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Iraq Faces A Perfect Economic Storm - NPR Sun, 24 Jan 2016 17:19:00 GMT

Iraq Faces A Perfect Economic Storm NPR Let's start on the frontline of every faltering economy: the grocery store. In a Baghdad shop lined with baskets of spices and rose petal tea, owner Osama al-Hassani is measuring out roasted, salted beans. "Is that enough?" he says to a customer. It's ... and more »

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Isis video threatening UK claims to show Paris attackers in Iraq and Syria - The Guardian Mon, 25 Jan 2016 00:48:00 GMT

The Guardian

Isis video threatening UK claims to show Paris attackers in Iraq and Syria The Guardian If the identities of the men in the video are confirmed, it would indicate that the nine were not only influenced by Isis, but coordinated by the group from strongholds in Syria and Iraq. The video seemingly aims to show that the attackers, some of ... ISIS Video Appears to Show Paris Assailants Earlier in Syria and IraqNew York Times New ISIS Video Apparently Shows Paris Attackers Carrying Out Executions In Iraq And SyriaInternational Business Times IS releases video of 'Paris attackers'Yahoo News all 211 news articles »

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Iraq summons Saudi envoy for 'interference' in its affairs - Yahoo News Sun, 24 Jan 2016 17:39:22 GMT

Yahoo News

Iraq summons Saudi envoy for 'interference' in its affairs Yahoo News Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq's foreign ministry summoned Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Baghdad on Sunday to protest his "interference" in the country's internal affairs over remarks on militia forces fighting the Islamic State group. Iraq summons Saudi envoy over comments on Iran-backed militiasReuters Iraq summons Saudi envoy over Hashd militia commentsRudaw Saudi envoy to Iraq, Thamer al-SabhanPress TV Firstpost all 102 news articles »

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Iraq seeks more coalition trainers for local police - Military Times Sun, 24 Jan 2016 14:44:00 GMT

Military Times

Iraq seeks more coalition trainers for local police Military Times Iraq's trained local police then moved in to help secure the town. The local police were able to take over more quickly than initially anticipated, allowing more skilled Iraqi security and counterterrorism forces to move on to other operations, the U.S ... Operation Inherent Resolve Strikes Continue in Syria, IraqDepartment of Defense all 1,156 news articles »

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What Donald Rumsfeld Knew We Didn't Know About Iraq - POLITICO Magazine Sun, 24 Jan 2016 12:50:22 GMT

POLITICO Magazine

What Donald Rumsfeld Knew We Didn't Know About Iraq POLITICO Magazine On September 9, 2002, as the George W. Bush administration was launching its campaign to invade Iraq, a classified report landed on the desk of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It came from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and it carried an ... Report: Rumsfeld Didn't Share Key Report on Iraq WMDNewsmax all 4 news articles »

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Dunford: Recommendations Forthcoming on US Troop Presence in Northern Iraq - Department of Defense Sun, 24 Jan 2016 21:59:47 GMT

Department of Defense

Dunford: Recommendations Forthcoming on US Troop Presence in Northern Iraq Department of Defense PARIS, January 24, 2016 — The United States potentially will make recommendations to position U.S. troops with Iraqi security forces in northern Iraq to support the next phase of isolating the key city of Mosul, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of ... and more »

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Appeasing Iran hurts us in Iraq, too - Washington Post Mon, 25 Jan 2016 00:53:51 GMT

Washington Post

Appeasing Iran hurts us in Iraq, too Washington Post Two years after the Karbala attack , in 2009, Laith Khazali was freed as part of a prisoner exchange with Iranian-backed Shiite militants who had kidnapped five British men in Iraq and killed four of them. Qais Khazali was freed in 2010 and Daqduq in 2012.

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Officials drop 58 inquiries into alleged unlawful killings by Iraq veterans - The Guardian Sun, 24 Jan 2016 17:33:38 GMT

The Guardian

Officials drop 58 inquiries into alleged unlawful killings by Iraq veterans The Guardian The Iraq historic allegations team (Ihat), set up by the last Labour government in 2010 to examine claims of murder, abuse and torture during the Iraq war, has decided not to proceed in 57 cases, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. A further case ... Almost 60 cases against UK soldiers in Iraq droppedMiddle East Eye 'No criminality established': Probes into 57 unlawful killings in Iraq by UK soldiers droppedRT Almost 60 probes into British soldiers accused of unlawful killings in Iraq droppedDaily Sabah BBC News -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -Mirror.co.uk all 50 news articles »

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The Iraq War's tragic epilogue: Why America will never truly be able to leave - Salon Sun, 24 Jan 2016 21:43:19 GMT

Salon

The Iraq War's tragic epilogue: Why America will never truly be able to leave Salon And yet just two and a half years after the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, that same force collapsed in spectacular fashion in the face of assaults by Islamic State militants who, by CIA estimates, numbered no more than 31,000 in all. In June 2014, for ... and more »

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The Fake Facebook News Driving Iraq's Wars - StopFake.org Sun, 24 Jan 2016 19:05:38 GMT

StopFake.org

The Fake Facebook News Driving Iraq's Wars StopFake.org After Saudi Arabia's recent execution of a leading Shiite Muslim cleric, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, there was widespread outrage in Shiite Muslim communities across the Middle East, and especially in Iraq. Protests were organized in Baghdad fed by social media.