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Iraq begins liberating heart of Fallujah - Al-Arabiya Sat, 28 May 2016 13:39:56 GMT

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Iraq begins liberating heart of Fallujah
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The paramilitary forces, known as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) or al-Hashd al-Shaabi forces in Arabic, were initially made up of Shiite armed groups and volunteers after an edict by influential spiritual leader of Iraq's Shiite majority, Grand ...
Islamic State creates city-wide hostage crisis as Iraq's army escalates bloody struggle for FallujahTelegraph.co.uk
Sunni Politicians in Iraq Condemn Visit by Iranian General Soleimani to FallujahHaaretz
Fears for trapped civilians in strife-hit Iraq, SyriaDaily Mail
Jordan Times -Deutsche Welle
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Tony Blair will not be accused of breaking laws in Iraq War inquiry - Telegraph.co.uk Sat, 28 May 2016 13:06:42 GMT

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Tony Blair will not be accused of breaking laws in Iraq War inquiry
Telegraph.co.uk
Tony Blair will not be accused of breaking any laws in the Iraq War inquiry report, the Telegraph can disclose. Sources close to the inquiry said the report – which will be published in six weeks' time - was not set up to take a view on the legality of ...
Tony Blair tells of Iraq War 'humility'BBC News
Blair: 'I have real humility over Iraq'The Times (subscription)
Tony Blair 'will not be investigated for breaking international law' in the Iraq War inquiryThe Independent
New Statesman -RT
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Inherent Resolve Strikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Sat, 28 May 2016 18:31:30 GMT

Inherent Resolve Strikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq
Department of Defense
SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 28, 2016 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials ...

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How did Iraq get so violent? - BBC News Sun, 29 May 2016 00:07:57 GMT

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How did Iraq get so violent?
BBC News
Well over a decade since the 2003 removal of Saddam Hussein by Western forces, Iraq remains violent and riven by sectarian tensions. How fair is it to blame the invasion - and how did Iraq get here? BBC Middle East Correspondent Jim Muir's video essay ...

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Obama admits US troops died in combat in Iraq - Press TV Sat, 28 May 2016 16:46:45 GMT

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Obama admits US troops died in combat in Iraq
Press TV
US President Barack Obama has acknowledged that three American troops who recently died in Iraq were killed in combat; despite claims that US forces deployed to Iraq and Syria are on a mission to support, train and equip local forces. In an interview ...

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Ribbons at Arlington remember the fallen of Iraq, Afghanistan wars - Stars and Stripes Sat, 28 May 2016 22:53:57 GMT

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Ribbons at Arlington remember the fallen of Iraq, Afghanistan wars
Stars and Stripes
Last year, he honored Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. Jason Dunham, who was killed in action in Iraq in 2004, and Sayada's former battalion commander, Marine Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Cottle, who was killed in an IED attack in Afghanistan in 2010. “When you ...

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Explosives And Ambushes: Fighting IS In Iraq - Sky News Sun, 29 May 2016 00:11:15 GMT

Explosives And Ambushes: Fighting IS In Iraq
Sky News
Explosives And Ambushes: Fighting IS In Iraq. Those fighting Islamic State militants in northern Iraq vow to battle on despite the increasing threat of guerrilla tactics. 00:49, UK, Sunday 29 May 2016. 1/6. Anti-IS soldiers in Northern Iraq are finding ...

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It's time to stop pretending US troops aren't fighting ISIL in Syria and Iraq - Quartz Sat, 28 May 2016 12:01:56 GMT

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It's time to stop pretending US troops aren't fighting ISIL in Syria and Iraq
Quartz
In March 2016, US marine staff sergeant Louis F. Cardin was killed when ISIL fighters fired rockets into a US base in Iraq; the Pentagon described him as “providing force protection fire support at a recently established coalition fire base” at the ...

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Iraq War veteran turns fight towards child exploitation - Press of Atlantic City Sat, 28 May 2016 20:20:33 GMT

Press of Atlantic City
Iraq War veteran turns fight towards child exploitation
Press of Atlantic City
George Riley a 25-year Army veteran deployed to Iraq four times, Afghanistan once and Kuwait once, saw the end of his career on July 25, 2004 after he was injured in an explosion. Riley received numerous medals for his service, including a Purple Heart ...

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Why Accountability for Iraq's Militias Matters - Just Security Fri, 27 May 2016 23:26:15 GMT

Why Accountability for Iraq's Militias Matters
Just Security
Iraq is awash with daily atrocities, with the Islamic State (ISIL) reportedly burying people alive, drowning people in submerged cages, detonating explosives around victims' necks, and shooting its own members trying to defect. The group has murdered ...

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