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Correction: Iraq-Christmas Mass story - Washington Post Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:55:10 GMT

Correction: Iraq-Christmas Mass story
Washington Post
BARTELLA, Iraq — In a story Dec. 25 about Iraqis celebrating Christmas in a town retaken from the Islamic State group, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Mass was celebrated at an Assyrian Orthodox church. It is a Syriac Orthodox church.

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Iraq's resumed assault on IS in Mosul makes gains - The Columbia Chronicle Fri, 30 Dec 2016 19:14:34 GMT

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Iraq's resumed assault on IS in Mosul makes gains
The Columbia Chronicle
Internally displaced people flee fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants at the Quds neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. Iraq's special forces are continuing to push back Islamic State militants in the eastern sector of ...
Some in Mosul wary of return of Iraq's governmentFox News
Iraqi Forces Shift Tactics in Mosul as Forces Advance on New FrontsWall Street Journal
Iraqi forces face fierce Islamic State combat in south MosulReuters
UN News Centre
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Iraq resumes Mosul operation after a two-week lull - Aljazeera.com Thu, 29 Dec 2016 12:23:21 GMT

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Iraq resumes Mosul operation after a two-week lull
Aljazeera.com
Iraqi troops backed by US-led air strikes have pushed deeper into eastern Mosul after a two-week lull in the operation to retake the city held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group. Staff Lieutenant-General ...
After Mosul, Will Iraq's Shiite Militias Head to Syria?Wall Street Journal
Iraq's PM says ISIS could be defeated 'within 3 months'CNN
After Mosul fight against ISIS stalls, Iraq sends reinforcementsCBS News
Business Insider -Reuters -RT -Daily Beast
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US-Led Coalition Conducts 11 Airstrikes Against Daesh in Syria, Iraq - Sputnik International Thu, 29 Dec 2016 13:39:29 GMT

Sputnik International

US-Led Coalition Conducts 11 Airstrikes Against Daesh in Syria, Iraq
Sputnik International
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US-led coalition against the Daesh carried out 11 airstrikes in Syria and Iraq on Wednesday, including six near the Syrian city of Raqqa and three near Iraq's Mosul, Operation Inherent Resolve joint task force said in a press ...
Coalition launches 18 strikes in Syria, IraqKuwait News Agency

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Can a divided Iraq be reconciled? | ISIS | Al Jazeera - Aljazeera.com Thu, 29 Dec 2016 07:15:40 GMT

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A decade after Saddam Hussein's hanging what has changed in Iraq - euronews Fri, 30 Dec 2016 15:34:56 GMT

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A decade after Saddam Hussein's hanging what has changed in Iraq
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A decade on is Iraq still vulnerable? “I would not say that the execution “per se” is the reason why the society is so vulnerable today in terms of security and also in terms of political stability. Even if Saddam Hussein had not been executed we would ...
ISIS, sectarian conflict & chaos: Iraq 10 years after Saddam Hussein's deathRT
Why Is Iraq At War? Saddam Hussein Was Executed 10 Years Ago For Crimes Against Humanity, But Violence ContinuesInternational Business Times
A Decade On, Has Iraq Benefited From Saddam Hussein's Execution?UNILAD
NDTV -TheStranger.com -Democracy Now!
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NYT on Iraq and Russia: Newspaper of Record or Journalistic Home to Intelligence Sources and Warmakers - Common Dreams (press release) Fri, 30 Dec 2016 17:26:05 GMT

Common Dreams (press release)

NYT on Iraq and Russia: Newspaper of Record or Journalistic Home to Intelligence Sources and Warmakers
Common Dreams (press release)
As a companion piece, Frontline also posted an interview with former U.S. secretary of state Colin Powell about his speech on February 5, 2003, to the United Nations, where he presented the Bush administration's most authoritative case that Iraq ...


Fighting the Islamic State won't change the sectarian image of Iraq's ... - Washington Post Wed, 28 Dec 2016 12:04:29 GMT

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Fighting the Islamic State won't change the sectarian image of Iraq's ...
Washington Post
The militias fighting under the banner of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Iraq have played a controversial role in the ongoing battle to liberate Mosul ...

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Iraq Crisis: Situation Report Number 11, November 2016 - Reliefweb Fri, 30 Dec 2016 23:54:59 GMT

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Iraq Crisis: Situation Report Number 11, November 2016
Reliefweb
... Between 17 October - 27 November, conflict in the villages surrounding Mosul and inside Mosul city has led to the displacement of 73 908 individuals to areas in the East and South East of Mosul. WHO conducted two training courses on 21-22 ...


Iraq: U.S. Resumes Bombing Mosul as Residents Flee to Camps - Democracy Now! Thu, 29 Dec 2016 16:17:50 GMT

Iraq: U.S. Resumes Bombing Mosul as Residents Flee to Camps
Democracy Now!
In Iraq, U.S. warplanes launched airstrikes on Mosul today, as the Iraqi Army fought to reclaim the city from ISIS. Hundreds of residents poured out of the city's eastern neighborhoods to escape the violence. Mosul resident: "We fled the Quds ...

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