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Iraq asks Saudi Arabia to remove ambassador - BBC News Sun, 28 Aug 2016 22:19:29 GMT

BBC News
Iraq asks Saudi Arabia to remove ambassador
BBC News
Iraq has called on Saudi Arabia to replace its ambassador to Baghdad over comments he made about Iran's involvement in Iraq. Shia Muslim politicians have been calling for Thamer al-Sabhan to be withdrawn. He has said Iranian-backed Shia militia are ...
Iraq Asks Saudi Arabia to Recall Ambassador Who Criticized Shiite MilitiasWall Street Journal
Iraq Requests New Saudi Envoy After Assassination RemarksNew York Times
Iraq asks Saudi Arabia to replace envoy who riled Shi'ite militiasReuters

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Down another key minister, Iraq continues Mosul push - Fox News Sun, 28 Aug 2016 16:21:57 GMT

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Down another key minister, Iraq continues Mosul push
Fox News
BAGHDAD – Iraq's security forces continue to gear up for a long-awaited operation to retake the Islamic State-held city of Mosul. But they will be doing so without the minister of defense who has presided over most of the military's recent successes ...

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Iraq Can Crush OPEC's Oil Freeze Believers - Bloomberg Sun, 28 Aug 2016 07:15:41 GMT

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Iraq Can Crush OPEC's Oil Freeze Believers
Bloomberg
This time both countries may be more accommodating; the stumbling block is more likely to be Iraq. OPEC members are planning an informal meeting in Algeria in late September, where discussions of a freeze could be revived. In April, the Saudis refused ...
Oil prices fall on rising Iraq output, doubt over producer talk prospectsReuters
Iraq says still set on expanding oil output to gain market shareYahoo News
Iraq says it is willing to play active role in propping up oil pricesThe National

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Iraq's youth orchestra - a musical dream that shattered - Al-Arabiya Sun, 28 Aug 2016 17:00:30 GMT

Al-Arabiya
Iraq's youth orchestra - a musical dream that shattered
Al-Arabiya
As well as nurturing musical talent, the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq brought together people aged between 18 and 25 from all over the country. (Shutterstock image). By Anna MacSwan London, Thomson Reuters Foundation Sunday, 28 August 2016.

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17 strikes on IS in Iraq and Syria - coalition - Kuwait News Agency Sun, 28 Aug 2016 14:02:42 GMT

17 strikes on IS in Iraq and Syria - coalition
Kuwait News Agency
In Iraq, eight strikes were launched near Al Baghdadi, Hit, Mosul, Sultan Abdallah and Ramadi that targeted tactical units, fighting positions, ammunition cache, vehicles and rocket systems that were under IS militant control, the statement concluded ...

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Veterans Help Fill Gaps in Refugee School Projects in Iraq - ABC News Sat, 27 Aug 2016 13:19:21 GMT

Veterans Help Fill Gaps in Refugee School Projects in Iraq
ABC News
A nonprofit group with New Hampshire roots is putting a new spin on back-to-school shopping by helping equip 10 classrooms for refugee children in Iraq. TentED was created in 2014 by three U.S. Army veterans, two of whom met as student at the ...

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PHOTOS: ISIS Executes 2 'Shia Soldiers' in Kirkuk, Iraq - Heavy.com Sun, 28 Aug 2016 15:47:04 GMT

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PHOTOS: ISIS Executes 2 'Shia Soldiers' in Kirkuk, Iraq
Heavy.com
A new photo report shared on ISIS terrorist Telegram channels shows 2 captured men, allegedly soldiers with the Iraqi Army, executed in a desert. The photo report was released on August 28. An accompanying summary reads: "Capturing and Executing Two ...

Iraq plans to sell oil through Iran if talks with Kurds fail - Hurriyet Daily News Sun, 28 Aug 2016 15:35:25 GMT

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Iraq plans to sell oil through Iran if talks with Kurds fail
Hurriyet Daily News
Iraq's government would consider selling crude through Iran should talks with the autonomous Kurdish region on an oil revenue-sharing agreement fail, a senior oil ministry official in Baghdad told Reuters. Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO ...
Iraq plans to sell oil through Iran if talks with Kurdistan failIraqi News
S&P: Republic of Iraq ratings affirmed at 'B-/B'; outlook stableCPI Financial
S&P affirms Iraq's 'B-' rating with stable outlookgulfnews.com

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Iraq fully liberates Daesh-held Khalidiya island: PM - Middle East Monitor Sun, 28 Aug 2016 13:35:15 GMT

Iraq fully liberates Daesh-held Khalidiya island: PM
Middle East Monitor
Backed by US-led airstrikes, Iraqi forces have been battling Daesh militants in an attempt to retake territory captured by the terrorist group in northern and western Iraq in 2014. Iraqi forces are currently planning to launch an offensive to recapture ...

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Josh Risdon called up for Socceroos with Bailey Wright out of Iraq clash - The Guardian Sun, 28 Aug 2016 07:32:00 GMT

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Josh Risdon called up for Socceroos with Bailey Wright out of Iraq clash
The Guardian
A toe injury has forced defender Bailey Wright out of the Socceroos squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. Coach Ange Postecoglou ruled England-based Wright out on Sunday, calling in Perth Glory's Josh Risdon to ...

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