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Iraq Prepares for New Fight Against Post-Mosul IS - ABC News Fri, 09 Dec 2016 06:59:10 GMT

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Iraq Prepares for New Fight Against Post-Mosul IS
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With the Islamic State group's "caliphate" seemingly nearing its downfall in Iraq, the country's security agencies are preparing for a different fight against the militants, shifting away from ground offensives to a focus on intelligence work, surgical ...
Iraq says it destroys Mosul car bomb factoriesReuters
US Military Admits: We Deliberately Bombed a Hospital in IraqCommon Dreams (press release)
A lethal mistake leads to a harrowing ambush in Iraq's MosulFox News
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Will Trump Stay or Go in Iraq? - Foreign Policy (blog) Fri, 09 Dec 2016 23:22:38 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Will Trump Stay or Go in Iraq?
Foreign Policy (blog)
Trump's strong condemnation of the decision to invade Iraq in 2003 is now well established. During his presidential campaign, he repeatedly opined that it “may have been the worst decision” in American history. In Trump's telling, the Iraq war ...

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Two Battles Are Reshaping Iraq and Syria - National Review Online Fri, 09 Dec 2016 23:35:52 GMT

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Two Battles Are Reshaping Iraq and Syria
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By the time the next president takes office, Iraq could be almost entirely free of ISIS, with American troops on the ground in sufficient numbers to guarantee a measure of stability and an opportunity to hang on to our hard-fought gains. That won't be ...
Status of main battle fronts in Iraq and SyriaYahoo News

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10 years after crash in Iraq, pilot to be laid to rest - CNN Fri, 09 Dec 2016 23:19:06 GMT

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10 years after crash in Iraq, pilot to be laid to rest
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San Antonio, Texas (CNN) On December 19, Ginger Gilbert Ravella and her five children will travel to the hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery's Section 60 to bury their beloved husband and father, F-16 pilot Maj. Troy Gilbert -- for the third ...

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Lawyer who pursued British troops over Iraq abuse claims now faces misconduct charges - RT Fri, 09 Dec 2016 14:41:53 GMT

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Lawyer who pursued British troops over Iraq abuse claims now faces misconduct charges
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Shiner, who was pursued by the government over his professional activities with regard to Iraq, admitted at a tribunal on Thursday acts of misconduct as he sought to identify potential claimants in the war-torn country. Shiner could now be struck off ...
Iraq human rights lawyer admits string of misconduct chargesThe Guardian
Investigation into alleged abuses by British troops in Iraq could end after lawyer admits professional misconductTelegraph.co.uk
Iraq War: Lawyer admits misconduct over Army abuse claimsBBC News
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ISIS falling: Detainee recounts a lost battle in Iraq, and what it cost him - Christian Science Monitor Fri, 09 Dec 2016 14:49:02 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

ISIS falling: Detainee recounts a lost battle in Iraq, and what it cost him
Christian Science Monitor
Yet Habib's narrative also provides a window into day-to-day IS operations in Iraq, where analysts say more than 5,000 IS members and sympathizers have been detained since the jihadists swept across the border from Syria in June 2014. The Iraqi Army is ...

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Iraq's Caucasus tribes demand formal recognition - Al-Monitor Fri, 09 Dec 2016 21:32:20 GMT

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Iraq's Caucasus tribes demand formal recognition
Al-Monitor
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Three Iraqi Caucasus tribes are uniting to seek recognition under the Iraqi Constitution. The Circassians, Chechens and Dagestanis want to unify their communities under one national name, “Caucasus,” much like the Christians of ...


Iraq Devastation - America Magazine Fri, 09 Dec 2016 20:42:32 GMT

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Iraq Devastation
America Magazine
The Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan said he was horrified to see widespread devastation and what he called “ghost towns” during a recent visit to northern Iraq. He said by email that there was little left in some of the communities ...

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Iranian-Turkish Tensions Escalate Over Syria, Iraq - Voice of America Fri, 09 Dec 2016 21:47:00 GMT

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Iranian-Turkish Tensions Escalate Over Syria, Iraq
Voice of America
Tensions between neighbors Turkey and Iran are on the rise, with the countries jostling for influence in war-torn Syria and Iraq. But there are concerns that the rivalry is fueling sectarian divisions in the region. The tensions could also open the ...

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Smoking Chimp From Iraq Finds Refuge in Kenya - Seeker Fri, 09 Dec 2016 14:10:12 GMT

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Smoking Chimp From Iraq Finds Refuge in Kenya
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Separated from his mother shortly after birth, Manno the chimpanzee was smuggled to Iraq and spent his days smoking cigarettes handed to him by amused zoo visitors and posing for pictures. The four-year-old would also be dressed as a child and fed soda ...
Park teacher saves chimp in IraqSherwood Park News

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