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Fear the Flood: Americans to Prepare for Possible Iraq Dam Collapse - ABC News Tue, 01 Mar 2016 14:57:17 GMT

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Fear the Flood: Americans to Prepare for Possible Iraq Dam Collapse
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Amid fears the “most dangerous dam in the world” could collapse unexpectedly, the U.S. government is urging Americans in Iraq to have a plan in place to escape the deluge that could drown Mosul and reach all the way to Baghdad. The U.S. Embassy in ...
Iraq's Biggest Dam Is At Risk of Bursting, US Citizens Told to Make Evacuation PlansTIME
Iraq's Biggest Dam Could Collapse at Any Time, Killing ThousandsNew York Times
US, Iraq plan battle for MosulThe Hindu
Foreign Policy (blog) -BBC News -Reuters
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Iraq's southern oil exports slip in February - Reuters Tue, 01 Mar 2016 10:31:52 GMT

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Iraq's southern oil exports slip in February
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Iraq depends almost entirely on its southern exports after the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in the north ramped up its own independent oil sales via Ceyhan in June 2015 while cutting allocations to Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO).
Iraq's Oil Exports in February Fall Below Planned LevelsABC News
Supply problems in Iraq boost crude to $37RT

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US special operations troops capture ISIS operative in Iraq - Fox News Wed, 02 Mar 2016 03:32:03 GMT

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US special operations troops capture ISIS operative in Iraq
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In December, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that a special operations task force was headed to Iraq. Fox learned the 200-man unit, which included an assault force, intelligence cell and aviation element would be based in Irbil in northern Iraq.
ISIS In Iraq: US Delta Force Commence Mosul Operations Against Last Islamic State StrongholdInternational Business Times
U.S. Special Operations forces capture first suspected ISIS operative in Iraqfox6now.com
Delta Force vs. ISIS Iraq: US Army Elite Start Killing JihadistsNewsmax
teleSUR English -The Indian Express
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Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:29:07 GMT

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Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq
Department of Defense
SOUTHWEST ASIA, March 1, 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-Led Coalition Conducts 27 Airstrikes Against Daesh in Iraq, SyriaSputnik International

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Iraq launches sweeping anti-IS group operation north of Baghdad - FRANCE 24 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:33:58 GMT

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Iraq launches sweeping anti-IS group operation north of Baghdad
FRANCE 24
Iraq on Tuesday launched a major operation to recapture areas north of Baghdad from the Islamic State (IS) group, sending thousands of security forces to fight the jihadists, officials said. Some 7,000 counter-terrorism forces, soldiers, police and ...
Iraq launches major anti-ISIS operation north of BaghdadAl-Arabiya
Iraq launches push to retake area north of BaghdadThe Daily Star

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Ex-officers of contracting firm face prison for work in Iraq - Fox News Tue, 01 Mar 2016 23:37:06 GMT

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Ex-officers of contracting firm face prison for work in Iraq
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Two former officers of a New Mexico-based defense contracting firm have pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to wartime rebuilding projects in Iraq. Federal prosecutors say 66-year-old Neal Kasper and his 49-year-old wife, ...
Two tied to NM firm plead guilty to Iraq kickback schemeAlbuquerque Journal

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Iraq's forces liberate key district near Tikrit - Press TV Tue, 01 Mar 2016 15:13:16 GMT

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Iraq's forces liberate key district near Tikrit
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Iraq's military and volunteer fighters have liberated a key district from the grip of the Daesh Takfiri terrorists north of the country. The commander of Iraq's federal police forces said on Tuesday that the forces recaptured the Dhaba'e district south ...
Daesh suicide bombers kill eight in Iraq's Anbar provinceAl-Bawaba

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Suicide bombings kill 40 in eastern Iraq, eight west of Baghdad - Reuters Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:04:10 GMT

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Suicide bombings kill 40 in eastern Iraq, eight west of Baghdad
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BAGHDAD At least 40 people were killed by a suicide bomber at a funeral in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala while a suicide blast at a security checkpoint in Baghdad's western outskirts killed eight members of the security forces, police said on Monday.
Baghdad Bombings Show Iraq Still Unable to Contain ISIS Threat in CapitalNewsweek
IS suicide bombers penetrate Iraq army HQ, kill generalYahoo News
Iraq death toll from IS bombing of Baghdad market now at 73Business Insider
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Shaky Syria cease-fire; Iraq build-up; and Osama bin Laden's dying wish - Washington Post Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:45:33 GMT

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Shaky Syria cease-fire; Iraq build-up; and Osama bin Laden's dying wish
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IRAQ BUILD-UP. The U.S. military is making plans to step up its role in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq, top Pentagon officials said Monday, as they look toward Mosul, the next major ISIS stronghold they hope to take out. Reclaiming Mosul ...

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670 people killed in violence across Iraq in February: UN - Trend News Agency Tue, 01 Mar 2016 18:20:00 GMT

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670 people killed in violence across Iraq in February: UN
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It said UN envoy for Iraq and UNAMI chief Jan Kubis strongly condemned the suicide bombings which targeted a funeral in the town of Maqdadiyah in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, and other attacks in Abu Ghraib area and marketplace in Sadr City in ...
Iraq: UN reports more than 400 civilians killed in February; cites 'viciousness' of attacksUN News Centre

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