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Spats among Iraq's security forces delay advance on ISIS-held Fallujah - Fox News Tue, 07 Jun 2016 21:31:53 GMT

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Spats among Iraq's security forces delay advance on ISIS-held Fallujah
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NAYMIYAH, Iraq – After securing the southern edge of militant-held Fallujah, seven battalions of Iraqi special forces units have been unable to advance for two days -- a delay that commanders say isn't due to counterattacks or difficult terrain, but ...
These 5 Facts Explain the Good—and the Bad—About Iraq TodayTIME
Iraq violence: Civilians 'shot by IS as they flee Falluja'BBC News
The advance on Fallujah has slowed, and Iraq's Shiite militias want to step inWashington Post
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Iraq is pumping oil at record pace despite chaos - CNNMoney Tue, 07 Jun 2016 14:24:19 GMT

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Iraq is pumping oil at record pace despite chaos
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Iraq is pumping more oil than ever before, even as ISIS-fueled chaos grips parts of the Middle Eastern country. Iraq, which relies on oil to fund nearly its entire government, increased daily oil production to an all-time high of 4.5 million barrels in ...
Trump Wrong on Iraqi OilFactCheck.org

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Watch: David Gilkey's powerful video series from Iraq - Detroit Free Press Tue, 07 Jun 2016 15:15:46 GMT

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Watch: David Gilkey's powerful video series from Iraq
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During his time at the Detroit Free Press, photographer and videographer David P. Gilkey made numerous trips into troubled countries like Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia. Through his lens, Free Press readers saw the horror of war and its toll on the ...

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Will Fallujah put an end to ISIL in Iraq? - Aljazeera.com Tue, 07 Jun 2016 09:01:22 GMT

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Will Fallujah put an end to ISIL in Iraq?
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It seems fairly obvious that while ISIL will continue to hold territory in Iraq in the short term, in the medium term it will almost certainly be pushed out of Iraqi territory. ISIL's resources are under a significant amount of strain, and it is being ...

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Islamic State Claims Deadly Car Bombing in Iraq - Wall Street Journal Tue, 07 Jun 2016 17:24:57 GMT

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Islamic State Claims Deadly Car Bombing in Iraq
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Islamic State claimed a rare car bombing in the Iraqi Shiite holy city Karbala that killed 10 people and wounded 25 Tuesday, showing the extremist group retains its ability to strike populated areas despite recent battlefield defeats. The explosion ...
Car bomb kills at least five, wounds 10 in Iraq's Kerbala: security officerReuters
Rare deadly ISIS bombing in Iraq's KarbalaAl-Arabiya
Car bomb in Iraq kills 10SBS
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The Liberation of Iraq Began 25 Years Ago - Bloomberg Tue, 07 Jun 2016 15:36:49 GMT

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The Liberation of Iraq Began 25 Years Ago
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One of the few foreign-policy priorities on which Republicans and Democrats can agree these days is the importance of aiding Kurds in and around Iraq. The White House is working openly with Syrian Kurds whose political roots go back to Kurdish ...

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Fighting the Islamic State with Iraq's Golden Division: The Road to Fallujah - VICE Tue, 07 Jun 2016 11:05:12 GMT

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Fighting the Islamic State with Iraq's Golden Division: The Road to Fallujah
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In 2014, Islamic State militants swept into Western Iraq's Anbar Province, overrunning Iraqi security forces, enslaving minorities, and causing thousands to flee for their lives. The jihadist group captured Iraq's largest city, Mosul, and the cities of ...
US-backed Syria force closes in on IS-held city; slow Iraq advance causes riftReuters
Growing number of Western Isil fighters trying to defect as losses mount in Syria and IraqTelegraph.co.uk
Politics May Make or Break Fight Against ISIS in Iraq and SyriaHaaretz
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Ramadan in Iraq is so sweet. Literally, it's all about the sweets. - Washington Post Tue, 07 Jun 2016 19:02:49 GMT

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Ramadan in Iraq is so sweet. Literally, it's all about the sweets.
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For Shiite Muslims, who form the majority in Iraq, Tuesday was the first day of Ramadan. For Sunnis, it was Monday. Like many things in Iraq, the followers of the two branches of Islam rarely agree on the exact start of the holy month, which begins ...

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Istanbul bombing another sign Syria, Iraq war spreading to Turkey - Jerusalem Post Israel News Tue, 07 Jun 2016 18:16:13 GMT

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Istanbul bombing another sign Syria, Iraq war spreading to Turkey
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“The PKK terrorist organization appears to be responsible for this terrorist attack in Istanbul,” he asserted, referring to the Kurdish group active in Turkey and bordering Iraq. He added that some actors are using terrorism to try to influence Turkey ...

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No Time For Trump, Part One: Iraq, Syria And The Danger Of ISIS - Huffington Post Tue, 07 Jun 2016 12:11:09 GMT

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No Time For Trump, Part One: Iraq, Syria And The Danger Of ISIS
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Here lives ISIS. The progeny of Al Qaeda in Iraq, it soon spread to Syria. Seizing vast swaths of oil — rich territory, it fused sophisticated propaganda with military success, attracting 30,000 fighters while entrenching itself amidst innocent ...
Could a millionaire save Iraq's Sunnis?The Asian Age

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