informants risk being killed by ISIS over…

Trump orders strict new Muslim refugee screening

Refugees from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen would be barred from the country for 4 months.

US says 2,000 IS fighters killed, gravely wounded in Mosul

But the US won’t say how many Iraqi solders have been killed in the fight.

ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer