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Fall of Mosul Would Mean End of ISIS 'Caliphate' in Iraq: US General - NBCNews.com Tue, 18 Oct 2016 19:46:56 GMT

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Fall of Mosul Would Mean End of ISIS 'Caliphate' in Iraq: US General
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Qayyarah Airbase, South of Mosul, Iraq — The American ground force commander in Iraq, Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, said U.S.-backed Iraqi forces have momentum on their side in the battle to drive ISIS out of its Iraq stronghold, the northern city of Mosul.
Erdogan: We have a historical responsibility in IraqAljazeera.com
Battle for Mosul holds promise, peril for Iraq and the USMinneapolis Star Tribune
Mosul offensive: Retaking city will take 2 months, says Peshmerga generalCNN
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After Losses in Syria and Iraq, ISIS Moves the Goal Posts - New York Times Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:06:12 GMT

New York Times

After Losses in Syria and Iraq, ISIS Moves the Goal Posts
New York Times
The about-face was part of a larger repositioning as the Islamic State loses ground, not only in Syria but also in Iraq, where forces backed by the United States began a drive on Monday to oust the group from the sprawling and strategically vital city ...
US-Led Coalition Carries Out 25 Airstrikes Against Daesh in Syria, IraqSputnik International

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The West needs to accept that the borders it's defending in Iraq have disappeared - Telegraph.co.uk Tue, 18 Oct 2016 09:43:39 GMT

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The West needs to accept that the borders it's defending in Iraq have disappeared
Telegraph.co.uk
But while her admiring biographers dwell on her erudition and foresight, they gloss over her big misjudgement: the idea that handing power to Iraq's minority Sunni sect instead of the Shia majority would keep the peace. And Ms Bell's story is being ...


Clarity on Iraq - The Washington Post - Washington Post (blog) Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:35:14 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

Clarity on Iraq - The Washington Post
Washington Post (blog)
The John Hay Initiative, a conservative foreign-policy group, has been putting out a series of useful fact sheets on various national security topics to both guide ...

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Amnesty International Reports Violence Against Sunni Men In Iraq - NPR Tue, 18 Oct 2016 20:31:15 GMT

Amnesty International Reports Violence Against Sunni Men In Iraq
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NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Diana Eltahawy, an Iraq researcher for Amnesty International. Its new report alleges that Sunni men fleeing ISIS-held territory have been executed and tortured by Shia militia. ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: A new report by ...


She fled Iraq with her family. Now she's a US Marine. - Marine Corps Times Tue, 18 Oct 2016 19:36:11 GMT

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She fled Iraq with her family. Now she's a US Marine.
Marine Corps Times
“I was one of those kids that always ran after the Humvees,” the 21-year-old laughed about growing up in Iraq's second-largest city after the ousting of Saddam Hussein. “There were a lot of [American] military there — Army, Navy — but the Marines ...
As the offensive in Iraq begins, a Mosul refugee enlists with the MarinesStars and Stripes

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1. Conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Yemen lead to millions of displaced migrants in the Middle East since 2005 - Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:53:12 GMT

1. Conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Yemen lead to millions of displaced migrants in the Middle East since 2005
Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project
Iraq had the second largest displaced population in the Middle East, at 4.7 million. Like Syria's situation, most (94%) are internally displaced Iraqis. Meanwhile, Jordan's displaced migrant population, at 2.9 million people, is a combination of Syrian ...

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Refugee from Iraq pleads guilty in US to attempting to join Islamic Stat... - Reuters Tue, 18 Oct 2016 05:51:00 GMT

Refugee from Iraq pleads guilty in US to attempting to join Islamic Stat...
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An Iraqi-born man who entered the United States as a refugee pleaded guilty on Monday in Texas to attempting to volunteer to fight with Islamic State, federal prosecutors said. Omar Faraj Saeed Al-Hardan, 24, pleaded guilty in a federal court in ...

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Liberals under fire for clampdown on Iraq mission details - CTV News Tue, 18 Oct 2016 20:11:41 GMT

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Liberals under fire for clampdown on Iraq mission details
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OTTAWA -- The Liberal government is under fire for a lack of transparency around Canada's mission in Iraq, which entered a critical stage this week with the attack on Mosul. Conservative defence critic James Bezan homed in on the issue during a news ...
Iraq, Syria Make Significant Strides Countering ISIL, Press Secretary SaysDepartment of Defense
Liberals under fire for silence on details of Iraq missionHamilton Spectator

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At the Mosul Front: Traps, Smoke Screens and Suicide Bombers - New York Times Tue, 18 Oct 2016 14:20:13 GMT

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At the Mosul Front: Traps, Smoke Screens and Suicide Bombers
New York Times
Mr. Denton, a Times photographer, and Mr. Gordon, a Times military correspondent, are with Kurdish forces near Sheikh Amir, Iraq, on the eastern approach to Mosul. The Kurdish pesh merga forces started their advance by moonlight, in the early hours of ...

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