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ISIS Committed Genocide Against Yazidis in Syria and Iraq, UN Panel Says - New York Times Thu, 16 Jun 2016 13:32:42 GMT

New York Times

ISIS Committed Genocide Against Yazidis in Syria and Iraq, UN Panel Says New York Times GENEVA — Islamic State forces have committed genocide and other war crimes in a continuing effort to exterminate the Yazidi religious minority in Syria and Iraq, United Nations investigators said on Thursday, urging stronger international action to ... UN Says Islamic State Committing Genocide Against Yazidi Minority in Iraq and SyriaWall Street Journal UN condemns Isis genocide against Yazidis in Iraq and SyriaThe Guardian Islamic State militants committing genocide against Yazidis in Syria, Iraq: UN investigationABC Online Deutsche Welle -The Indian Express -Reuters all 68 news articles »

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Christian Militias Fighting IS in Iraq Hope for US Support - ABC News Thu, 16 Jun 2016 16:14:20 GMT

Christian Militias Fighting IS in Iraq Hope for US Support ABC News It was only a training exercise — the man is among the few dozen Assyrian Christian militiamen conducting military drills in a training camp at the foot of the mountains overlooking the Nineveh plains of northern Iraq. The militia, known as the ... and more »

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Post-Islamic State Iraq should be split in three: top Kurdish official - Reuters Thu, 16 Jun 2016 13:00:02 GMT

Reuters

Post-Islamic State Iraq should be split in three: top Kurdish official Reuters The Kurds have already taken steps towards realizing their long-held dream of independence from Iraq, which has been led by the Shi'ite majority since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, a Sunni, in 2003, following a U.S.-led invasion. They run their own ... Top Kurdish Official Calls for Splitting Iraq ApartU.S. News & World Report 'Iraq should be split into three entities'Kurdistan24 KRG official suggests tri-state solution for post-ISIS IraqRudaw all 10 news articles »

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Counter-ISIL Strikes Hit Terrorists in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Thu, 16 Jun 2016 16:41:19 GMT

Counter-ISIL Strikes Hit Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community. The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq ... and more »

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Iraq Veteran: I Didn't See Iraqi Soldiers Handling Cash as Trump Claimed - NBCNews.com Thu, 16 Jun 2016 02:34:20 GMT

NBCNews.com

Iraq Veteran: I Didn't See Iraqi Soldiers Handling Cash as Trump Claimed NBCNews.com An Iraq war veteran involved in payments to Iraqi civilians said he saw no evidence of Donald Trump's recent suggestion of Iraqi soldiers "handing out" millions in U.S. cash during military operations there. "I'm confused by it because, in my ... Donald Trump Was Right That US Soldiers Stole Money in Iraq—Why Are Democrats Denying The Truth?Reason (blog) Donald Trump references soldiers stealing money in wake of Iraq Warmyfox8.com Trump accuses U.S. troops of stealing money in IraqMSNBC New York Daily News -CNN all 1,003 news articles »

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Paul Ryan Keeps Quiet About Trump's Slander of Iraq War Vets - The Weekly Standard (blog) Thu, 16 Jun 2016 20:27:38 GMT

Paul Ryan Keeps Quiet About Trump's Slander of Iraq War Vets The Weekly Standard (blog) Trump said while discussing the Iraq war. "I want to know, who are the soldiers who had that job? Because I think they're living very well right now, whoever they may be." The Trump campaign later claimed Trump was speaking about Iraqi soldiers, but ... and more »

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Iraq Says Senior Military Commander Killed While Fighting IS - ABC News Wed, 15 Jun 2016 06:57:31 GMT

Military.com

Iraq Says Senior Military Commander Killed While Fighting IS ABC News Sniper fire by Islamic State militants killed a senior Iraqi commander near the northern IS-held city of Mosul, the extremist group's main bastion in Iraq, as the U.N. refugee agency warned that thousands of civilians have been newly displaced from ... In Iraq, Apache Gunships Deploy to Mosul, But Not Fallujah: PentagonMilitary.com Iraq detains men fleeing IS-held Fallujah, raising tensionsFox News Shiite Militias in Iraq Reportedly Tortured and Executed Sunnis Fleeing FallujahVICE News Washington Post all 473 news articles »

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Aid Group: 2-Year-Old Boy Killed as He Fled Iraq's Fallujah - ABC News Thu, 16 Jun 2016 07:57:30 GMT

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Aid Group: 2-Year-Old Boy Killed as He Fled Iraq's Fallujah ABC News A two-year-old boy was killed by militants while fleeing Fallujah with his family amid a government offensive to retake the Iraqi city from the Islamic State group, an aid organization said on Thursday, highlighting the dangers faced by civilians ... Shia officials accuse Saudi ambassador to Iraq of stoking sectarianismRudaw Fallujah civilians: 'Militias take turns to torture us'Aljazeera.com Iraq's Fallujah faces 'disaster', NGO warnsThe National Middle East Eye all 83 news articles »

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Iraq's deaf, dumb and disabled forgotten in the conflict - The National Thu, 16 Jun 2016 18:21:49 GMT

Iraq's deaf, dumb and disabled forgotten in the conflict The National ERBIL, IRAQ // Every morning when Intisar Abdulhamid wakes up, there are people already waiting outside the door of her apartment in the northern Kurdish city of Erbil. Her home has become a haven for dozens of deaf and dumb people who have escaped ...

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Masrour Barzani: Post-ISIS Iraq should be split in three - Al-Arabiya Thu, 16 Jun 2016 10:34:47 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Masrour Barzani: Post-ISIS Iraq should be split in three Al-Arabiya In addition, Iraq endured months of wrangling and chaos over a government reshuffle that was to curb corruption. In May, frustration over the delays culminated in the unprecedented breach by protesters of the Green Zone, which houses parliament, ...