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In 2018 the barbarous wars in Iraq and Syria may finally be coming to an end - The Independent Fri, 29 Dec 2017 15:01:11 GMT

The Independent

In 2018 the barbarous wars in Iraq and Syria may finally be coming to an end
The Independent
I spent most of the last year reporting two sieges, Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria, which finally ended with the decisive defeat of Isis. This was the most important event in the Middle East in 2017, though people are already beginning to forget how ...

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Strikes Target ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Fri, 29 Dec 2017 12:47:14 GMT

Department of Defense

Strikes Target ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq
Department of Defense
On Dec. 28 near Jalula in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted a strike consisting of four engagements against ISIS targets, destroying an ISIS cave entrance. On Dec. 27 near Rutbah in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted two strikes ...
Mattis: 'The War Is Not Over' in Iraq and SyriaMilitary.com
US-led coalition admits to killing 817 civilians in Iraq and Syria air strikesThe Independent
Less than 1000 IS fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, coalition saysReuters
Daily Beast -UPROXX -The Times
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US-led coalition continues striking ISIS in Syria and Iraq - Middle ... - The Jerusalem Post Fri, 29 Dec 2017 22:55:54 GMT

The Jerusalem Post


Few ready to pay to rebuild Iraq after Islamic State defeat - The Denver Post Fri, 29 Dec 2017 05:34:49 GMT

The Denver Post

Few ready to pay to rebuild Iraq after Islamic State defeat
The Denver Post
So far no one is offering to foot the bill. The Trump administration has told the Iraqis it won't pay for a massive reconstruction drive. Iraq hopes Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries will step up, and Iran may also take a role. The U.N. is ...
France repatriates from Iraq three children of suspected jihadistsReuters
A massive price tag to rebuild Iraq after Islamic StateFox News
Iraq estimates it needs $100 billion to rebuild after defeating ISISThe Week Magazine
Colorado Springs Gazette -Breitbart News
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Iraq condemns deadly church attack in Egypt - Xinhua Fri, 29 Dec 2017 21:45:00 GMT

Iraq condemns deadly church attack in Egypt
Xinhua
BAGHDAD, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Iraq condemned on Friday a terrorist attack that left at least 10 killed outside a church in the south of Egypt's capital Cairo. "The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the terrorist attack on Mar Mina Church in ...

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Will 2018 be a year of change in Iraq? | Middle East | Al Jazeera - Aljazeera.com Thu, 28 Dec 2017 12:47:00 GMT

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Will 2018 be a year of change in Iraq? | Middle East | Al Jazeera
Aljazeera.com
With the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) now forced underground, and the Kurdish secessionist movement tempered for now, Iraq's next round of challenges will be mainly political. The May 2018 parliamentary elections will ...

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IS leader, 2 militants killed in airstrike in eastern Iraq - Xinhua Fri, 29 Dec 2017 18:15:42 GMT

IS leader, 2 militants killed in airstrike in eastern Iraq
Xinhua
BAQUBA, Iraq, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- A local leader of Islamic State (IS) group and two of the group's militant were killed Friday in an airstrike in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security source said. Acting on intelligence reports, the ...


Iraq faces 'new war' – on corruption - Rudaw Fri, 29 Dec 2017 16:07:46 GMT

Rudaw

Iraq faces 'new war' – on corruption
Rudaw
They have fled the country, their pockets full, or been released from prison under amnesties: despite Iraq's "war" on corruption, those guilty of embezzling state funds often evade justice. Even before he declared victory against ISIS in early December ...

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Gunmen kill 3 family members in central Iraq - Xinhua Fri, 29 Dec 2017 08:11:58 GMT

Gunmen kill 3 family members in central Iraq
Xinhua
BAGHDAD, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Unidentified gunmen shot dead three family members inside a house early Friday morning at a village in Iraq's central province of Salahudin, a police source told Xinhua. The attackers broke into the family house in the town ...


US basketball star rebounds from arrest with Iraq national team - Rudaw Fri, 29 Dec 2017 10:24:23 GMT

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US basketball star rebounds from arrest with Iraq national team
Rudaw
Baghdad's Oil Club guard DeMario Mayfield stretches during a team training session ahead of their match against Iraq's Airline Club in Baghdad on December 7. Photo: Ahmad al-Rubaye | AFP. DeMario Mayfield feared his basketball career was over when he ...