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After ISIS: Hope in Iraq and new storm clouds in Syria - New York Post Mon, 23 Oct 2017 23:11:00 GMT

New York Post

After ISIS: Hope in Iraq and new storm clouds in Syria
New York Post
Three years ago, the Islamic State controlled more than 40 percent of Iraq and a similar-sized chunk of Syria. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's evil caliphate was larger than Great Britain or the combined area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Today, ISIS ...
British troops will be sent OUTSIDE their base in Iraq on new force protection duties as coalition forces step up ...Daily Mail
British troops to operate 'outside the wire' in Iraq following ISIS defeats in Mosul and Raqqa strongholdsMirror.co.uk
Trump shouldn't repeat Obama's mistake in Iraq and SyriaWashington Post
Department of Defense -Seattle Times
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Abadi tells Tillerson: PMF is hope of Iraq and region - Aljazeera.com Mon, 23 Oct 2017 23:21:53 GMT

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Abadi tells Tillerson: PMF is hope of Iraq and region
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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has rejected a call by Washington for Iranian-backed fighters to leave Iraq at a meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Baghdad. Tillerson made the unannounced visit to the Iraqi capital on Monday came ...
Iraq rebuffs Tillerson call to disband Iran-backed militiasBBC News
Tillerson Visits Iraq to Chilly Reception Over His Remarks on Iran-Backed MilitiasNew York Times
Tillerson urges Iraq, Kurds to resolve conflict through dialogueReuters
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Kurds accuse Baghdad of troop build-up on region border - Aljazeera.com Mon, 23 Oct 2017 17:46:02 GMT

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Kurds accuse Baghdad of troop build-up on region border
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The Kurdish leadership in northern Iraq has accused the federal government in Baghdad of continuing to mobilise security forces towards the borders of the country's semi-autonomous Kurdish region. The Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC) said on ...
UPDATE 1-Iraq builds up forces south of Kurdish oil export pipeline - security sourcesReuters
How Iraq crushed the Kurds' dream of independenceNew Statesman
Russia stands by Baghdad and insists on Iraq's territorial integrityeuronews
The Guardian -Rudaw -The National
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Secretary of State Tillerson makes unannounced visits to Afghanistan, Iraq - Washington Post Mon, 23 Oct 2017 17:51:28 GMT

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Secretary of State Tillerson makes unannounced visits to Afghanistan, Iraq
Washington Post
KABUL — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made back-to-back, unannounced visits to Afghanistan and Iraq on Monday, flying into both countries under great secrecy out of concern that he might be a target for militants. As his day looked likely to ...
Long day of diplomacy: Tillerson visits Afghanistan, IraqABC News
Tillerson makes surprise trips to Iraq, Afghanistan on 1 dayChicago Tribune
Tillerson Makes Unannounced Visits to Afghanistan and IraqBloomberg

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Oil attempts gains following Iraq output disruptions - MarketWatch - MarketWatch Mon, 23 Oct 2017 15:28:00 GMT

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Iraq asks BP to boost oil production from Kirkuk: spokesman - Reuters Mon, 23 Oct 2017 15:03:15 GMT

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Iraq asks BP to boost oil production from Kirkuk: spokesman
Reuters
The oil minister discussed reactivating a deal signed in 2013 with BP to revive Iraq's northern Kirkuk oilfield and help Baghdad arrest a huge decline in output from Kirkuk and increase production to higher levels, said Jihad. Kirkuk is one of the ...
How Will Northern Iraq Affect Oil?Seeking Alpha

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British troops training Iraqi soldiers will guard Iraq HQ as ISIS crumbles - The Sun Tue, 24 Oct 2017 01:41:34 GMT

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British troops training Iraqi soldiers will guard Iraq HQ as ISIS crumbles
The Sun
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said: “By training Iraq forces we are helping with the long-term stability of the country and our own security here at home.” He insisted the fight against IS was not over but added: “As the nature of the coalition ...
Iraq's security dilemma and the intractable problem of the PMFOpen Democracy
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Oil prices inch up, drop in southern Iraq exports supports - Reuters Tue, 24 Oct 2017 01:28:46 GMT

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Oil prices inch up, drop in southern Iraq exports supports
Reuters
Oil exports from southern Iraq have fallen by 110,000 barrels per day this month, according to shipping data and an industry source, adding to the drop in flows caused by a shortfall from the northern Kirkuk fields when Iraqi forces retook control from ...


Iraq PM to visit Turkey on Wednesday, discuss Northern Iraq referendum: Turkish sources - Reuters Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:02:19 GMT

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Iraq PM to visit Turkey on Wednesday, discuss Northern Iraq referendum: Turkish sources
Reuters
ANKARA (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi will visit Turkey on Wednesday to discuss potential joint steps against northern Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government following last month's independence referendum, Turkish prime ministry sources ...

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Obama's Own Defense Secretary Hits His Iraq Policy - The Daily Caller Mon, 23 Oct 2017 18:41:00 GMT

Obama's Own Defense Secretary Hits His Iraq Policy
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Former Secretary of Defense and CIA Director Leon Panetta criticized the Obama administration's decision to withdraw from Iraq in 2011 at a Hudson institute conference Monday. Panetta emphasized that former President Barack Obama's decision to ...

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