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US Seeks to Maintain Fragile Anti-ISIS Alliance in Iraq - Wall Street Journal Mon, 05 Dec 2016 16:58:03 GMT

Wall Street Journal

US Seeks to Maintain Fragile Anti-ISIS Alliance in Iraq Wall Street Journal BAZKERTAN, Iraq—The Obama administration is trying to preserve the fragile alliance between the Kurdish fighters and Iraq's military that has made significant battlefield gains against Islamic State in Mosul but is now threatened by a budget battle in ... West Mosul shelled as Iraq steps up fight against Islamic StateReuters The Latest: Czechs send medics to Iraq for IS battleWashington Post United Nations to stop reporting military casualties in IraqUPI.com CNN -Open Democracy -International Business Times all 375 news articles »

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Iraq Was Probably a “Mistake,” Said Gen. James Mattis, Trump's Defense Pick - The Intercept Mon, 05 Dec 2016 16:10:19 GMT

The Intercept

Iraq Was Probably a “Mistake,” Said Gen. James Mattis, Trump's Defense Pick The Intercept President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense called the 2003 invasion of Iraq a “mistake,” according to a recording obtained by The Intercept. “Ladies and gentlemen,” Mattis said, “we will probably look back on the invasion of Iraq ... MATTIS: The Iraq war was a 'strategic mistake'Business Insider Iraq war a 'strategic mistake' – leaked Gen. Mattis audioRT Gen. James Mattis Says Iraq War was Probably "A Strategic Mistake"The Libertarian Republic Newsmax -Independent Journal Review all 73 news articles »

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ML--Iraq-The Latest - Yahoo News Mon, 05 Dec 2016 12:56:54 GMT

Yahoo News

ML--Iraq-The Latest Yahoo News Children who fled the fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants play at a camp for internally displaced people, in Khazir, near Mosul, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. The U.N.'s refugee agency distributed aid to dozens of Iraqi ... New UK support for people of Mosul as Iraq winter sets inReliefWeb Iraq's abandoned schools speak of a lost generationTRT World US-Led Coalition Conducts 5 Airstrikes Against Daesh Near Iraq's MosulSputnik International Middle East Monitor all 207 news articles »

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Coalition launches 21 strikes in Syria, Iraq - Kuwait News Agency Mon, 05 Dec 2016 17:27:39 GMT

Coalition launches 21 strikes in Syria, Iraq Kuwait News Agency WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (KUNA) -- The US-led coalition against the so-called Islamic State (IS) launched 21 air strikes in Syria and Iraq Sunday, the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) said in its daily report. In Syria, 11 ... and more »

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Syria Iraq conflict: Is victory any closer? - BBC News Mon, 05 Dec 2016 22:40:46 GMT

BBC News

Syria Iraq conflict: Is victory any closer? BBC News And in Iraq, the battle to liberate the so-called Islamic State stronghold of Mosul is joined. Iraqi troops have begun the slow and deadly process of clearing the city block by block. These three battles for these three cities promise to significantly ... As Iraq's Kurds eye statehood, a border takes shapeThe National Major IS group setbacks in Libya, Syria and IraqAhram Online all 11 news articles »

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Defense secretary: US, allies must remain in Iraq after ISIS defeat - Christian Science Monitor Mon, 05 Dec 2016 16:02:00 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Defense secretary: US, allies must remain in Iraq after ISIS defeat Christian Science Monitor In a speech at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, Calif., Defense Secretary Ashton Carter stressed the need for US and allied forces to ensure that the Islamic State does not reemerge. and more »

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IMF Executive Board Completes First Review of Iraq's Stand-By Arrangement - International Monetary Fund Mon, 05 Dec 2016 19:45:51 GMT

IMF Executive Board Completes First Review of Iraq's Stand-By Arrangement International Monetary Fund The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the first review of Iraq's three-year Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), which is designed to support Iraq's economic reform program and restore fiscal balance over the medium term. and more »

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Canadian embassy trying to win release of former soldier arrested in Iraq, minister says - Toronto Star Tue, 06 Dec 2016 00:24:26 GMT

Toronto Star

Canadian embassy trying to win release of former soldier arrested in Iraq, minister says Toronto Star Racicot said Global Affairs Canada is advising against all non-essential travel to Iraq, including the provinces under the control of the Kurdistan regional government in northern Iraq. The department said the security situation in Erbil and a few ... Veteran Michael Kennedy in 'good health' after arrest in northern IraqCBC.ca NL veteran under arrest in northern Iraq: reportCTV News Update on former Canadian soldier held in IraqOttawa Citizen National Post -Radio Canada International -VOCM all 54 news articles »

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Women for Green Iraq platform established to promote gender in disaster risk reduction and environmental policies - ReliefWeb Mon, 05 Dec 2016 18:17:40 GMT

ReliefWeb

Women for Green Iraq platform established to promote gender in disaster risk reduction and environmental policies ReliefWeb Erbil- In collaboration with the Government of Iraq (GoI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has organized a training workshop on understanding the role of gender in disaster risk reduction ...

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Words are not enough — US must support Christians who survived genocide in Iraq - The Hill (blog) Mon, 05 Dec 2016 23:16:13 GMT

The National Interest Online (blog)

Words are not enough — US must support Christians who survived genocide in Iraq The Hill (blog) When the U.S. military left Iraq in 2011, the plight of Christians worsened. Al-Qaeda morphed first into the Islamic State of Iraq and then into ISIS. Persecution metastasized into genocide. The country's Christian population has plummeted to about 200 ... How to Keep Iraq's Unruly Militias Under ControlThe National Interest Online (blog) all 3 news articles »