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With Major Anti-IS Battle Near, Iraq Parliament Ousts Defense Minister - Voice of America Thu, 25 Aug 2016 23:17:57 GMT

Voice of America

With Major Anti-IS Battle Near, Iraq Parliament Ousts Defense Minister Voice of America Iraq's parliament on Thursday voted to oust Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi, leaving the Iraqi Security Forces without a clear unifying leader in the crucial runup to the military operation to retake the Islamic State “capital” of Mosul. Obeidi, one ... Iraqi Parliament Votes to Oust Defense MinisterWall Street Journal The Sacking of Iraq's Defense MinisterSTRATFOR Iraq defense minister gets no-confidence vote as military prepares to retake Mosul from ISISFox News Middle East Eye -TRT World all 26 news articles »

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How this Iraq War veteran lied his way to a Purple Heart and $750000 in disability benefits - Washington Post Thu, 25 Aug 2016 20:52:07 GMT

Washington Post

How this Iraq War veteran lied his way to a Purple Heart and $750000 in disability benefits Washington Post The rocket exploded under the Army Humvee and launched the vehicle into the air. It was August 2005, two years into Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Darryl Lee Wright was on patrol with the Idaho National Guard in Kirkuk, a city in northern Iraq. Wright ... Washington veteran lied about Iraq combat injuries to claim over $700k in benefitsDaily Mail all 8 news articles »

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Contesting Facts on the Ground in Iraq - War on the Rocks Thu, 25 Aug 2016 21:11:15 GMT

War on the Rocks

Contesting Facts on the Ground in Iraq War on the Rocks Two recent articles on the conflicts of the Middle East by a pseudonymous author published here at War on the Rocks touched a nerve with its core message that “poor policy choices” on Syria and Iraq are flowing from exaggerated “Western ... and more »

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Q&A with Author Nadia Al Sultani: Iraq's Future 'Looks Bleak' - Breitbart News Fri, 26 Aug 2016 00:36:04 GMT

Breitbart News

Q&A with Author Nadia Al Sultani: Iraq's Future 'Looks Bleak' Breitbart News Nadia Al Sultani, in answering questions about her book Baghdad Stories: An Iraqi-American Memoir, told Breitbart News that President Barack Obama's decision to completely withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq at the end of 2011 “did have an important impact ... Iraq army captures Qayyara oil region from IS, Abadi saysReuters Battle for Mosul: ISIS Victims in Iraq Need FoodHuffington Post Iraqi forces seize strategic town near Mosul from ISILAljazeera.com The Hindu -OilPrice.com all 95 news articles »

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Iraq Seeks Formal Deal With Kurds to Protect New Oil Exports - Bloomberg Thu, 25 Aug 2016 13:23:27 GMT

Bloomberg

Iraq Seeks Formal Deal With Kurds to Protect New Oil Exports Bloomberg Iraq's resumption last week of oil shipments through a Kurdish-controlled pipeline bumped up its export capacity by five percent almost overnight. Now OPEC's second-biggest producer is seeking a formal deal with the self-ruling Kurds to ensure it can ... Chaos could be the reward of victory over ISIS in Iraq: Brian StewartCBC.ca all 21 news articles »

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Magazine|How Many Guns Did the US Lose Track of in Iraq and Afghanistan? Hundreds of Thousands. - New York Times Wed, 24 Aug 2016 11:00:46 GMT

New York Times

Magazine|How Many Guns Did the US Lose Track of in Iraq and Afghanistan? Hundreds of Thousands. New York Times Veterans of the latest war in Iraq immediately recognized it. It was a standard American carbine equipped with a holographic sight, a foregrip that was military-issue during the occupation and a sticker bearing a digital QR code used by American forces ... Guns sold, guns lost: What Pentagon sent to Iraq & Afghanistan after 9/11RT The US government has given 1.4 million guns to Iraq and AfghanistanThe Independent all 5 news articles »

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'Iraq is one of the most dangerous places for children to live' - New Europe Thu, 25 Aug 2016 12:09:26 GMT

New Europe

'Iraq is one of the most dangerous places for children to live' New Europe In an interview with Al Jazeera, Maulid Warfa, a regional officer for Unicef, said: “Today, Iraq is one of the most dangerous places for children to live – not exactly the country where you wish to be a child”. “Iraqi children are exposed to danger ...

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Call for Iraq war inquiry splits MPs - NEWS.com.au Thu, 25 Aug 2016 22:47:24 GMT

NEWS.com.au

Call for Iraq war inquiry splits MPs NEWS.com.au Eden-Monaro MP and former army lawyer Mike Kelly, who's served in Somalia, East Timor and Iraq, believes there is merit in Australia holding an inquiry, in the wake of the British one completed this year. “I think some distance now behind us will give ... Labor MP joins call for Iraq war inquirySky News Australia all 3 news articles »

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Al Qaeda Leader Zawahiri Urges Iraq Sunnis to Wage Guerrilla War - Washington Free Beacon Thu, 25 Aug 2016 16:52:55 GMT

Washington Free Beacon

Al Qaeda Leader Zawahiri Urges Iraq Sunnis to Wage Guerrilla War Washington Free Beacon BAGHDAD (Reuters)–Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri on Thursday called on Iraq's Sunnis to prepare for a “long guerrilla” war as Islamic State militants lost more land near their de facto capital Mosul. Islamic State (IS) has lost this year about a ... Zawahri urges Iraq Sunnis to wage guerrilla war as IS loses more landReuters all 4 news articles »

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Iraq, Syria discuss securing border as ISIS retreats - Ynetnews Thu, 25 Aug 2016 20:03:00 GMT

Al-Manar TV

Iraq, Syria discuss securing border as ISIS retreats Ynetnews BAGHDAD- Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi held talks on Thursday with visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem about securing their common border, an official Iraqi statement said, after a partial retreat by ISIS militants. This year the ... Moallem: Iraq & Syria Confront Same Aggression, ChallengesAl-Manar TV Syrian FM arrives in Iraq for talkswww.worldbulletin.net all 12 news articles »