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Contractor gets 3-year sentence for Iraq fraud that cost US millions - Washington Post Fri, 06 Oct 2017 14:29:02 GMT

Washington Post

Contractor gets 3-year sentence for Iraq fraud that cost US millions Washington Post Struble knew DynCorp was looking for property in Iraq for the State Department contract, which involved training civilian police officers. He was working for another contractor that was leasing property from an Iraqi company at Baghdad International ...

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Iraq: Thousands bid last farewell to ex-President Talabani - euronews Fri, 06 Oct 2017 23:33:49 GMT

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Iraq: Thousands bid last farewell to ex-President Talabani euronews Jalal Talabani, former Iraqi President and a veteran leader of the Kurdish struggle for self-determination, was laid to rest on Friday in his home city of Sulaimaniya in nothern Iraq. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets to pay tribute to the ... Iraq's Kurds need to put democracy before independenceWashington Post Tens of thousands attend funeral of Iraq's Kurdish ex-presidentThe Times of Israel PM Yıldırım invited to Iraq to discuss steps against KRGDaily Sabah Arab News -Anadolu Agency -Next Big Future all 121 news articles »

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Iraq says it has retaken one of the Islamic State's last strongholds - The Denver Post Fri, 06 Oct 2017 05:50:39 GMT

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Iraq says it has retaken one of the Islamic State's last strongholds The Denver Post Women and children from Hawija sit outside a Kurdish screening center in Dibis, Iraq. On Thursday Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi troops have driven Islamic State militants from the town of Hawija, one of the extremists last strongholds in the ... Iraq says it has retaken Islamic State's last urban stronghold in the countryLos Angeles Times In the run-up to last week's referendum — in which Kurds voted overwhelmingly to break free from Iraq ...VICE News Most Kurds in Iraq support independence. So why did some voters stay home during last week's referendum?Washington Post Sentinel-Tribune -New Statesman -Aljazeera.com all 480 news articles »

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Iraq says it's retaken one of ISIS' last strongholds - New York Post Thu, 05 Oct 2017 15:30:29 GMT

New York Post

Iraq says it's retaken one of ISIS' last strongholds New York Post PARIS — Iraqi government forces have retaken the northern town of Hawija from the Islamic State group, one of the militant group's last strongholds in Iraq, the country's prime minister said Thursday. Haider al-Abadi said in Paris that the fight ... Islamic State nearly expelled from its last urban stronghold in IraqWashington Post Iraq Claims Victory in ISIS' Last Urban StrongholdNew York Times Iraq Says It Has Retaken One of IS Group's Last StrongholdsU.S. News & World Report Financial Times -USA TODAY all 219 news articles »

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She said, 'Promise me you'll come back.' He was killed in Iraq days after arriving. - Washington Post Wed, 04 Oct 2017 00:31:17 GMT

Washington Post

She said, 'Promise me you'll come back.' He was killed in Iraq days after arriving. Washington Post Missildine volunteered to go with the unit to Iraq, Babbitt told The Washington Post, to relieve elements of the 82nd Airborne Division, which led the mission to advise and assist Iraqi forces during the bloody fight to retake Mosul from the Islamic State. American service member killed by roadside blast in Iraq - ABC NewsABC News US-led coalition service member killed by IED in IraqBBC News US soldier killed by bomb blast in IraqThe Hill New York Times -CBS News -Reuters all 111 news articles »

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After Threat of War, Iraq and Kurds Lower the Temperature - New York Times Wed, 04 Oct 2017 15:33:56 GMT

New York Times

After Threat of War, Iraq and Kurds Lower the Temperature New York Times After Iraq's Kurds voted in favor of independence, they took to the streets, waving flags and honking horns, and loudly scoffing at Baghdad's threats of military action. Iraq shut down international flights into the region and sent its gendarmes to the ... Iraq steps up retaliation against Kurdish independence vote with dollar banCNBC Iraq says it will stop dollar sales, foreign currency transfers to KurdistanFinancial Times Iraq's first non-Arab president, Jalal Talabani, has diedCNN Washington Post -Bloomberg -Aljazeera.com all 728 news articles »

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Christian organizations in Iraq voice “frustration” over UN reconstruction - Crux: Covering all things Catholic Fri, 06 Oct 2017 05:12:58 GMT

Crux: Covering all things Catholic

Christian organizations in Iraq voice “frustration” over UN reconstruction Crux: Covering all things Catholic The exterior of a school that was 'reconstructed' in the town of Teleskof, Iraq. People on the ground describe the work done as just applying a thin layer of paint and adding the UN logo. (Credit: Archdiocese of Erbil.) ... Is This the End for Iraq's Dwindling Christian Population?LifeZette all 5 news articles »

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Sam Smith Went to Iraq and Got Woke - Vulture - Vulture Fri, 06 Oct 2017 15:43:00 GMT

Vulture

Sam Smith Went to Iraq and Got Woke - Vulture Vulture Sam Smith has built a reputation on his falsetto, lovelorn ballads, and saying the wrong thing at the worst possible time. In his 2016 Oscars acceptance speech ... and more »

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Saif Khalid, Iraq's beating heart - FIFA.com Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:19:06 GMT

Saif Khalid, Iraq's beating heart FIFA.com "We're confident about the battle ahead, and we're ready to show our abilities to the world and go all the way in this tournament." The words of a vastly experienced veteran you might think? In fact, they are from Saif Khalid, captain of Iraq's U-17 ...

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Iraq: DTM Hawija and Shirqat Crisis - Displacement Overview (as of 05 October 2017) - ReliefWeb Fri, 06 Oct 2017 12:39:17 GMT

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Iraq: DTM Hawija and Shirqat Crisis - Displacement Overview (as of 05 October 2017) ReliefWeb On 21 September 2017, Iraqi forces resumed military operations against ISIS in the Hawija district of Kirkuk governorate and launched a related offensive in the Shirqat district of Salah al-Din. The DTM Emergency Tracking has been monitoring ... and more »