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What the US needs to do to prevent a new ISIS in Iraq - Business Insider Sat, 25 Nov 2017 18:27:06 GMT

What the US needs to do to prevent a new ISIS in Iraq
Business Insider
Shelly Culbertson, senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation, explains the steps that the US can take in leading the stabilization effort in Iraq to prevent the rise of a new ISIS. Following is a transcript of the video. Shelly Culbertson: I'm ...
Army Ranger describes battles of faith, fury in IraqQuad-Cities Online

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After ISIS Defeat, Millions Of Shiite Muslims Make World's Largest Pilgrimage in Iraq - Newsweek Sat, 25 Nov 2017 12:00:06 GMT

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After ISIS Defeat, Millions Of Shiite Muslims Make World's Largest Pilgrimage in Iraq
Newsweek
The first pilgrims to rise wake before first light. In the hours before dawn the Shiite faithful return to the roads of southern Iraq, bound for the holy city of Karbala. The frail and the elderly, the young men carrying colored flags of devotion and ...

Latest US military deaths reported in Afghanistan, Iraq - Daytona Beach News-Journal Sat, 25 Nov 2017 18:47:53 GMT

Latest US military deaths reported in Afghanistan, Iraq
Daytona Beach News-Journal
As of Saturday, at least 2,260 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan since 2001, according to the Department of Defense website. An additional 20,289 U.S. service personnel have been wounded in action, according to the website.

Iraq forces open new front in final push against IS - Daily Mail Sat, 25 Nov 2017 11:50:17 GMT

Daily Mail
Iraq forces open new front in final push against IS
Daily Mail
At the peak of its power in 2014, IS ruled some seven million people in a territory as large as Italy, encompassing large parts of Syria and nearly a third of Iraq. It is now being flushed out of its last desert hideouts in Iraq at the same time as its ...
IS conflict: Iraq begins final push to clear western desertBBC News
Iraq forces say IS retreating deep into desertThe Times of Israel
After Syria, Saudi and Iranian Eyes Turn to the Next Arena: IraqHaaretz
SFGate -Reuters
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Iraq Fights IS Militants in Northwest Desert - Olean Times Herald Sat, 25 Nov 2017 21:06:00 GMT

Olean Times Herald
Iraq Fights IS Militants in Northwest Desert
Olean Times Herald
Iraqi forces comprised mainly of Shite paramilitary troops continued their thrust north Saturday to clear Islamic State group militants from desert fortresses in the northwestern part of the country. (Nov. 25). Subscribe for more Breaking News: http ...

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Iraq launches operation to clear desert near Syria of Islamic State - Reuters Thu, 23 Nov 2017 10:07:30 GMT

Reuters
Iraq launches operation to clear desert near Syria of Islamic State
Reuters
Iraqi army commanders say the military campaign will continue until all the frontier with Syria is secured to prevent Islamic State from launching cross border attacks. “We will completely secure the desert from all terrorist groups of Daesh and ...
Iraq Launches Operation To Clear IS Fighters From Desert Near SyriaRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
ISIS has been militarily defeated in Iraq and SyriaBusiness Insider
The Islamic State Is Finished In Iraq and Syria, Iran DeclaresNewsweek
The Sun -Deutsche Welle -CNBC
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Only 50% of regions between Salahuddin, Anbar liberated: Military - Iraqi News Sat, 25 Nov 2017 19:16:37 GMT

Iraqi News
Only 50% of regions between Salahuddin, Anbar liberated: Military
Iraqi News
Iraqi security forces ride in vehicles travelling to Mosul to fight against militants of Islamic State at an Iraqi army base in Camp Taji in Baghdad, February 21, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad. Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Joint Operations Command announced ...

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On the Iraq border archaeological digs are a minefield – in every ... - The Guardian Wed, 22 Nov 2017 15:27:00 GMT

The Guardian
On the Iraq border archaeological digs are a minefield – in every ...
The Guardian
At the ancient site of Charax Spasinou, military activity has left an indelible mark. Should it be viewed as modern damage – or as an important record of historical ...

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How War Dogs in Iraq Rekindled a Lost Military Tradition - National Geographic Tue, 21 Nov 2017 17:00:30 GMT

National Geographic
How War Dogs in Iraq Rekindled a Lost Military Tradition
National Geographic
The handler and his dog were trying to keep up as the marine unit rushed toward its target, a building thought to be the base for insurgents responsible for a series of attacks in Mahmudiyah, Iraq. Then Marine Corporal Mike Dowling saw a yellow-green ...

United Nations News Centre - ISIL 'down but not out' in Iraq; UN ... - UN News Centre Wed, 22 Nov 2017 21:44:23 GMT

UN News Centre
United Nations News Centre - ISIL 'down but not out' in Iraq; UN ...
UN News Centre
The military victory against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) is only one component of a complex battle that addresses the root causes of ...

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