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Iraq: Twin suicide attacks kill at least five in Kirkuk - Aljazeera.com Sun, 05 Nov 2017 17:55:59 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Iraq: Twin suicide attacks kill at least five in Kirkuk Aljazeera.com Kirkuk was among territory seized by Peshmerga forces when the Iraqi military abandoned the city in the face of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) advances in 2014, but it is not within the borders of the KRG's autonomous territory. There was ... Suicide bombers target mosque in Kirkuk, IraqCNN Iraq's draft 2018 budget slashing Erbil's share gets preliminary approvalRudaw Deadly suicide attacks hit Iraq's KirkukDeutsche Welle Reliefweb -U.S. News & World Report -Voice of America -Twitter all 43 news articles »

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Gordon Brown can't possibly expect us to believe he's only just realised the Iraq War was a mistake - The Independent (blog) Sun, 05 Nov 2017 16:23:23 GMT

The Guardian

Gordon Brown can't possibly expect us to believe he's only just realised the Iraq War was a mistake The Independent (blog) Britain has never known a more tortured public figure than Gordon Brown. Judging by a snippet from his new book, the torment continues in private. In My Life, Our Times, Gordon does some anguished reflecting on the Iraq war. Almost a decade and a half ... Gordon Brown says Pentagon misled UK over case for Iraq invasionThe Guardian Gordon Brown admits Iraq War was not "justified"Telegraph.co.uk Iraq War: Gordon Brown says UK 'misled' over WMDsBBC News Mirror.co.uk -Economic Times -Evening Standard all 33 news articles »

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Loot from Iraq Museum financed terrorism, recovery mission leader says - Palm Beach Daily News Sun, 05 Nov 2017 12:04:42 GMT

Palm Beach Daily News

Loot from Iraq Museum financed terrorism, recovery mission leader says Palm Beach Daily News It wasn't Marine Col. Matthew Bogdanos' job to set to rights the tragic looting of Iraq's national museum after the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 toppled Saddam Hussein's regime. But he made it his job. At the time, he headed an inter-agency ...

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How the Kurdish Quest for Independence in Iraq Backfired - New York Times Sun, 05 Nov 2017 11:00:59 GMT

New York Times

How the Kurdish Quest for Independence in Iraq Backfired New York Times Kurds in Iraq are mostly concentrated in a semiautonomous region whose legal status has been in limbo despite an Iraqi constitutional directive in 2005 to negotiate the borders. The boundaries of the Kurdish autonomous region have been long contested, ... and more »

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Erbil rejects its reduced share in Iraq's 2018 budget as unconstitutional - Rudaw Sun, 05 Nov 2017 11:07:37 GMT

Rudaw

Erbil rejects its reduced share in Iraq's 2018 budget as unconstitutional Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—The cabinet of ministers of the Kurdish government in Erbil has dismissed the drafting of Iraq's 2018 budget without Kurdish participation as a violation of the constitution and the country's financial laws, urging Baghdad to ... Senators warn Abadi that ISIS could return to IraqWashington Examiner Iraq dispute kicks off crisis for Kurdish sportsDigital Journal all 96 news articles »

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Saudi Arabia appoints new ambassador to Iraq - Rudaw Sun, 05 Nov 2017 21:01:23 GMT

Rudaw

Saudi Arabia appoints new ambassador to Iraq Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Saudi Arabia appointed a new ambassador to Iraq on Sunday, forging further closer relations following high profile visits between Riyadh and Baghdad. Abdulaziz Al-Shammari, who was named charge d'affaires of the Saudi ... and more »

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Islamic State loses its footing in Syria, Iraq - Press Herald Sat, 04 Nov 2017 22:10:01 GMT

Press Herald

Islamic State loses its footing in Syria, Iraq Press Herald BEIRUT — With new losses, the Islamic State group has been driven from more than 96 percent of the large parts of Iraq and Syria it once held, crushing its goal of establishing a “caliphate” in the region. Syrian President Bashar Assad's military on ... IS loses Deir al-Zour in Syria and al-Qaim in Iraq on same dayBBC News ISIS is losing its grip in Iraq and Syria, but here are 9 places where it's still a threatBusiness Insider Iraq forces, ISIS fighters clash near Syrian borderArkansas Online Aljazeera.com -Reuters -CBS News all 887 news articles »

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Is It Really 'Mission Accomplished' in Iraq and Syria? - smallwarsjournal (blog) Mon, 06 Nov 2017 02:34:59 GMT

Rudaw

Is It Really 'Mission Accomplished' in Iraq and Syria? smallwarsjournal (blog) The Syrian city of Raqqa is a graphic and distressing microcosm for the broader U.S.-led war against the Islamic State. The city, captured by the Kurdish-Arab Syrian Democratic Forces this month, was the culmination of a four month campaign that ... Hashd forces working their way into Iraq's political systemRudaw Abadi raises Iraq flag at Syria border crossing retaken from ISILThe National Iraq flag raised in border area taken from Daeshgulfnews.com Iraqi News all 59 news articles »

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Reshaping Iraq After the Defeat of the Islamic State - The National Interest Online Sun, 05 Nov 2017 12:25:20 GMT

The National Interest Online

Reshaping Iraq After the Defeat of the Islamic State The National Interest Online Iraq's anti-ISIS war is quickly drawing to an end. ISIS fighters are routed and Iraqi sovereignty over territories, held by the Islamic State from June 2014, has been re-imposed. This, in itself, sounds like a great success and probably a new beginning ... and more »

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White House slams Bushes for Iraq War after 'blowhard' dig - New York Post Sat, 04 Nov 2017 17:01:52 GMT

New York Post

White House slams Bushes for Iraq War after 'blowhard' dig New York Post “And that begins with the Iraq war, one of the greatest foreign policy mistakes in American history.” The Bushes let loose on Trump in a new book on their careers and presidencies, “The Last Republicans,” said media reports. “He's a blowhard,” said ... Bush 41 calls Trump a 'blowhard'; White House strikes backCNN Both Bush Presidents Worry Trump Is Blowing Up the GOPNew York Times The Last Republicans: Inside the Extraordinary Relationship Between George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush: Mark K ...Amazon.com HarperCollins Publishers all 140 news articles »