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Iraq may consider 'other options' against Turkey, says ambassador - Rudaw Sat, 08 Oct 2016 20:10:10 GMT

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Iraq may consider 'other options' against Turkey, says ambassador Rudaw ANKARA, Turkey—Iraq will consider “other options” against Turkey if diplomatic channels continue to bear no results with respect to tensions over the presence of Turkish troops in Bashiqa camp in northern Iraq, the Iraqi ambassador to Turkey, Hisham ... Report: ISIS Issues Fatwa Against Breeding Cats in Mosul, Iraqsnopes.com In Iraq, 'all the pieces' are now in place to take Mosul back from the Islamic StateWashington Post What Does Iran Want in Iraq?RealClearWorld Al-Arabiya -Al-Manar TV all 51 news articles »

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Kurdish Politician Who Vanished in Turkey Turns Up in Iraq - New York Times Sat, 08 Oct 2016 21:03:08 GMT

Kurdish Politician Who Vanished in Turkey Turns Up in Iraq New York Times ISTANBUL — A Kurdish politician who had been missing from southeastern Turkey since May resurfaced in Iraq on Friday after months of speculation that the Turkish authorities had detained him. The politician, Hursit Kulter, 33, a provincial leader of ...

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Politics|US Set to Open a Climactic Battle Against ISIS in Mosul, Iraq - New York Times Fri, 07 Oct 2016 18:04:50 GMT

New York Times

Politics|US Set to Open a Climactic Battle Against ISIS in Mosul, Iraq New York Times WASHINGTON — As Iraqi and American troops prepare to try to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State, the Obama administration is describing the battle as the last major hurdle before declaring victory against the extremist Sunni militancy ... Turkey's brash behavior riles IraqAl-Monitor Iraq requests UN emergency meeting on Turkish troops in northReuters US-led coalition says Turkish army 'on its own' in Iraq as Baghdad calls UNSC meetingRT USA TODAY -Washington Post -Huffington Post all 598 news articles »

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Marine Special Operators Fly New Surveillance Drone in Iraq - Military.com Sat, 08 Oct 2016 10:19:24 GMT

Military.com

Marine Special Operators Fly New Surveillance Drone in Iraq Military.com Earlier this summer, at least one team of Raiders from Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command deployed to Iraq with a new drone that will give them a broader picture of what's happening on the battlefield. The RQ-21A Blackjack, which reached ...

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IS 'loses more than a quarter of its territory' in Syria and Iraq - BBC News Sat, 08 Oct 2016 23:05:01 GMT

BBC News

IS 'loses more than a quarter of its territory' in Syria and Iraq BBC News So-called Islamic State (IS) has lost more than a quarter of the territory it once controlled, new data shows. Security and defence analysts IHS say the group's control has shrunk by 28% since its height in January 2015. In the first nine months of ... and more »

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The Mess Obama Left Behind in Iraq - Foreign Policy (blog) Fri, 07 Oct 2016 16:23:00 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

The Mess Obama Left Behind in Iraq Foreign Policy (blog) Now that Iraq looks lost, Republicans like to blame President Barack Obama's administration for losing it. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence repeated the charge in this week's vice presidential debate, claiming that “because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate ... and more »

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Drawing Iraq: Inside Raw War Comic 'Rolling Blackouts' - RollingStone.com Fri, 07 Oct 2016 20:16:00 GMT

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Drawing Iraq: Inside Raw War Comic 'Rolling Blackouts' RollingStone.com In the fall of 2010, cartoonist Sarah Glidden was planning a trip with her friends, but it wasn't going to be a vacation. The group would be venturing to Syria, Turkey and Iraq to research and report stories on the impact of the Iraq war for American ... and more »

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Trump and Clinton both have a big problem: Iraq - Vox Fri, 07 Oct 2016 14:50:00 GMT

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Trump and Clinton both have a big problem: Iraq Vox Clinton is struggling to square her repeated promises not to send ground troops back into Iraq with the cold reality that the Obama administration already has nearly 5,000 US forces on the ground there. Trump, for his part, has yet to give a clear ... and more »

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Daesh retakes territory in Iraq - Middle East Monitor Sat, 08 Oct 2016 11:14:16 GMT

Middle East Monitor

Daesh retakes territory in Iraq Middle East Monitor The Iraqi government touted Daesh's rout from Shirqat as a significant “stepping-stone” for the upcoming operation to retake Mosul, Iraq's second largest city and Daesh's last major urban stronghold in Iraq. Iraqi military sources confirmed that Daesh ... and more »

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This Marine Turned Congressman Has A Plan To Save Iraq From ISIS - Task & Purpose Fri, 07 Oct 2016 09:05:32 GMT

Task & Purpose

This Marine Turned Congressman Has A Plan To Save Iraq From ISIS Task & Purpose Five years after the U.S. military withdrew from Iraq, American service members are again deployed in support of operations there. Some of these servicemen and women are returning to areas they deployed to years ago, engaged in a new mission against a ...