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The drastic plunge in oil prices could have catastrophic consequences in Iraq - Business Insider Tue, 02 Feb 2016 19:16:21 GMT

Business Insider

The drastic plunge in oil prices could have catastrophic consequences in Iraq Business Insider According to a Monday AFP report, Iraq is now selling oil at half of the country's apparent fiscal break-even price. Right now, Iraq is selling its oil at around $22 a barrel, half of what it would need to fetch for the country to be able to fund the ... Iraq economy unlikely to recover due to growing foreign debt, officials sayRudaw all 5 news articles »

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Iraq awards contract for repairing 'most dangerous dam in the world' - Military Times Tue, 02 Feb 2016 18:50:00 GMT

Military Times

Iraq awards contract for repairing 'most dangerous dam in the world' Military Times BAGHDAD — Iraq on Tuesday awarded an Italian company a contract to overhaul and maintain the Mosul dam in the country's north, days after a U.S. general warned of its possible collapse. Government spokesman Saad al-Hadithi told The Associated Press ... US killing more civilians in Iraq, Syria than it acknowledgesUSA TODAY US-led coalition aims to recapture ISIS 'caliphate' in Iraq, SyriaReuters Strikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, IraqDepartment of Defense The Guardian -Washington Post -CNSNews.com all 407 news articles »

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Iraq Awards Contract for Repairing Major Dam - ABC News Tue, 02 Feb 2016 12:34:00 GMT

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Iraq Awards Contract for Repairing Major Dam ABC News Iraqi officials say an Italian company has been awarded a contract to overhaul and maintain the Mosul dam in the country's north, days after the top U.S. general in Iraq warned of its possible collapse. Government spokesman Saad al-Hadithi told The ... Iraq awards Italy's Trevi contract to fix imperilled damYahoo News Italy's Trevi wins contract to fix imperilled Iraq damThe Local.it all 77 news articles »

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ISIS Rebuffed in Iraq, Syria but Now Threatens Libya: Kerry - NBCNews.com Tue, 02 Feb 2016 16:12:03 GMT

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ISIS Rebuffed in Iraq, Syria but Now Threatens Libya: Kerry NBCNews.com ROME — The international war on ISIS is "making a difference" in Iraq and Syria but the terror group is resurgent in Libya and could seize that nation's oil wealth, Secretary of State John Kerry warned Tuesday. Kerry credited the deployment of U.S ... ISIS pushed back in Iraq, Syria, but a threat in Libya: KerryYahoo News Islamic State's Iraq, Syria stakes shrinking but oil-rich Libya another story: KerryThe Japan Times US, allies to intensify strikes on ISIL in Iraq, Syria but cool on Libya actionThe National Today's Zaman -Channel News Asia all 324 news articles »

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Afghanistan, Iraq vets dump on Donald Trump after IED talk in Iowa - Military Times Tue, 02 Feb 2016 17:44:09 GMT

Military Times

Afghanistan, Iraq vets dump on Donald Trump after IED talk in Iowa Military Times Donald Trump unwittingly lit the fuses of combat veterans from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq when he decided to talk IEDs during a pre-caucus rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday. The controversial quote came while Trump discussed the situation ... and more »

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Iraq's illegal hunting problem - Al-Monitor Tue, 02 Feb 2016 21:57:41 GMT

Al-Monitor

Iraq's illegal hunting problem Al-Monitor NASIRIYAH, Iraq — The abduction of 26 Qatari hunters, including members of the ruling family, by a Shiite armed group — which demanded a $1 million ransom for their release, according to the London-based Asharq al-Awsat daily — in the desert of Iraq ... and more »

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6500 Coalition Troops in Iraq; US Wants More - Voice of America Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:02:12 GMT

Voice of America

6500 Coalition Troops in Iraq; US Wants More Voice of America Seventeen coalition member countries have sent more than 6,500 soldiers to Iraq to help in the fight against Islamic State – and the United States is calling for more. “There is a need for that,” Patrick Martin, Iraq analyst for the Institute for the ... Turkey Not Part of US-Led Coalition in Iraq - Coalition SpokesmanSputnik International all 4 news articles »

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Video: ISIS Oil Smuggling in Syria and Iraq. Can it be Prevented? - Center for Research on Globalization Tue, 02 Feb 2016 22:38:21 GMT

Video: ISIS Oil Smuggling in Syria and Iraq. Can it be Prevented? Center for Research on Globalization There is nothing new in the fact that oil smuggling is one of the important barriers on the way to solution of the Syrian crisis. For a long time, ISIS, Syrian al-Qaeda affiliate, Al Nusra, and other terrorist factions have been smuggling oil from and ... and more »

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'Youngblood': An Iraq War Veteran on His Striking Fiction Debut - Men's Journal Tue, 02 Feb 2016 17:48:26 GMT

Men's Journal

'Youngblood': An Iraq War Veteran on His Striking Fiction Debut Men's Journal Its indoor palm court could be in Dubai or Beverly Hills — it was a bizarrely fitting place to discuss Gallagher's debut novel, Youngblood, which is set during the final chapters of the Iraq War, in an isolated town trying to recover from the ...

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Battered by War, Iraq Now Faces Calamity From Dropping Oil Prices - New York Times Sun, 31 Jan 2016 19:26:19 GMT

New York Times

Battered by War, Iraq Now Faces Calamity From Dropping Oil Prices New York Times But Iraq, where nearly eight million people rely on a government salary or pension, will probably be forced to make crippling budget cuts. The economic shock, they fear, could lead to large-scale social unrest even as the country is pulled apart by war ... UN asks for $861 million to help Iraq meet humanitarian billReuters Iraq Needs $1.56 Billion for ISIS-Driven Humanitarian CrisisNBCNews.com US Responsibility for Iraq's Devastating Humanitarian CrisisCenter for Research on Globalization RT all 109 news articles »