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Territory lost by Kurds in Iraq - Aljazeera.com Tue, 31 Oct 2017 19:34:21 GMT

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Territory lost by Kurds in Iraq Aljazeera.com On September 25, people in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq and a number of disputed areas voted in a controversial referendum that found overwhelming support for secession. The poll, which was declared illegal by the federal ... Iraq 'to take control of Kurdistan border crossings'BBC News Iran seen as winner after Iraq's Kurds lose referendum gambleReuters Iraq to end decades-old policy of semi-independent rule in Kurdistan, says PMThe Independent Financial Times -The Times of Israel all 346 news articles »

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The Untold Quiet of Kurdish Iraq - New York Times (blog) Tue, 31 Oct 2017 08:03:01 GMT

New York Times (blog)

The Untold Quiet of Kurdish Iraq New York Times (blog) What the Vietnamese photographer Lam Duc-Hien first imagined of Iraq before traveling there on assignment were the usual media tropes from Saddam Hussein's Iraq — tanks and violence, surges and refugees. Mr. Lam, who was working for ...

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America Never Understood Iraq - The Atlantic Mon, 30 Oct 2017 08:50:00 GMT

The Atlantic

America Never Understood Iraq The Atlantic Days after the Kurdish Region of Iraq held a controversial independence referendum, Baghdad sent army and militia units to attack Kurdish positions in and around Kirkuk in the disputed territories. Such swift, aggressive action demonstrated Prime ... Iraq positions itself for growth after Kurdish referendum, ISIS routCNBC Kurdish leader says he will step down in wake of failed bid for independence from IraqWashington Post What next for Iraq after the failed Kurdish referendum?Aljazeera.com Los Angeles Times -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -USA TODAY all 1,197 news articles »

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Pregnant US teenager moved to Iraq from Syria: officials - Reuters Tue, 31 Oct 2017 21:56:15 GMT

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Pregnant US teenager moved to Iraq from Syria: officials Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Tuesday that U.S. forces had moved a person who is under 18 years old to Iraq from Syria and two U.S. officials said she was a pregnant American teenager. “U.S. forces recently relocated a minor from Syria ... David Shedd: Iran is filling the void in Syria and IraqHuffPost all 55 news articles »

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Iraq's second army: Who are they, what do they want? - Aljazeera.com Tue, 31 Oct 2017 07:56:21 GMT

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Iraq's second army: Who are they, what do they want? Aljazeera.com Roughly 63 factions make up Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF, also known as PMU) - an umbrella of groups rallied by ethnic and tribal leaders, whose fighters are either loyal to religious scholars, Iraqi political leaders, or Iran's ...

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Kurdish Leader Resigns Under Pressure from Iraq, Benghazi Militant Captured, Saudi Arabia Gives Investors Futuristic ... - Lawfare (blog) Tue, 31 Oct 2017 15:08:42 GMT

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Kurdish Leader Resigns Under Pressure from Iraq, Benghazi Militant Captured, Saudi Arabia Gives Investors Futuristic ... Lawfare (blog) Though no deal has been announced yet, as of this morning Iraqi forces have now taken control of the Habur border crossing between Iraq and Turkey for the first time since before 2003. Abadi's decisive action has won him support even from his political ... Saudi Arabian Airlines to Resumes Flights to IraqAviationPros.com all 89 news articles »

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Iraq, Syria refugees featured in Women's Rights Park exhibit - Finger Lakes Times Tue, 31 Oct 2017 20:10:23 GMT

Iraq, Syria refugees featured in Women's Rights Park exhibit Finger Lakes Times The exhibit is called “What We Carried, Fragments and Memories from Iraq and Syria.” It is a traveling exhibit of the Arab American National Museum. Lommasson invited Iraqi and Syrian refugees to share a personal item significant to their travels to ...

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Funding Opportunity for Return of IDPs in the Ninewa Plains - ReliefWeb Tue, 31 Oct 2017 17:20:02 GMT

Funding Opportunity for Return of IDPs in the Ninewa Plains ReliefWeb This week, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Iraq issued a call for expressions of interest for USAID to fund activities that assist in the voluntary return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Ninewa Plains and ... and more »

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Winners of the Mosul Housing Competition Address the Housing Crisis in Iraq - ArchDaily Sun, 29 Oct 2017 20:05:28 GMT

ArchDaily

Winners of the Mosul Housing Competition Address the Housing Crisis in Iraq ArchDaily In Iraq, as an estimated 900,000 people return home to the city of Mosul after liberation, many of the returnees will only find desolation. The Tamayouz Excellence Award, Rifat Chadirji Prize focuses on bringing global awareness as well as global ...

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Troops posted to Iraq face losing £29 daily allowance - The Times Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:03:42 GMT

The Times

Troops posted to Iraq face losing £29 daily allowance The Times Defence chiefs are considering scrapping a special allowance given to soldiers serving in Iraq, provoking anger from troops, military sources said last night. The move would save £6 million a year but would be a blow to the hundreds of troops ... and more »