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These 5 Facts Explain the Good—and the Bad—About Iraq Today - TIME Fri, 03 Jun 2016 17:03:31 GMT

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These 5 Facts Explain the Good—and the Bad—About Iraq Today
TIME
Syria overtook Iraq as the biggest and bloodiest mess in the Middle East a few years back. But while the spotlight has shifted to its neighbor, Iraq is still beset by ISIS and political infighting. These five facts explain what you need to know about ...
Column: Marines say new fight for Fallujah sparks anguish over Iraq warPBS NewsHour
In fighting ISIS, Iraq's Shiite militias could ignite a sectarian messWashington Post
IRAQ FINANCE MINISTER: ISIS is putting up a tough fight in FallujahBusiness Insider
U.S. News & World Report -Department of Defense -CTV News
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The Militia Commander Beating Back ISIS in Iraq Makes the US Nervous - Wall Street Journal Thu, 02 Jun 2016 18:05:04 GMT

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The Militia Commander Beating Back ISIS in Iraq Makes the US Nervous
Wall Street Journal
BAGHDAD—Behind the rise of a paramilitary force in Iraq credited with saving the country from Islamic State is an Iran-trained jihadist the U.S. wants far from the battlefield. A decade ago, the Iraqi known to U.S. officials as Jamal Jaafar Ibrahimi ...
A designated terrorist is leading the effort to defeat ISIS in IraqBusiness Insider
With US looking the other way, Iran fills a void in IraqJapan Today
Iraq's New Power Broker: An Iran-Backed Militia Leader on the US Terrorist Sanctions ListTheTower.org
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Retired Gen. Petraeus on timeline for retaking Iraq from ISIS - CBS News Fri, 03 Jun 2016 11:35:10 GMT

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Retired Gen. Petraeus on timeline for retaking Iraq from ISIS
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June 3, 2016, 7:16 AM |Iraq's army and its allies are moving into the ISIS-held city of Fallujah. New video shows government troops on the move toward the last ISIS stronghold in western Iraq. Officials say the civilian presence is slowing down the ...

Iraq: Airstrikes kill dozens of ISIS militants in Falluja - CNN International Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:40:43 GMT

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Iraq: Airstrikes kill dozens of ISIS militants in Falluja
CNN International
Falluja became the first Iraqi city to fall to ISIS in January 2014 -- dealing a blow to Iraq as well as Western countries battling the terror group. An estimated 50,000 residents are trapped in the city between opposing fighters, including 20,000 ...

When Iraq Expelled Its Jews To Israel—The Inside Story - Daily Caller Fri, 03 Jun 2016 16:31:26 GMT

When Iraq Expelled Its Jews To Israel—The Inside Story
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So humiliated Arab governments turned on their own Jewish citizens to exact the revenge they had publically promised: confiscation of assets, denaturalization, and finally expulsion to the new state of Israel as a demographic time bomb. Iraq was the model.

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No 10 intervenes to stop families of Iraq War dead paying £767 for full Chilcot report - Telegraph.co.uk Fri, 03 Jun 2016 16:20:16 GMT

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No 10 intervenes to stop families of Iraq War dead paying £767 for full Chilcot report
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A Number 10 spokesman said late on Friday that no family of the fallen would be charged after bereaved relatives said they had been brought to tears by the "disgusting" situation. The Telegraph had discovered that while the families were to get a free ...
Families of British troops killed in Iraq WON'T have to pay £767 for Chilcot reportDaily Mail
Families of soldiers killed in Iraq must pay £770 for copy of Chilcot reportRT
Relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq want Tony Blair to pay for reportThe Guardian
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As Iraq repays debt, Lukoil pledges to unlock investment - Reuters Fri, 03 Jun 2016 10:55:15 GMT

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As Iraq repays debt, Lukoil pledges to unlock investment
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Iraq has become the world's fastest-growing oil producer with output up 50 percent since it signed contracts worth tens of billions of dollars with the likes of Lukoil, BP, Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell at the end of the last decade to help develop ...

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Islamic State retreats in Iraq and Syria as Sunni-Shia divide grows - The Australian Fri, 03 Jun 2016 14:20:58 GMT

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Islamic State retreats in Iraq and Syria as Sunni-Shia divide grows
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Last week, Iraqi troops, with Sunni tribal forces, special operators from Iraq's Counter Terrorism Service and Iranian-backed Shia militias broke into Fallujah's northern districts, seized a satellite town and cleared outlying suburbs. Western aircraft ...
Islamic State faces major assaults on two fronts in Iraq, SyriaReuters
IS Forces Under Assault In Iraq's Fallujah, Key Syrian TownRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Beyond Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State's HR Files Illuminate Dangerous TrendsWar on the Rocks

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Clinton's national security speech; strange alliances against ISIS in Iraq; and Israel-Palestinian peace proposals ... - Washington Post Fri, 03 Jun 2016 12:54:46 GMT

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Clinton's national security speech; strange alliances against ISIS in Iraq; and Israel-Palestinian peace proposals ...
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STRAINED ALLIANCES AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ: What do you do when the Iraqi paramilitary leader best equipped to beat back a terrorist group like the Islamic State is a jihadist himself? Nervously deal with it, according to this Wall Street Journal ...

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US launches airstrikes on ISIS from Mediterranean, for 1st time since Iraq War - RT Fri, 03 Jun 2016 20:59:45 GMT

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US launches airstrikes on ISIS from Mediterranean, for 1st time since Iraq War
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The USS Harry Truman has begun hitting Islamic State's targets from the Mediterranean Sea. It was the first time a carrier group has launched airstrikes from the area since the 2003 invasion in Iraq. Fighter jets conducted combat sorties from the ...

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