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Pentagon says fierce Iraq-Turkey feud won't hinder key Islamic State battle - Washington Post Wed, 12 Oct 2016 19:09:12 GMT

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Pentagon says fierce Iraq-Turkey feud won't hinder key Islamic State battle
Washington Post
John Dorrian, a U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, played down the effect of this week's clash between the leaders of Iraq and Turkey, as the U.S. military prepares to assist an Iraqi assault on the city of Mosul, a major objective in defeating the ...
Sparks fly between Turkey, Iraq as battle looms to oust ISIL from MosulUSA TODAY
Liberating Mosul Will Be Iraq's Biggest Fight, OIR Spokesman SaysDepartment of Defense
Turkey says its troops to stay in Iraq until Islamic State cleared from Mo...Reuters
Foreign Policy (blog) -Al-Arabiya -euronews
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'Booby-trapped' ISIL drone in deadly Iraq attack - Aljazeera.com Wed, 12 Oct 2016 17:53:28 GMT

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'Booby-trapped' ISIL drone in deadly Iraq attack
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Two Kurdish Peshmerga were killed and a pair of French commandos wounded after a booby-trapped drone launched by ISIL fighters blew up earlier this month near Iraq's Mosul city. One of the French soldiers sustained life-threatening injuries and both ...
Isis booby-trapped drone kills troops in Iraq, officials sayThe Guardian
IS conflict: Booby-trapped drone kills Kurdish fighters in IraqBBC News
New warning for US forces in Iraq: Beware of Islamic State dronesStars and Stripes
TIME -Christian Science Monitor -IHS Jane's 360 -New York Times
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Amal Clooney threw a tantrum while meeting with Iraq's UN ambassador - New York Post Wed, 12 Oct 2016 20:17:08 GMT

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Amal Clooney threw a tantrum while meeting with Iraq's UN ambassador
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George Clooney's human rights lawyer wife nearly caused an international incident at the Iraqi UN Mission of Iraq in Manhattan when she lectured the ambassador on ISIS and showed up with an unauthorized camera crew, The Post has learned.

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Coalition Strikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq > U.S. ... - Department of Defense Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:57:04 GMT

Coalition Strikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq > U.S. ...
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U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria, Combined Joint Task Force Operation ...

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Wrong lesson learned in Iraq, says former envoy - Bloomington Pantagraph Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:33:25 GMT

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Wrong lesson learned in Iraq, says former envoy
Bloomington Pantagraph
In this case, “bad intervention” includes contributing to the factionalization of Iraq — looking at it in terms of Shia, Sunni and Kurd factions rather than encouraging more national unity, said Istrabadi, who was at Illinois State University on ...

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Iraq Ramping Up Oil Output To New Heights - OilPrice.com Wed, 12 Oct 2016 18:18:27 GMT

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Iraq Ramping Up Oil Output To New Heights
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Iraq's oil output in Kurdistan is set to increase when Norway's DNO completes its plans to add four new wells in the Tawke field. The company has already completed three wells and drilling the last one, which should come online next week. The four ...
Expect more from Iraq, oil company saysUPI.com

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US troops' vital role in major battle looming with ISIS - CBS News Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:06:00 GMT

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US troops' vital role in major battle looming with ISIS
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ERBIL, Iraq -- The long-awaited offensive to recapture Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants could be weeks, or even days away, and U.S. coalition forces are part of the operation. Most American troops ...
How to beat Islamic State in IraqDaily Mail
US, Saudis to grant 9000 ISIS fighters free passage from Iraqi Mosul to Syria – sourceRT
Islamic State rigs Mosul in Northen Iraq with bombs to dislodge the jihadistsThe Indian Express
Iraqi News -PanARMENIAN.Net
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IRIN | Iraq's Kurds: Oil rich, still poor - IRINnews.org Wed, 12 Oct 2016 09:00:20 GMT

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IRIN | Iraq's Kurds: Oil rich, still poor
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The battle against IS has given various political and military factions a chance to change the stakes in the oil industry. But will Iraq's Kurds finally get their fair ...
Iraq cobbles together an oil deal - Petroleum EconomistPetroleum Economist

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Iraq commemorates Shi'ite mourning amid preparations to attack Mosul - Reuters Wed, 12 Oct 2016 12:55:32 GMT

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Iraq commemorates Shi'ite mourning amid preparations to attack Mosul
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KERBALA, Iraq Millions of Shi'ite Muslims flocked to Iraq's holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday to commemorate Ashura, a religious day marking the slaying of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Hussein in the 7th century AD in a revolt against the Umayyad ruler ...
Huge crowds of pilgrims pack Iraq's Karbala for AshuraDaily Mail
Black-clad pilgrims pack Iraq's Karbala for AshuraDunyaNews Pakistan
Iraq marks Ashura ahead of battle for MosulArab Times Kuwait English Daily

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Body of Pilot Killed in Iraq Returns Home After 10 Years - Newser Wed, 12 Oct 2016 22:45:26 GMT

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Body of Pilot Killed in Iraq Returns Home After 10 Years
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The body of Major Troy Gilbert returned to the US last week nearly 10 years after the F-16 pilot was killed in Iraq, the Arizona Republic reports. Gilbert was killed when his plane crashed while protecting coalition forces from an insurgent attack ...
Remains of Phoenix-area fighter pilot killed in Iraq returned 10 years laterazcentral.com
Soldier's remains recovered after 10 years in IraqThe Daily Progress

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