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Aboard a US Eye in the Sky, Staring Down ISIS in Iraq and Syria - New York Times Sun, 25 Dec 2016 22:50:12 GMT

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Aboard a US Eye in the Sky, Staring Down ISIS in Iraq and Syria
New York Times
ABOARD A JOINT STARS SURVEILLANCE PLANE, Over Northern Iraq — Flying at 30,000 feet, the powerful radar aboard this Air Force jet peered deep into Syrian territory, hunting for targets on the ground to strike in the looming offensive to seize Raqqa, ...

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Deja vu for US troops celebrating Christmas in Iraq again - Reuters Sun, 25 Dec 2016 18:30:56 GMT

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Deja vu for US troops celebrating Christmas in Iraq again
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... with a fraction of the numbers and a much narrower mission. The roughly 5,200 U.S. troops presently stationed in Iraq are part of an international coalition helping local forces retake the third of their country seized by Islamic State more than 2 ...
Iraq's Gold Division may liberate Mosul, but at what cost?Rudaw
97 IS militants killed in clashes, US-led coalition airstrike in Iraq's MosulGlobal Times

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Muslim Businessman Builds Huge Christmas Tree to Support Iraq's Christians - Breitbart News Sun, 25 Dec 2016 20:35:16 GMT

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Muslim Businessman Builds Huge Christmas Tree to Support Iraq's Christians
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As a show of support for Iraq's beleaguered Christians, a Muslim Iraqi businessman erected a giant, 85-foot-tall Christmas tree in Iraq's capital city of Baghdad. Businessman Yassi Saad said his goal was to join “our Christian brothers in their holiday ...
Iraq's Muslims celebrate Christmas in solidarity with ChristiansThe Independent
There Is No Christmas in Iraq This YearNarratively
For Iraq's Christians, Christmas Cheer Tinged With DespairNew York Times
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Iraq: Blasts in, around Baghdad kill at least 11 - Fox News Sun, 25 Dec 2016 13:21:59 GMT

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Iraq: Blasts in, around Baghdad kill at least 11
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BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials say separate bombings in and around Baghdad have killed at least 11 civilians and wounded 34 others. Police say the deadliest in Sunday's attacks, all carried out with bombs and targeting commercial areas, took place in the ...
Baghdad hit by deadly bombings, at least 11 deadAljazeera.com
Christians attacked in Baghdad; 127 Killed in IraqAntiwar.com

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US troops in Iraq find family away from home on Christmas - Stars and Stripes Sun, 25 Dec 2016 17:02:59 GMT

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US troops in Iraq find family away from home on Christmas
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IRBIL, Iraq — U.S. servicemembers celebrating the holidays at the Combined Joint Operations Center here were treated to a special meal Sunday. Despite bad weather and power difficulties causing headaches for organizers, they were also anticipating a ...

Christmas in Iraq - Los Angeles Times Sat, 24 Dec 2016 20:40:56 GMT

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Christmas in Iraq
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Christmas in Iraq. Christmas in Iraq. Displaced Assyrians returned to Bartella to celebrate Mass in the mostly Christian town that was recaptured from Islamic State. Displaced Assyrians returned to Bartella to celebrate Mass in the mostly Christian ...

The Shia Militias of Iraq - The Atlantic Thu, 22 Dec 2016 16:17:50 GMT

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The Shia Militias of Iraq
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KARBALA, Iraq—Along the road joining the cities of Najaf and Karbala in southern Iraq is a line of placards, attached at 50-meter intervals to every lamppost. Each one shows the face of a volunteer killed in the fight against the Islamic State. But ...

Emergency Field Hospital Sent to Iraq for Christmas - CBN News Sun, 25 Dec 2016 16:07:13 GMT

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Emergency Field Hospital Sent to Iraq for Christmas
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International Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse has airlifted a hospital to refugee camps east of Mosul, Iraq. The facility will help provide urgent medical care for displaced families this Christmas. Since the battle to liberate Mosul ...

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ANALYSIS Kurds enjoy their gains in Iraq, Syria, but eye Turkey nervously By Jan Kuhlmann und Can Merey, dpa - Europe Online Magazine Sun, 25 Dec 2016 22:22:00 GMT

ANALYSIS Kurds enjoy their gains in Iraq, Syria, but eye Turkey nervously By Jan Kuhlmann und Can Merey, dpa
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The year 2016 brought a swirling tide of mixed fortune for the Kurds. They enabled the West to fight Islamic State forces in Syria, and grew stronger through their part in offensives in neighbouring Iraq. But those wins came as Turkey made life tough ...

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Disabled war hero blown up in Iraq arrested by police on suspicion of two rapes - The Sun Sun, 25 Dec 2016 21:00:26 GMT

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Disabled war hero blown up in Iraq arrested by police on suspicion of two rapes
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AN Army hero who stole the nation's hearts on TV after being maimed in Iraq has been held over two alleged rapes. Sport Relief star Major Phil Packer, 44, was on police bail yesterday after cops quizzed him. Phil Packer. News Group Newspapers Ltd. 3.

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