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Iraq to build wall and trench around Baghdad - USA TODAY Wed, 03 Feb 2016 20:08:25 GMT

USA TODAY

Iraq to build wall and trench around Baghdad USA TODAY Iraq said Tuesday it is building a wall and trench around Baghdad in an effort to secure the city from terror attacks. The Interior Ministry spokesman, Brig. Gen. Saad Maan, said work began this week on a 65-mile stretch of the wall and trench around ... Iraq's conspicuous silence on Washington's offer of more U.S. troopsMilitary Times Iraq conflict: Baghdad building wall against ISBBC News Iraq builds wall and trench around Baghdad to stop militant attacksThe Guardian ABC News -Al-Arabiya all 95 news articles »

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Iraq's about to plunge off a fiscal cliff - and the consequences could be dire - Business Insider Tue, 02 Feb 2016 19:16:21 GMT

Business Insider

Iraq's about to plunge off a fiscal cliff - and the consequences could be dire 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 ... and more »

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Pentagon admits hundreds more boots on ground in Iraq than reported - The Japan Times Wed, 03 Feb 2016 22:57:09 GMT

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Pentagon admits hundreds more boots on ground in Iraq than reported The Japan Times WASHINGTON – Hundreds more American troops are serving in Iraq than the Pentagon has previously stated, an official said Wednesday in an acknowledgment underscoring the sensitivity of U.S. deployments to the war-torn nation. Officially, the Pentagon ... Pentagon Admits to Hundreds More Troops in IraqVoice of America Iraq receives two more F-16 fighter jets from USPress TV Pentagon Explains Reports of Excess Personnel in Iraq as 'Natural Overlap'Sputnik International Reuters all 35 news articles »

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Longest-Serving US Diplomat In Iraq: Obama Gave Us ISIS - Investor's Business Daily Wed, 03 Feb 2016 20:37:54 GMT

Investor's Business Daily

Longest-Serving US Diplomat In Iraq: Obama Gave Us ISIS Investor's Business Daily Thankfully, the production features an interview with Ali Khedery, the longest continuously serving American official in Iraq, who was a senior aide to five U.S. ambassadors and to CENTCOM chiefs, including Gen. David Petraeus during President Obama's ...

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Oil Price Collapse Takes Its Toll On Iraq - Sky News Wed, 03 Feb 2016 20:22:43 GMT

Oil Price Collapse Takes Its Toll On Iraq Sky News In Iraq, where more than 90% of government revenue relies on oil sales, a financial crisis is looming. With the ongoing war against IS, it is something ministers simply cannot afford. The government forecast the price of oil this year at $45 per barrel ... and more »

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Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:11:17 GMT

Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, February 3, 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 ... and more »

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Iraq Kurd leader: 'Time has come' for statehood referendum - Yahoo News Wed, 03 Feb 2016 09:42:57 GMT

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Iraq Kurd leader: 'Time has come' for statehood referendum Yahoo News Iraq's Kurds are a key US partner in the war against IS and have been some of the most effective forces fighting the jihadists. But both the referendum on independence -- which Iraq's federal government opposes -- and the issue of which areas it covers ... 'Time has come': Iraqi Kurd leader wants referendum to pave way for independenceRT Iran's Deputy FM Deplores Talks of Splitting IraqTasnim News Agency (press release) all 86 news articles »

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Top US general in Iraq: 'End of the beginning' in Islamic State fight - Washington Post Mon, 01 Feb 2016 19:17:17 GMT

Washington Post

Top US general in Iraq: 'End of the beginning' in Islamic State fight Washington Post Citing the retaking of Ramadi by Iraqi forces as a “turning point” in the campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq, the top U.S. general in charge of operations there said that the Pentagon has reached the “end of the beginning” in the campaign to ... US killing more civilians in Iraq, Syria than it acknowledgesUSA TODAY Iraq awards contract for repairing 'most dangerous dam in the world'Military Times US, allies conduct 20 strikes in Iraq, 11 in SyriaJerusalem Post Israel News Reuters -The Guardian all 442 news articles »

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Graphic novel depicts life as an aid worker in Iraq - Humanosphere Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:31:22 GMT

Humanosphere

Graphic novel depicts life as an aid worker in Iraq Humanosphere A new project by bestselling graphic novelist Joshua Dysart and the World Food Program centers around aid work in Iraq under the increasing pressure caused by the Islamic State. The series published in Huffington Post this month has garnered both ...

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Arabs, Kurds retake northern Iraq village from ISIS - Jerusalem Post Israel News Wed, 03 Feb 2016 13:16:00 GMT

Arabs, Kurds retake northern Iraq village from ISIS Jerusalem Post Israel News ERBIL - Sunni Muslim Arab fighters backed by Kurdish forces and US-led air strikes retook a village in northern Iraq on Wednesday in an example of effective military cooperation on the ground between them against Islamic State insurgents. The offensive ... and more »