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How Rex Tillerson got his lesson on Iraq - Politico Tue, 27 Dec 2016 10:13:52 GMT

Politico
How Rex Tillerson got his lesson on Iraq
Politico
“Exxon took a risk, got a little ahead of their headlights and then corrected and reached out to the people who had opposed them,” said a source familiar with the events in Iraq, one of several people POLITICO spoke to about the issue who requested ...

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US Air Force pilots donned Santa hats during Christmas Day airstrikes on ISIS in Iraq - Business Insider Tue, 27 Dec 2016 17:00:37 GMT

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US Air Force pilots donned Santa hats during Christmas Day airstrikes on ISIS in Iraq
Business Insider
The US-led coalition air campaign against ISIS militants in Iraq and Syria has dragged on for months, but the US airmen mounting the raids haven't lost track of time. During Christmas Day airstrikes against the terrorist group, some US pilot donned ...
Iraqi PM says 3 more months needed to 'eliminate' ISIS in Iraq as Mosul op stallsRT
Iraqi PM: Three months away from defeating ISIS in IraqWashington Examiner (blog)
Isis 'will be eliminated from Iraq in three months', says country's Prime MinisterThe Independent
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Iraq gunmen kidnap campaigning female journalist - BBC News Tue, 27 Dec 2016 12:39:50 GMT

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Iraq gunmen kidnap campaigning female journalist
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Gunmen have kidnapped an Iraqi female journalist who has campaigned against widespread corruption in the country. Afrah Shawqi al-Qaisi was taken from her home in the Saidiya district of the capital, Baghdad, on Monday night by men claiming to be ...
Iraqi journalist kidnapped by gunmenThe Guardian
Iraqi journalist kidnapped by gunmen from her Baghdad homeCNN International
Gunmen abduct Iraqi journalist from her Baghdad homeChicago Daily Herald
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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
Stars and Stripes
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 ...
Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Dec. 27, 2016eNews Park Forest
Coalition launches 16 strikes in Syria, IraqKuwait News Agency

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Chicago Gun Deaths on Obama's Watch Nearly Overtake Iraq War Deaths Under Bush - Breitbart News Tue, 27 Dec 2016 21:40:56 GMT

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Chicago Gun Deaths on Obama's Watch Nearly Overtake Iraq War Deaths Under Bush
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Just under 4,230 Americans died in the Iraq War during George W. Bush's time in office. Nearly that many–3,903–have died in Chicago alone since Barack Obama took office in 2009. The Atlantic reports that 4,229 Americans died in Iraq on Bush's watch.

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2016 Has Been A Very Bad Year, Says Bartender In Northern Iraq - NPR Mon, 26 Dec 2016 11:21:15 GMT

2016 Has Been A Very Bad Year, Says Bartender In Northern Iraq
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In the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, there's a new bar in Suleimaniya. The bartender says that with Iraq at war with ISIS, he's anticipating a low-key New Year's Eve celebration. DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right. You might know this from your own ...

Iraq hits back at Saudi FM who critized the PMU - AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) Tue, 27 Dec 2016 19:49:06 GMT

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Iraq hits back at Saudi FM who critized the PMU
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Iraq's foreign ministry hit back on Tuesday at criticisms levelled by the Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir who took aim the Shi'ite-led Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) who are fighting ISIS. “Recurrent abusive remarks and accusations by the Saudi ...

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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
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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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New in 2017: Big decisions for the wars in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan - Military Times Tue, 27 Dec 2016 14:36:21 GMT

Military Times
New in 2017: Big decisions for the wars in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan
Military Times
In Iraq, the Islamic State will likely lose the territory it had occupied, transforming into a full-blown insurgency. When that happens, the U.S. may need to continue or even expand its train-advise-and-assist mission in order to help the Iraqi army ...

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Iraq: UN-Habitat rehabilitates 123 conflict-damaged houses in Anbar Governorate - UN News Centre Tue, 27 Dec 2016 20:03:41 GMT

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Iraq: UN-Habitat rehabilitates 123 conflict-damaged houses in Anbar Governorate
UN News Centre
27 December 2016 – As part of an urban recovery project in Iraq, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has renovated 123 damaged residential housing units in newly liberated areas so that their rightful owners can live in safety ...

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