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Rising tensions escalate into combat between Iraqi and Kurdish forces, allies in the fight against Islamic State - Los Angeles Times Sat, 21 Oct 2017 00:40:00 GMT

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Rising tensions escalate into combat between Iraqi and Kurdish forces, allies in the fight against Islamic State Los Angeles Times The clashes Friday between Kurdish forces and Iraqi troops — until now allies in the fight to dislodge Islamic State from Iraq — marked the heaviest round of violence since Baghdad launched an offensive earlier this week to claw back disputed areas ... Report: Altun Kupri town seized from Kurdish PeshmergaAljazeera.com “A colossal miscalculation”: why the Kurds' independence bid might lead to civil war in IraqVox US Tried and Failed to Stave Off Iraq's Advance on the KurdsBloomberg BBC News -Voice of America -New York Times all 737 news articles »

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Oil Trades Above $51 as Heightened Risk Appetite Props Up Prices - Bloomberg Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:22:55 GMT

CNBC

Oil Trades Above $51 as Heightened Risk Appetite Props Up Prices Bloomberg Geopolitical tensions in Iraq have helped to support oil prices this week. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said the potential impact of tensions in the Middle East is uncertain. The flow rate through the pipeline connecting Kurdistan to the Turkish port of ... Iraq takes oil fields from the Kurds, but the conflict still threatens crude flowsCNBC Oil Prices Up On Iraq Tension, Iran Deal StayBarron's Market report: Oil producers slide as tensions rise in Kurdish IraqTelegraph.co.uk Chron.com -Fox Business all 630 news articles »

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Lawsuit: Big Pharma funded terrorism in Iraq with payments to corrupt health ministry - Washington Post Thu, 19 Oct 2017 10:43:56 GMT

Washington Post

Lawsuit: Big Pharma funded terrorism in Iraq with payments to corrupt health ministry Washington Post In the first years following the defeat of Saddam Hussein, there were few dark corners of battle-scarred Iraq less hospitable to Americans than the country's ministry of health. The walls of the ministry, headquartered in a dilapidated high-rise in ... and more »

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America Is in Denial About Iraq - Foreign Policy (blog) Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:16:26 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

America Is in Denial About Iraq Foreign Policy (blog) The last pockets of the Islamic State in Iraq have still not been recaptured, and already the country's sectarian divisions are coming out in the open as the common enemy dissipates. On Monday, as Iraqi regular forces and Shiite militia rolled into the ... and more »

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US Urges Iraq to Avoid Clashes With Kurds Near Kirkuk - U.S. News & World Report Fri, 20 Oct 2017 22:08:50 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

US Urges Iraq to Avoid Clashes With Kurds Near Kirkuk U.S. News & World Report WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Friday urged the Baghdad government to avoid clashes in northern Iraq by limiting the movement of federal troops in disputed areas to those coordinated with the Kurdistan Regional Government.

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Iraq oil shipments to Turkey reportedly plunge after standoff with Kurds - CNBC Wed, 18 Oct 2017 14:09:04 GMT

CNBC

Iraq oil shipments to Turkey reportedly plunge after standoff with Kurds CNBC Oil flows through Iraqi Kurdistan to Turkey have reportedly plunged this week after Iraq's army seized oil fields held by the Kurds. The drop follows reports of production disruptions as major oil fields changed from Kurdish to central government ... America Has Become Dispensable in IraqThe Atlantic Iraq's military declares mission accomplished in KirkukAljazeera.com Iraq asks BP to return to Kurdish oilfieldsFinancial Times Fox News -BBC News -The Cipher Brief all 2,552 news articles »

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State Department: 'Not aware' of Iranian coordination with Iraq - Washington Examiner Thu, 19 Oct 2017 21:35:50 GMT

Washington Examiner

State Department: 'Not aware' of Iranian coordination with Iraq Washington Examiner The State Department on Thursday cast doubt on reports that Iranian military forces have cooperated with Iraq in a brewing fight with a key U.S. partner in the ... and more »

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Mosul: “Most civilians still need humanitarian assistance” - Reliefweb Fri, 20 Oct 2017 19:52:40 GMT

Reliefweb

Mosul: “Most civilians still need humanitarian assistance” Reliefweb A year ago, on October 17th 2016, the armed forces launched a military offensive to retake the city of Mosul, in Iraq. More than one million civilians were displaced by the fighting, which lasted nine months, and over 18,000 people were injured. Below ...

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What to Watch For in Post-ISIS Iraq and Syria - Council on Foreign Relations Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:29:44 GMT

Council on Foreign Relations

What to Watch For in Post-ISIS Iraq and Syria Council on Foreign Relations In July 2017, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in Mosul, as his troops, with U.S. backing, recaptured Iraq's second city. In Syria, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) recaptured the Islamic State's self-styled capital of ... Is ISIS defeated in Iraq and Syria?Fox News This Is What Victory Over ISIS Looks LikeNew York Times all 1,162 news articles »

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Iraq top shi'ite cleric Sistani asks government to protect Kurds - Reuters Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:02:57 GMT

Iraq top shi'ite cleric Sistani asks government to protect Kurds Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Friday called on the government to protect the Kurdish population in northern Iraq. Sistani's call, issued at the Friday prayer in the holy Shi'ite city of Kerbala by one ...