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Iraq Hangs 36 People Convicted Of Mass Killing - Huffington Post Sun, 21 Aug 2016 20:25:20 GMT

Huffington Post

Iraq Hangs 36 People Convicted Of Mass Killing Huffington Post BAGHDAD, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Iraq said on Sunday it had hanged 36 militants sentenced to death over the mass killing of hundreds of mainly Shi'ite soldiers at a camp north of Baghdad two years ago. It is the highest number of militants executed in one ... Iraq Executes 36 Accused Of Slaying More Than A Thousand Iraqi SoldiersNPR Iraq Executes Dozens for 2014 Massacre by ISISNew York Times Iraq Executes 36 People for Massacre of More Than 1000 SoldiersKTLA Los Angeles Times -The Denver Post all 80 news articles »

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Iraq Will Boost Oil Exports After Agreement on Kirkuk Fields - Bloomberg Sun, 21 Aug 2016 12:19:16 GMT

Bloomberg

Iraq Will Boost Oil Exports After Agreement on Kirkuk Fields Bloomberg Iraq has struggled to boost oil exports this year, with shipments from the northern part of the country hampered by the dispute with the KRG. Iraq's exports were 3.71 million barrels a day in July, according to the International Energy Agency ... and more »

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Kurds thwart suicide blast attempt in Iraq, defuse teenage bomber's belt (VIDEO) - RT Sun, 21 Aug 2016 23:52:14 GMT

RT

Kurds thwart suicide blast attempt in Iraq, defuse teenage bomber's belt (VIDEO) RT ... times as many suicide operations involving children and youth in January 2016 as the previous January,” the document stated. According to the investigation half of the kids died in Iraq while at least 30 percent lost their lives during suicide ... ISIS child suicide bomber is stripped of his explosives belt in Iraq by security forcesDaily Mail Security forces foil 2 suicide bomb attacks in Iraq's KirkukXinhua 36 ISIS jihadis guilty of slaughtering hundreds executed in IraqDaily Star all 14 news articles »

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Iran group plots Saudi envoy to Iraq assassination - Al-Arabiya Sun, 21 Aug 2016 20:18:26 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Iran group plots Saudi envoy to Iraq assassination Al-Arabiya Sources have told Al Arabiya.net that Iraqi Shiite militias belonging to Iran planned to target the Saudi ambassador in Iraq Thamer Al Sabhan, through the members of “Mourtadha Abboud Ellami” group at the behest of “Abu Mahdi Al Mouhandis” and the ... Iran Plots to Assassinate Saudi Ambassador to IraqAsharq Al-awsat English all 2 news articles »

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Battle for Mosul exposes fractures that threaten to haunt post-ISIL Iraq - The National Sun, 21 Aug 2016 17:12:56 GMT

The National

Battle for Mosul exposes fractures that threaten to haunt post-ISIL Iraq The National But the months leading up to the final push for Iraq's second largest city have laid bare some of the fractures that will haunt post-ISIL Iraq. From the growing influence of the Iranian-backed Shiite militias sanctioned by the government to the ... IS executes 40 persons in IraqBusiness Standard all 32 news articles »

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Winning battle of hearts, MJ Akbar heads to Karbala in Iraq - Economic Times Sun, 21 Aug 2016 21:50:27 GMT

Winning battle of hearts, MJ Akbar heads to Karbala in Iraq Economic Times NEW DELHI: In an effort to increase its engagement with the Muslim world, Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar is set to visit the holy city of Karbala in Iraq on Tuesday. This visit is part of his ongoing west Asia tour comprising Syria ...

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What are Iraq's 'Popular Mobilization Units' doing in Beirut? – Behind the scenes foreign policy - SOFREP (press release) (subscription) Sun, 21 Aug 2016 22:00:19 GMT

SOFREP (press release) (subscription)

What are Iraq's 'Popular Mobilization Units' doing in Beirut? – Behind the scenes foreign policy SOFREP (press release) (subscription) A hotel in Beirut was the scene of a series of secret meetings Aug. 8-11 between a diplomatic delegation that included representatives from Western countries and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and a delegation composed of Iraq's Popular ...

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Iraq executes ISIL fighers who massacred troops - CCTV Mon, 22 Aug 2016 00:35:50 GMT

Iraq executes ISIL fighers who massacred troops CCTV MOSUL, Iraq, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic State (IS) militants executed 40 people in the group's last major stonghold of Mosul on Sunday, a security source said. The victims were executed over charges of conspiring against the group's rule in Mosul ... and more »

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Exclusive: The Sunni tribe that survived a two-year Islamic State siege in Iraq - Jerusalem Post Israel News Sat, 20 Aug 2016 23:54:00 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News

Exclusive: The Sunni tribe that survived a two-year Islamic State siege in Iraq Jerusalem Post Israel News In an exclusive interview with The Jerusalem Post, a member of the tribe who fought ISIS describes why the tribe chose to fight and the issues facing Iraq today. He even thinks it's time for Arabs to be friends with Israel. To protect his identity he ... Top US commander warns Russia, SyriaCNN all 9 news articles »

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Mortar fire kills media worker, wounds journalist in Iraq - Rudaw Sat, 20 Aug 2016 18:47:04 GMT

Rudaw

Mortar fire kills media worker, wounds journalist in Iraq Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A technician working with an Iraqi media channel was killed and a journalist wounded Saturday in Iraq's western Jazirat al-Khaldiyeh while covering military operations against the Islamic State (ISIS) in that area. “Both ... Media worker killed in western Iraq: employerNews24 all 2 news articles »