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Thousands of Syrian refugees flee to Iraq - USA TODAY Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:13:41 GMT

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Thousands of Syrian refugees flee to Iraq USA TODAY ARBAT, Iraq — Thousands of refugees crossed the Iraqi border Monday, escaping escalating violence between extremist groups and Kurdish militias in northeastern Syria and creating what some officials call a "crisis situation" in Iraqi Kurdistan. "We do ... Syrian Kurd exodus to Iraq raises prospect of cross-border actionYahoo! News Syria: Thousands Flee to IraqNew York Times Syrian refugees pour into Iraq as Baghdad asks US for military helpThe Guardian Fox News -Voice of America all 154 news articles »

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Iraq Hangs 17, Mostly for 'Terrorism' - ABC News Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:48:23 GMT

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Iraq Hangs 17, Mostly for 'Terrorism' ABC News Iraq executed 17 prisoners on Monday, all but one convicted for "terrorism," shrugging off calls from international human rights organizations to reconsider the use of capital punishment. In a statement posted on its website, the Justice Ministry said ... 17 executed in Iraq, ministry saysCNN Iraq executes 17 peopleGlobalPost 17 convicts hanged in Iraqspyghana.com all 17 news articles »

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UN says thousands of Syrians fleeing to Iraq - Yahoo! News Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:10:52 GMT

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UN says thousands of Syrians fleeing to Iraq Yahoo! News BAGHDAD (AP) — In a mass exodus, around 30,000 Syrians have fled their homeland's bloody civil war over the past five days and streamed across the border into neighboring Iraq's northern self-ruled Kurdish region, the U.N. refugee agency said Monday.

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Syrian Kurds continue to flee to Iraq in their thousands - The Guardian Mon, 19 Aug 2013 06:44:58 GMT

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Syrian Kurds continue to flee to Iraq in their thousands The Guardian For more than two years the war has raged without serious impact on Kurdish communities in Turkey and northern Iraq. All the while, most Syrian Kurds have endeavoured to remain neutral as rebel groups, backed by increasing numbers of jihadists, have ...

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Sectarian Attacks Return With a Roar to Iraq, Rattling a Capital Already on Edge - New York Times Sun, 18 Aug 2013 15:25:46 GMT

New York Times

Sectarian Attacks Return With a Roar to Iraq, Rattling a Capital Already on Edge New York Times Across the country, the sectarianism that almost tore Iraq apart after the American-led invasion in 2003 is surging back. The carnage has grown so bloody, with the highest death toll in five years, that truck drivers insist on working in pairs — one ... Al-Qaeda Looks to Build Support Among Iraq's SunnisAl-Monitor all 6 news articles »

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Thousands Of Syrians Flee To Iraq; Crisis Feared - NPR Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:21:54 GMT

Thousands Of Syrians Flee To Iraq; Crisis Feared NPR BAGHDAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of Syrian Kurds swarmed across a bridge into neighboring Iraq's northern self-ruled Kurdish region over the past few days in one of the biggest waves of refugees since the rebellion against President Bashar Assad ...

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21000 Syrians Flee Into Iraq in Last 4 Days - National Journal Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:20:33 GMT

21000 Syrians Flee Into Iraq in Last 4 Days National Journal Since last Thursday, an estimated 21,000 people have crossed into the Kurdistan region of Iraq—10,000 just on Saturday alone. The United Nations says it expects the influx to continue dramatically in the coming days, making this one of the largest ...

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UN: Over 20000 Syrian refugees cross into Iraq - Jerusalem Post Mon, 19 Aug 2013 09:42:11 GMT

UN: Over 20000 Syrian refugees cross into Iraq Jerusalem Post GENEVA - More than 20,000 Syrian refugees have entered northern Iraq since Thursday in one of the largest crossings in the more than two-year-old conflict and the influx is continuing, the United Nations said on Monday. Syrians began pouring into the ...

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Almost 30000 Syrian Refugees Enter Iraq Since Thursday: UN - Washington Free Beacon Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:59:44 GMT

Almost 30000 Syrian Refugees Enter Iraq Since Thursday: UN Washington Free Beacon GENEVA (Reuters) – An estimated 29,000 Syrian refugees have entered northern Iraq since Thursday in one of the largest crossings in Syria's two-year-old conflict and the influx is continuing, the United Nations said on Monday. Syrians fleeing fighting ...

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Large Kurdish exodus from Syria into northern Iraq - Deutsche Welle Mon, 19 Aug 2013 15:32:13 GMT

Large Kurdish exodus from Syria into northern Iraq Deutsche Welle Thousands of Syrian Kurds continued to flee their homelands, mostly in northeastern Syria, bound for Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region, the UN refugee agency said on Monday. Those fleeing were mostly women, children and the elderly.