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Iraq: Kurdish politician Massoum named president - USA TODAY Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:11:11 GMT

USA TODAY

Iraq: Kurdish politician Massoum named president USA TODAY Also in Iraq on Thursday, gunmen attacked a prisoner convoy north of Baghdad, setting off a gunbattle with troops in which scores of prisoners and eight soldiers were killed, brutally underscoring Iraq's instability as lawmakers convened to elect a new ... Iraq Picks New President to Confront Militant ThreatNew York Times Iraq Parliament Chooses New President, as Rebel Attack Kills 60Wall Street Journal Iraq elects Kurdish politician as presidentWashington Post Fox News -Aljazeera.com all 1,319 news articles »

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Dem. senator says he'll block arms sales to Iraq unless Congress gets report ... - Fox News Thu, 24 Jul 2014 16:06:20 GMT

Voice of America

Dem. senator says he'll block arms sales to Iraq unless Congress gets report ... Fox News WASHINGTON – An influential Democratic senator threatened Thursday to block U.S. arms sales to Iraq if Congress doesn't get an assessment of Iraqi forces and assurances the weapons won't fall into the hands of extremist militants. In a testy exchange ... Senator: No Arms to Iraq Unless Congress Gets InfoABC News Lawmakers Attack Obama Administration's Strategy in IraqNational Journal US Senator Casts Doubt on Arms Sales to IraqVoice of America Roll Call (blog) all 108 news articles »

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UN: Islamic State Militants Order Female Genital Mutilation In Iraq - Huffington Post Fri, 25 Jul 2014 02:50:13 GMT

BBC News

UN: Islamic State Militants Order Female Genital Mutilation In Iraq Huffington Post GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations, expressing deep concern, said on Thursday that militant group Islamic State had ordered all girls and women in and around Iraq's northern city of Mosul to undergo female genital mutilation. But doubts emerged on ... What jihadists are doing in Syria and Iraq while Gaza grabs the headlinesWashington Post (blog) Doubts grow over Isis 'FGM edict' in IraqBBC News No, ISIS Isn't Ordering Female Genital Mutilation In IraqThinkProgress Reuters -Wall Street Journal -The Slatest (blog) all 803 news articles »

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Veteran Kurdish politician elected president of Iraq - Washington Post Thu, 24 Jul 2014 14:23:36 GMT

Veteran Kurdish politician elected president of Iraq Washington Post BAGHDAD — A veteran Kurdish politician was elected president of Iraq on Thursday, as political leaders moved a step closer to forming a new government that will face the momentous task of repairing the deep divisions that are tearing the country apart.

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Iraq's Kurds want US help to hold off Islamic State extremists - Washington Post Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:02:05 GMT

Iraq's Kurds want US help to hold off Islamic State extremists Washington Post IRBIL, Iraq — Each day, Kurdish security forces in northern Iraq skirmish with fearsomely armed Islamic State militants along their ??? new, nearly 650-mile border. The Kurds have held their own so far. But without fresh arms supplies or financial ...

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State official: Iraq plan sound, but 'a race against time' - The Hill Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:43:02 GMT

State official: Iraq plan sound, but 'a race against time' The Hill Administration officials said the plan is to help Iraq establish a federalist government representative of Iraq's Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish groups, and restructure its security structure to allow local forces to be in charge of security in their area ... and more »

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Human Rights Watch Researcher Reports ISIS Abuses In Iraq - NPR Thu, 24 Jul 2014 18:50:01 GMT

Human Rights Watch Researcher Reports ISIS Abuses In Iraq NPR Letta Tayler recently returned from Iraq, where she documented stories about the militant Islamist group ISIS and abuses by the Iraqi government. She tells Fresh Air what she learned. Share. Facebook; Twitter. Google+. Email. Comment ...

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Iraq to Vote on President After Deadly Bombing - ABC News Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:57:00 GMT

Businessweek

Iraq to Vote on President After Deadly Bombing ABC News In a statement posted online late Tuesday, the Sunni Islamic State group, which seized vast swaths of northern and western Iraq last month, claimed the attack and said it was "in response to the hostility of the (Shiite-led) government" of Prime ... Iraq's Waterless Christians: The Campaign to Expel a ReligionBusinessweek Isis militants 'seize Iraq monastery and expel monks'BBC News In Iraq, rise of Islamic State deals blow to Christian populationLos Angeles Times CBS News -Deutsche Welle -RT all 974 news articles »

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Gen. Austin expresses concern about Iraq security - Tbo.com Thu, 24 Jul 2014 20:21:56 GMT

Gen. Austin expresses concern about Iraq security Tbo.com After a 24-hour visit to Iraq where he met with senior U.S. officials and Iraqi leaders across the political spectrum, the commander of U.S. Central Command said he is “very concerned about the current security situation” and called for the quick ...

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Purged by ISIS, Iraq's Christians appeal to world for help - Fox News Thu, 24 Jul 2014 01:53:40 GMT

Fox News

Purged by ISIS, Iraq's Christians appeal to world for help Fox News Assyrian Christians, including Chaldean and Syriac Catholics, Syriac Orthodox and followers of the Assyrian Church of the East have roots in present day Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Iran that stretch back to the time of Jesus Christ. While they have long ...