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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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Coalition Continues Attacks Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq ... - Department of Defense Mon, 26 Dec 2016 13:10:55 GMT

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Coalition Continues Attacks Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq ...
Department of Defense
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation ...
US Troops in Iraq Find Family away from Home on Christmas ...Military.com
Coalition launches 18 strikes in Syria, IraqKuwait News Agency

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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 ...
Americans adjust to a changed role in IraqLa Crosse Tribune
US commander signals new advance against 'IS' in Iraq's MosulDeutsche Welle
Commander: two years needed to end anti-Islamic State war in Iraq, SyriaIraqi News
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Is this the end for Iraq's Sabaeans? - Rudaw Mon, 26 Dec 2016 15:52:15 GMT

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Is this the end for Iraq's Sabaeans?
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In the 1970s and 80s as Iraq went through a profound economic boom, despite the occasional bloody wars of the time, the Sabaeans, like most other minority groups, were still a relatively integrated community with nearly 10,000 families, the majority of ...

Saudi Arabia against sectarian troops in Iraq - Al-Arabiya Mon, 26 Dec 2016 17:21:14 GMT

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Saudi Arabia against sectarian troops in Iraq
Al-Arabiya
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Monday at a press conference with his Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh that Saudi opposes any sectarian forces on the ground in Iraq, and are keen on preserving the Arab identity of Iraq. Jubeir ...

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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
Iraq town celebrates 1st Christmas in years, free from ISIS controlBay News 9
There Is No Christmas in Iraq This YearNarratively
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With Christmas Eve Mass, Iraqi Assyrians reclaim church from Islamic State - Los Angeles Times Sun, 25 Dec 2016 00:42:33 GMT

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With Christmas Eve Mass, Iraqi Assyrians reclaim church from Islamic State
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The 50-year-old maid thought of her mother, who had always wanted to be buried here next to her son, a soldier killed years ago in the Iran-Iraq war. She died last year, after the family fled east to the semiautonomous Kurdish region of Iraq, and had ...

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Iraq: Blasts in, around Baghdad kill at least 11 - Washington Post Sun, 25 Dec 2016 13:19:46 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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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.
Major Phil Packer who raised millions for charity arrested on suspicion of two rapesDaily Mail

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Iraq to get 24 Korean T50 fighters early 2017:ministry - Iraqi News Mon, 26 Dec 2016 07:46:44 GMT

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Iraq to get 24 Korean T50 fighters early 2017:ministry
Iraqi News
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Iraq is receiving 24 T50 (Golden Eagle) fighter jets from South Korea during the first quarter of 2017, the Iraqi Ministry of Defense said late Sunday. The ministry statement said the air force leadership paid a recent visit to ...

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