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The Horror of the Iraq War, One Hundred Years From Now - The Intercept Sun, 15 Jan 2017 14:55:56 GMT

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The Horror of the Iraq War, One Hundred Years From Now
The Intercept
AFTER SADDAM HUSSEIN, after the U.S. invasion, after the Islamic State, what will Iraq ultimately look like? The future of Iraq, its borders, economy, religious and cultural identity, is a matter of constant speculation for foreign policy experts. Now ...

Strikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ... - Department of Defense Sun, 15 Jan 2017 14:12:51 GMT

Strikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ...
Department of Defense
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force ...

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Iraq makes swift territorial gains against IS in Mosul - Sentinel-Tribune Mon, 16 Jan 2017 02:11:42 GMT

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Iraq makes swift territorial gains against IS in Mosul
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MOSUL, Iraq — Iraqi forces have won a string of swift territorial gains in Mosul in the fight against the Islamic State group after months of slow progress, with a senior officer on Saturday laying claim to a cluster of buildings inside Mosul ...
Report: more than 16000 civilians killed in Iraq in 2016Washington Post
Iraqi forces advance at Mosul University, take areas along Tigris: officialsReuters
Mosul battle: Iraq forces 'retake' university from ISBBC News
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It's official: US boots on ground in Iraq, Syria - Liberation Sun, 15 Jan 2017 21:13:51 GMT

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It's official: US boots on ground in Iraq, Syria
Liberation
One of the most significant fallacies in U.S. foreign policy circles is the idea that there are “no boots on the ground” in the Middle East, a philosophy that politicians trumpet over and over again. Well, there are boots on the ground in Iraq and ...

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In Iraq's Mosul, university a casualty of anti-IS war - Yahoo News Sun, 15 Jan 2017 19:29:56 GMT

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In Iraq's Mosul, university a casualty of anti-IS war
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Mosul (Iraq) (AFP) - Some buildings at the University of Mosul are charred by fires, others rigged with explosives, and bullets still periodically fly past a campus scarred by the battle for the city. The sound of a jet, the whoosh of a descending ...

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Turkey's development agency awaits MoU for post-ISIL rehabilitation in Iraq - Hurriyet Daily News Sun, 15 Jan 2017 21:05:15 GMT

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Turkey's development agency awaits MoU for post-ISIL rehabilitation in Iraq
Hurriyet Daily News
Ankara and Baghdad are waiting to sign a memorandum of understanding regarding the Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency's (TİKA) future role in the neighboring country after Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is removed from Iraq.

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Iraq trying to curb feud between Iran, Saudi Arabia - The Japan News Sun, 15 Jan 2017 18:28:09 GMT

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Iraq trying to curb feud between Iran, Saudi Arabia
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Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) — Iraq's foreign minister said he had carried messages between Iran and Saudi Arabia in a continuing attempt to curb a feud involving its two neighbors, Iran's state broadcaster IRIB reported Saturday. Relations between the two ...
Saudi, Iraq World Cup qualifier to be played in kingdomAl-Arabiya
Socceroos to play Iraq in Iran in March, returning for first time since 1997's infamous World Cup qualifierFox Sports

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Getting Iraq's war victims back on their feet - Aljazeera.com Sat, 14 Jan 2017 07:44:21 GMT

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Getting Iraq's war victims back on their feet
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Sulaimania, Iraq - By a covered garden inside a quiet courtyard with white central columns, several small workshops are tucked away. "We have a lot of artists in this centre," explained Hawar Mustafa, a man with a moustache and a gentle face who ...

July 14th, 1958: Iraq's Day of Infamy - smallwarsjournal Sun, 15 Jan 2017 21:12:22 GMT

July 14th, 1958: Iraq's Day of Infamy
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Many events and influences brought Iraq to its current tragic state: George W. Bush's decision to invade the country in 2003; Barack Obama's decision to prematurely pull out of the country; Saddam Hussein's rash decision to invade Kuwait in 1990; his ...

Deaf boy, 6, who fled Iraq after Isis threatened to kill disabled youngsters, given last minute reprieve to remain in UK - Telegraph.co.uk Sat, 14 Jan 2017 18:52:00 GMT

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Deaf boy, 6, who fled Iraq after Isis threatened to kill disabled youngsters, given last minute reprieve to remain in UK
Telegraph.co.uk
A six-year-old deaf boy who fled Iraq with his family after ISIS threatened to kill disabled children has been given a last minute reprieve to stay in Britain. Lawand Hamadamin, who was born profoundly deaf and unable to communicate, left the dangerous ...

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