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Former Australian government minister visits Iraq front line - Washington Post Fri, 30 Sep 2016 00:45:46 GMT

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Former Australian government minister visits Iraq front line
Washington Post
Turnbull said he would not speculate on whether Roy had broken an Australian law. It is an offense to support terrorist groups including the Kurdistan Workers' Party which is active in northern Iraq and to set foot in Mosul, which is held by Islamic ...
Wyatt Roy caught in fighting with Islamic State on visit to IraqThe Guardian
Wyatt Roy reportedly caught in Iraq clash between Islamic State and Kurdish PeshmergaABC Online
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop criticises Wyatt Roy for 'very high risk' Iraq tripThe Sydney Morning Herald
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U.S. sends more troops to Iraq to retake Mosul - PBS NewsHour Thu, 29 Sep 2016 22:03:39 GMT

PBS NewsHour
U.S. sends more troops to Iraq to retake Mosul
PBS NewsHour
Even as battle plans are laid to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants — who've held Iraq's second-largest city for more than two years — questions remain about what will come after the battle. The issues are myriad: from keeping the city secure ...
The US Is Sending 600 More Troops To IraqNPR
US to send hundreds more troops to IraqFox News
US to send additional 600 troops to IraqCBS News
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Iraq Quarrel on Production Number Could Sink OPEC Deal - Wall Street Journal Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:00:39 GMT

Wall Street Journal
Iraq Quarrel on Production Number Could Sink OPEC Deal
Wall Street Journal
Shortly after OPEC reached a tentative deal Wednesday to cut production, a big challenge to finalizing the plan became evident. Iraq, a country that was hesitant to curb its output, said it doesn't trust the oil-production numbers OPEC typically relies on.
Iraq's OPEC revolt shows Saudi-Iran oil deal fragilityReuters
OPEC Deal Could Fall Apart At The Seams As Iraq RevoltsOilPrice.com
Iraq sets ceiling on oil production before Algeria meetingThe Seattle Times
Investor's Business Daily
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'Massive crisis' as 1.5m expected to flee Iraq's Mosul - Aljazeera.com Thu, 29 Sep 2016 19:44:54 GMT

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'Massive crisis' as 1.5m expected to flee Iraq's Mosul
Aljazeera.com
Dibaga Camp, Iraqi Kurdistan - In a stifling hot office with more flies than oxygen, Rzgar Abed does not hesitate when asked about the biggest challenge in managing the camp for Iraq's internally displaced people (IDPs). "Space ... we're at 31,000 and ...
'Mini-Iraq' Mosul reflects the diversity and challenges of the nationRudaw

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The US military is still whacking moles in Iraq's Anbar province - Military Times Thu, 29 Sep 2016 22:07:30 GMT

Military Times
The US military is still whacking moles in Iraq's Anbar province
Military Times
The U.S. is flying drones from al Asad and the air base will be the destination for many of the additional 615 American troops that will deploy to Iraq in the coming weeks. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced the additional deployments on Wednesday.
Daesh terror group loses more territory in Iraq's AnbarAnadolu Agency

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Iraq PM tells Kurds not to use Mosul battle to expand territory - Reuters Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:12:03 GMT

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Iraq PM tells Kurds not to use Mosul battle to expand territory
Reuters
The meeting discussed the preparation for the battle to dislodge Islamic State from Mosul, the largest city under the ultra-hardline Sunni group's control, in northern Iraq. Kurdish Peshmerga forces are expected to take part in the assault on the city ...
Time has come to break from Iraq, says radical Kurdish cleric Mulla KrekarRudaw

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SitRep: More Bombs, More Troops in Iraq and Syria; Russian … - Foreign Policy (blog) Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:04:00 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)
SitRep: More Bombs, More Troops in Iraq and Syria; Russian …
Foreign Policy (blog)
More troops to Iraq. More American troops are headed to Iraq in the ramp up to the invasion of the Islamic State-held city of Mosul, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday: 615 of them, to be exact. The deployment will push the official number of ...

Trump and Iraq - Wall Street Journal Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:40:03 GMT

Wall Street Journal
Trump and Iraq
Wall Street Journal
Lately the “fact checkers” have been waging a campaign to portray Donald Trump as a contemporaneous supporter of the Iraq war, contrary to his assertions that he was an opponent. In Monday's debate, Hillary Clinton pleaded for their help: “I hope the ...
How the Iraq War Wrecked the GOPSlate Magazine
Howard Stern says Trump backed Iraq War in 2002KITV Honolulu
Howard Stern seems to remember Trump being for the Iraq warDeath and Taxes
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Pope shines spotlight on suffering of Christians in Syria, Iraq - Vatican Radio Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:08:23 GMT

Vatican Radio
Pope shines spotlight on suffering of Christians in Syria, Iraq
Vatican Radio
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis will shine the spotlight on the suffering Christian communities in Syria and Iraq as he visits a Chaldean church in Georgia at the start of his 16th pastoral journey abroad. On the first day of his September 30th to October ...
Pope laments continued violence in Syria, IraqCatholic Culture

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Pope urges an end to “exasperating suffering” in Syria and Iraq - Crux: Covering all things Catholic Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:05:59 GMT

Crux: Covering all things Catholic
Pope urges an end to “exasperating suffering” in Syria and Iraq
Crux: Covering all things Catholic
ROME- A day after condemning the bombardments in Aleppo, Syria, Pope Francis regretted that “the logic of arms and oppression, hidden interests and violence” continues to wreak devastation in this country and Iraq, and that despite the efforts, the ...
'Correct, but say Britain and Iraq': Zakharova on UK slamming Moscow for 'protracting' Syria warRT

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