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Red Cross: One million could flee Mosul battle in Iraq - Aljazeera.com Fri, 29 Jul 2016 17:43:49 GMT

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Red Cross: One million could flee Mosul battle in Iraq
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Following the recapture of Fallujah last month, Iraqi forces are currently conducting operations aimed at setting the stage for an assault on Mosul, which has been held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (also known as ISIS) armed group since ...
Up to one million people could flee battle for Iraq's Mosul: ICRCReuters
ICRC: Anti-'IS' fight could displace 1 million in IraqDeutsche Welle
Up to 1 million could flee fighting for Iraq's Mosul, warns ICRCTimes of Malta
Novinite.com -Sputnik International
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Khizr Khan, Father of American Muslim Soldier Killed in Iraq, Shames Donald Trump - The Intercept Fri, 29 Jul 2016 18:22:21 GMT

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Khizr Khan, Father of American Muslim Soldier Killed in Iraq, Shames Donald Trump
The Intercept
Given that Hillary Clinton's Senate vote, on October 11, 2002, to authorize the invasion of Iraq might have been what cost her the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 2008, it was remarkable that the most powerful speech on her behalf on ...
Muslim Iraq War hero's dad blasts Trump: You sacrificed nothing for USCNBC
Standing ovation for father of Muslim US soldier killed in Iraq as he denounces Donald TrumpTelegraph.co.uk
Father of Muslim U.S. Army Officer Killed in Iraq Shames Donald Trump in DNC SpeechPeople Magazine
Wall Street Journal -Democracy Now! -The Daily Progress -San Francisco Chronicle
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The battle to take back ISIS's last stronghold in Iraq could be long and bloody - Vox Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:00:19 GMT

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The battle to take back ISIS's last stronghold in Iraq could be long and bloody
Vox
With ISIS's impending doom in Iraq taken for granted, analysts have started focusing on the potential aftermath of the battle for Mosul. The obvious concerns include whether the Iraqi government can prevent another terrorist organization from taking ...
Why the Next President Must Regionalize IraqTIME
ISIS oil revenue in Iraq plummets by as much as 90%Rudaw
U.S. combat adviser mission in Iraq expands to battalion levelMilitary Times
Sentinel & Enterprise -Business Insider -United States Army (press release)
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Former SEAL Kevin Lacz pens 'raw' account of Iraq and Chris Kyle - NavyTimes.com Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:53:23 GMT

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Former SEAL Kevin Lacz pens 'raw' account of Iraq and Chris Kyle
NavyTimes.com
Two years ago, former Special Warfare Operator 1st Class (SEAL) Kevin Lacz was working as a technical adviser on the movie "American Sniper" when director Clint Eastwood asked him if he'd like to play himself, recreating his 2006 Iraq deployment ...

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Can Iraq overcome its land mine infestation? - Al-Monitor Fri, 29 Jul 2016 21:28:00 GMT

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Can Iraq overcome its land mine infestation?
Al-Monitor
ERBIL, Iraq — Iraq is one of the worst-off countries in the world in terms of minefield and projectile pollution, with 25 million land mines and other unexploded ordnances scattered across the country.​ The concentration is especially dense in Iraqi ...

22 strikes in Syria, 9 in Iraq target IS -- coalition - Kuwait News Agency Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:40:01 GMT

22 strikes in Syria, 9 in Iraq target IS -- coalition
Kuwait News Agency
In Iraq, the strikes hit near Habbaniyah, Haditha, Hit, Qayyarah and Mosul, where two strikes struck two separate tactical units and destroyed six assembly areas, six weapons caches, four vehicles, three IS-used roads and two IS command-and-control ...

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At Least 14 Civilians Killed in US Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria: Centcom - Military.com Fri, 29 Jul 2016 11:36:19 GMT

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At Least 14 Civilians Killed in US Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria: Centcom
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U.S. Central Command released the results of several casualty assessments Thursday showing that at least 14 civilians were killed and one was injured in six separate U.S. airstrikes from July 28 last year through April in Iraq and Syria. The results ...
US military confirms more civilian deaths in Iraq, SyriaFRANCE 24
CENTCOM: 14 civilians killed by airstrikes on targets in Iraq, SyriaStars and Stripes
US military announces it caused 14 civilian deaths in Iraq and SyriaThe Hill
Irish Times -Sputnik International -Pakistan Observer
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Fake Bomb Detectors Finally Banned in Iraq - Seeker Fri, 29 Jul 2016 17:26:18 GMT

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Fake Bomb Detectors Finally Banned in Iraq
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After years of equipping important security checkpoints throughout Iraq with non-functioning bomb detectors, the Iraqi government has finally banned their use. According to an ABC News story, "For nearly a decade, anyone driving through one of Baghdad ...

The Iraq War: a Story of Deceit - CounterPunch Fri, 29 Jul 2016 09:08:55 GMT

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The Iraq War: a Story of Deceit
CounterPunch
On July 28, 2002, the British Prime Minister Tony Blair wrote a memorandum to American President George W. Bush about Iraq. “I will be with you, whatever,” Blair wrote with teenager's diction. It was a pledge that Blair would keep through the year and ...

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Isis is escalating its violence against Iraqi civilians. Why doesn't the world care? - The Guardian Fri, 29 Jul 2016 10:01:15 GMT

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Isis is escalating its violence against Iraqi civilians. Why doesn't the world care?
The Guardian
It has been over 13 years since the United States led a military coalition to invade Iraq, unleashing a deadly war and a deadlier aftermath which continues to unfold after claiming the lives of over 1 million Iraqis. I was going through my list of ...

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