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UN Quantifies the Suffering in an Iraq Divided and Under Attack - New York Times Tue, 19 Jan 2016 22:13:01 GMT

New York Times

UN Quantifies the Suffering in an Iraq Divided and Under Attack
New York Times
The United Nations on Tuesday released one accounting of Iraq's suffering: nearly 19,000 people killed, close to 40,000 wounded and more than three million displaced from their homes over a 22-month period that was marked, as the report described it ...
Nearly 19000 civilians killed in Iraq in 21-month period, report saysCNN
ISIS Not the Only Bad Actors in Iraq, U.N. Report ShowsU.S. News & World Report
Long after most US troops have left Iraq, civilians are dying in 'obscene' numbersLos Angeles Times
USA TODAY -Washington Post -Wall Street Journal
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With sobering report on sectarian violence, UN puts renewed focus on Iraq - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 20 Jan 2016 00:02:12 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

With sobering report on sectarian violence, UN puts renewed focus on Iraq
Christian Science Monitor
All the attention on Syria has relegated next-door-neighbor Iraq to also-noted status. But a new United Nations report chronicling the violence suffered by Iraq's civilian population over the past two years paints a troubling picture of a diverse ...
Americans Missing In Iraq Reportedly Held By Shiite MilitiaHuffington Post
Abduction of Americans in Iraq raises fears about securityOCRegister
Kidnapping of Americans in Iraq raises fears about securityCBS News
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -New York Daily News
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Carter: US looking to coalition for more trainers for Iraq - Minneapolis Star Tribune Tue, 19 Jan 2016 20:02:05 GMT

Washington Post

Carter: US looking to coalition for more trainers for Iraq
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Carter and his defense counterparts are also expected to talk about plans to retake key cities in Iraq and Syria. The U.S. has a plan to help Iraqi and Kurdish peshmerga forces retake Mosul in northern Iraq and to assist the Syrian moderate forces oust ...
Pentagon chief: Number of US troops deployed to Iraq likely to increaseWashington Post
Ash Carter: U.S. looking to coalition for more trainers for IraqMilitary Times

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Report: Kurds displacing Arabs in Iraq in what could be 'war crimes' - Washington Post Wed, 20 Jan 2016 00:46:55 GMT

Washington Post

Report: Kurds displacing Arabs in Iraq in what could be 'war crimes'
Washington Post
BEIRUT — Kurdish forces in northern Iraq, close partners of the United States, have burned and bulldozed the homes of Arab families in actions that may constitute war crimes, Amnesty International alleged in a new report. Kurdish forces under the ...
Banished and Dispossessed: Forced Displacement and Deliberate Destruction in Northern IraqAmnesty International USA
Kurds destroyed 'thousands' of Arab homes in Iraq: AmnestyMiddle East Eye
Iraq conflict: Kurdish forces 'destroyed Arab homes'BBC News

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Strikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:24:19 GMT

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Strikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq
Department of Defense
SOUTHWEST ASIA, January 19, 2016 — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials ...
US, allies hit Islamic State with 24 strikes in Syria, IraqJerusalem Post Israel News

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Americans' abduction raises concerns about security in Iraq - Al Jazeera America Mon, 18 Jan 2016 22:08:12 GMT

Al Jazeera America

Americans' abduction raises concerns about security in Iraq
Al Jazeera America
In December, gunmen driving SUVs raided a remote camp for falconry hunting in Iraq's overwhelmingly Shia south, kidnapping 26 Qataris, who are still being held. Iraq's Interior Ministry said at the time that the abduction was "to achieve political and ...
Official: Americans kidnapped from Iraq interpreter's homeCBS News
Iraq searching for three US citizens reportedly abductedReuters
Iraq launches intensive search for Americans missing in BaghdadThe Guardian

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21 Months Of Mass Civilian Casualties: Iraq By The Numbers - Vocativ Tue, 19 Jan 2016 23:03:45 GMT

Vocativ

21 Months Of Mass Civilian Casualties: Iraq By The Numbers
Vocativ
“The so-called 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' (ISIL) continues to commit systematic and widespread violence and abuses of international human rights law and humanitarian law,” the report says. “These acts may, in some instances, amount to war ...

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UK under pressure to investigate possible RAF involvement in Iraq civilian deaths - Telegraph.co.uk Tue, 19 Jan 2016 19:38:00 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

UK under pressure to investigate possible RAF involvement in Iraq civilian deaths
Telegraph.co.uk
Although the Government maintains there have been no civilian casualties as a result of its bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria, a leading monitoring group, Airwars, said on Tuesday night that RAF air strikes in the Isil-held cities of Mosul and Ramadi ...


The Atlantic Daily: Iraq in the Time of ISIS, SCOTUS and Immigration, Water Crisis in Michigan - The Atlantic Tue, 19 Jan 2016 22:33:17 GMT

The Atlantic

The Atlantic Daily: Iraq in the Time of ISIS, SCOTUS and Immigration, Water Crisis in Michigan
The Atlantic
Thousands of civilians in Iraq have been killed, maimed, or displaced over the last two years, according to a new United Nations report. Between the start of 2014 and October 31 of last year, 18,802 Iraqis were killed, 36,245 were wounded, and 3.2 ...


White House: US in touch with Iraq about missing Americans - Reuters Tue, 19 Jan 2016 21:14:49 GMT

White House: US in touch with Iraq about missing Americans
Reuters
White House: U.S. in touch with Iraq about missing Americans. WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON U.S. officials have been in touch with Iraqi officials about reports of three Americans missing in Iraq, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Tuesday.

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