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Obama leaves complicated legacy in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria - PBS NewsHour Sat, 14 Jan 2017 00:55:22 GMT

Obama leaves complicated legacy in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria PBS NewsHour President Obama came into office with a desire to wind down America's wars overseas. Today the Middle East is a far more volatile place than it was. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports and Judy Woodruff gets an assessment from ... and more »

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GOP Congressman Fighting for Christian Refugees in Iraq and Syria - Washington Free Beacon Fri, 13 Jan 2017 22:53:03 GMT

Washington Free Beacon

GOP Congressman Fighting for Christian Refugees in Iraq and Syria Washington Free Beacon Rep. Chris Smith (R., N.J.) is fighting for Christian refugees who have been displaced by fighting in Iraq and Syria and demanding the United States do more to help. The lawmaker serves as a senior member on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and ... U.S. Bill to Provide Emergency Relief to Christian Genocide Survivors in Iraq and SyriaAINA (press release) all 3 news articles »

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When Isis finally leaves Mosul, Iraq risks resorting to infighting once again - The Independent Fri, 13 Jan 2017 11:06:34 GMT

The Independent

When Isis finally leaves Mosul, Iraq risks resorting to infighting once again The Independent It was able to grow here, in Iraq, because there is a fertile environment. It didn't just come from nowhere.” That is what one Iraqi activist told me, with an edge of anger and passion in her voice, when I was in Iraq late last year. She went on to say ... Numerous Signs Point to Iraq Detracting from OPEC CutsThe Fuse (registration) (blog) all 12 news articles »

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In Iraq, thousands of terrorism's victims go unnamed - CNN Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:40:36 GMT

CNN

In Iraq, thousands of terrorism's victims go unnamed CNN And yet to Westerners accustomed to news reports about violence in Iraq, it would be just another bombing in which the numbers, not the victims, would be front and center. Media outlets would report what happened, who claimed responsibility and how ... and more »

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Watch a US-led coalition airstrike destroy an ISIS weapons factory near the group's Iraqi stronghold - Business Insider Fri, 13 Jan 2017 17:38:28 GMT

Business Insider

Watch a US-led coalition airstrike destroy an ISIS weapons factory near the group's Iraqi stronghold Business Insider One strike near Mosul on December 31 destroyed a watercraft, which ISIS has used for transportation and attacks on Iraq's waterways. On January 2, a US-led strike hit an ISIS vehicle in Bayji, a town about halfway between Mosul and the Iraqi capital, ... Report: more than 16000 civilians killed in Iraq in 2016Washington Post ISIS burns alive mother, 4 children in IraqAMN Al-Masdar News (registration) Iraqi forces make rapid gains against Islamic State in MosulReuters all 152 news articles »

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Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Fri, 13 Jan 2017 13:29:39 GMT

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Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community. The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq ... Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, January 13, 2017eNews Park Forest all 3 news articles »

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The top four things Trump needs to know about Iraq - The Hill (blog) Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:20:49 GMT

The Hill (blog)

The top four things Trump needs to know about Iraq The Hill (blog) In a 2002 radio interview, six months before the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld declared: “I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today will last five days, five weeks or five months, but it won't last any ... Iraq's Abadi calls for Turkish forces' withdrawalAljazeera.com US troops will be needed in Iraq after Mosul falls, Pentagon chief saysMilitary Times Iraq forces advance in Mosul but civilian toll mountsReuters Business Insider -The Weekly Standard (blog) -Middle East Monitor all 341 news articles »

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Ottawa to appoint first resident ambassador to Iraq in 26 years - The Globe and Mail Fri, 13 Jan 2017 10:00:12 GMT

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Ottawa to appoint first resident ambassador to Iraq in 26 years The Globe and Mail It involved tripling the number of Special Forces personnel in Canada's military assistance mission in Iraq to 207, and a pledge of more than $1.6-billion over the next three years for security, stabilization, humanitarian and development assistance in ... Canada to reestablish embassy in Iraq after 26 yearsRudaw Injuries to Canadian soldiers treated in Iraq hospital not combat related: DNDCTV News Seven Canadian soldiers treated at military hospital in Iraq since NovemberPrince George Citizen all 5 news articles »

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Iraq's Yazidi community clings to homeland amid genocide - Fox News Thu, 12 Jan 2017 21:31:00 GMT

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Iraq's Yazidi community clings to homeland amid genocide Fox News Members of one of the world's most persecuted religious groups, the Yazidis of northern Iraq, are struggling over whether to leave their ancestral homeland or rebuild their diminished and traumatized community outside the Middle East. Some Yazidi ... and more »

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Obama Leaves Iraq With One Of Its Deadliest Years On Record - Daily Caller Fri, 13 Jan 2017 15:40:18 GMT

Obama Leaves Iraq With One Of Its Deadliest Years On Record Daily Caller Iraqi civilians suffered some of the highest casualties in 2016 since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, according to the British group Iraq Body Count. The group noted that nearly 16,000 civilians died in 2016, amid the U.S.-backed Iraqi Security Forces push ...