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Iraq: East Mosul Free of IS Control - Voice of America Tue, 24 Jan 2017 19:58:20 GMT

Department of Defense

Iraq: East Mosul Free of IS Control
Voice of America
“This is a monumental achievement for not only the Iraqi security forces and sovereign government of Iraq, but all Iraqi people,” said Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, the commanding general of the international counter-IS coalition in Iraq. Townsend ...
Iraq Announces Liberation of Eastern MosulDepartment of Defense
Iraq declares eastern Mosul 'fully liberated' from ISISFox News
PM Abadi says Iraq's oil is for Iraqis, in reaction to TrumpReuters
Yahoo News -Aljazeera.com -Wall Street Journal
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As Trump muses about seizing Iraq oil, energy experts say it makes no sense - The Boston Globe Tue, 24 Jan 2017 21:27:17 GMT

The Boston Globe

As Trump muses about seizing Iraq oil, energy experts say it makes no sense
The Boston Globe
We couldn't just suddenly grab Iraq's oil and walk away with it.” In order to extract the oil, American forces would need to occupy the country, a costly, dangerous, and politically risky process, Pollack said. He added Iraqi resistance to these ...
Iraq is worried that Donald Trump says he may re-invade to take their oilSalon
Trump's talk of taking the oil sparks questions in US, IraqMilitary Times
How Trump's Speech to the CIA Endangered AmericaThe Atlantic
New York Magazine -Huffington Post -BuzzFeed News
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U.K. Company Building Iraq Airport to Fly Millions of Pilgrims - Bloomberg Tue, 24 Jan 2017 22:31:26 GMT

Bloomberg

U.K. Company Building Iraq Airport to Fly Millions of Pilgrims
Bloomberg
Copperchase Ltd., a U.K.-based contractor, began the first phase of construction of an airport in central Iraq that will help ease travel for millions of religious pilgrims who visit the city of Karbala each year. The company is building a runway ...

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Firebrand Iraq cleric warns US on Israel embassy move - Yahoo News Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:50:11 GMT

Yahoo News

Firebrand Iraq cleric warns US on Israel embassy move
Yahoo News
Najaf (Iraq) (AFP) - Moving the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would be a declaration of war on Islam, influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said Tuesday. "Transferring the US embassy to Jerusalem would be a public and ...
War On Islam: Donald Trump's Jerusalem Embassy Could Spark Conflict With Iraq, Muslim Cleric WarnsInternational Business Times

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Air attacks in Syria and Iraq cost U.S. about $11 billion so far - Digital Journal Tue, 24 Jan 2017 02:48:35 GMT

Digital Journal

Air attacks in Syria and Iraq cost U.S. about $11 billion so far
Digital Journal
About $2.5 billion was spent for bombs, about 22 percent of the total costs for the air war in Iraq and Syria. The remainder of the costs included expenses for keeping the planes in the air and for logistics. Obama had presented the air attacks as a ...

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Genel Energy looking for strong year in Kurdish Iraq - UPI.com Tue, 24 Jan 2017 13:33:03 GMT

UPI.com

Genel Energy looking for strong year in Kurdish Iraq
UPI.com
24 (UPI) -- Operations in the Kurdish north of Iraq can proceed in earnest on the back of consistent payments from the regional government, Genel Energy said. Companies working in the semiautonomous Kurdish region reported monthly payments for exports ...

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Oil Majors in Iraq Committed to Output Cuts - Financial Tribune Wed, 25 Jan 2017 00:58:29 GMT

Reuters

Oil Majors in Iraq Committed to Output Cuts
Financial Tribune
Iraq's oil minister said on Monday that most oil majors working on its territory were participating in oil output reductions agreed as part of the deal between OPEC and non-OPEC producers to help to balance the market. OPEC and several independent ...
Iraq says most oil majors participating in its OPEC cutsReuters
Oil Pares Gain After Crude, Fuel Supplies Rise in Industry DataBloomberg
Oil Minister: Iraq Has Already Cut 180000 Bpd Under OPEC DealOilPrice.com
Business Insider
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Who's tracking casualties in Iraq? A California high school teacher - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle Tue, 24 Jan 2017 19:36:51 GMT

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Who's tracking casualties in Iraq? A California high school teacher
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
There's a history of such laymen tracking Iraq casualties. After the 2003 invasion, a Bay Area anti-war activist and Georgia software engineer built the icasualties.org site into the most reliable source for accurate figures on U.S. casualties there ...


U.S., Coalition Continue Strikes Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq > U.S. ... - Department of Defense Sun, 22 Jan 2017 13:06:38 GMT

U.S., Coalition Continue Strikes Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq > U.S. ...
Department of Defense
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation ...

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Trump May Suspend Some Immigration from Iraq and 6 Other Countries: Sources - ABC News Wed, 25 Jan 2017 03:44:53 GMT

The Independent

Trump May Suspend Some Immigration from Iraq and 6 Other Countries: Sources
ABC News
President Donald Trump is set to unveil executive actions on immigration -- one of his central campaign promises -- and could move to suspend some immigration from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, either temporarily or "indefinitely ...
Donald Trump 'to sign orders restricting refugee access and immigration from Muslim countries'The Independent

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