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Is Trump hoping to seize Iraq's oil reserves? - CBS News Thu, 26 Jan 2017 10:07:55 GMT

CBS News

Is Trump hoping to seize Iraq's oil reserves? CBS News WASHINGTON -- No one knows how seriously to take President Donald Trump's threat to seize Iraq's oil. Doing so would involve extraordinary costs and risk confrontation with America's best ground partner against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS ... Rowboats and missiles in war of attrition on Iraq front lineYahoo Finance Q&A: Lt. Gen. Mohammed al-Askari, senior Defense Ministry advisorIraq Oil Report Iraq: Anti-ISIS Strike Harms 12 CiviliansHuman Rights Watch CNN -Haaretz all 232 news articles »

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In Iraq, America's Allies — and Its Enemies –- Are Nervously Waiting for Donald Trump's First Move - New York Magazine Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:54:13 GMT

New York Magazine

In Iraq, America's Allies — and Its Enemies –- Are Nervously Waiting for Donald Trump's First Move New York Magazine A blindfolded, handcuffed youth in a brown hoodie shuffles into the warden's office at a prison in Kirkuk, Iraq, and sits in a tattered chair. The prisoner, Yasser, is slim and dark-skinned, with wispy facial hair. He's only 19 years old, but Yasser is ... and more »

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Pentagon Official Details Counter-ISIL Progress in Iraq, Syria - Department of Defense Thu, 26 Jan 2017 21:01:38 GMT

Department of Defense

Pentagon Official Details Counter-ISIL Progress in Iraq, Syria Department of Defense An Iraqi soldier searches a vehicle during training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 22, 2017. Iraqi soldiers were learning to conduct personnel and vehicle searches for improvised explosive devices in support of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent ... and more »

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Why Iraq Needs the Oil - The Atlantic Wed, 25 Jan 2017 21:52:51 GMT

The Atlantic

Why Iraq Needs the Oil The Atlantic Trump's nonchalant re-airing of the idea betrays a dangerous ignorance of Iraq's petro-politics, which for years has both bound the country together and threatened to tear it apart. Petrodollars underpin the Iraqi economy, but as the country struggles ... Kurdish 'Hipsters' Showing Iraq as You've Never Seen It Before (PHOTOS)Sputnik International all 7 news articles »

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May vows no more wars like Iraq - The Australian Financial Review Fri, 27 Jan 2017 00:30:56 GMT

The Australian Financial Review

May vows no more wars like Iraq The Australian Financial Review Addressing Republican politicians in Philadelphia, the Prime Minister pledged not to repeat the "failed policies of the past" in a clear reference to the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan by Tony Blair and George W Bush. Her comments are a repudiation ... and more »

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Translators who worked for the US military in Iraq wonder if their American dream is slipping away - PRI Thu, 26 Jan 2017 22:47:18 GMT

PRI

Translators who worked for the US military in Iraq wonder if their American dream is slipping away PRI The Iraqi linguist who worked side by side with US troops in Baghdad put her life on the line for America's war effort. Now her family is in danger back in Iraq, and she fears her efforts to get them to safety in America are all but doomed. "I'm scared ... and more »

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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 Iraq army denies taking east Mosul from ISILAljazeera.com Reuters -Washington Post -CBS News all 429 news articles »

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Trump says he'll order 'safe zones' for Syria, regrets not 'taking' oil out of Iraq - RT Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:47:37 GMT

RT

Trump says he'll order 'safe zones' for Syria, regrets not 'taking' oil out of Iraq RT US President Donald Trump said he'll establish “safe zones' within Syria for people fleeing terrorism, risking becoming even more involved in the crisis. He also believes the US should have “taken the oil” from Iraq as it pulled its troops out in 2011 ... and more »

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Germany Extends Military Training Mission in Northern Iraq - Benson County Farmers Press Thu, 26 Jan 2017 16:16:09 GMT

Germany Extends Military Training Mission in Northern Iraq Benson County Farmers Press Germany's Parliament has extended the country's training mission in northern Iraq for another year. Some 150 soldiers with the Bundeswehr have been training Kurdish "Peshmerga" militias already for two years to help in the fight against Islamic State ... and more »

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Theresa May vows no more 'failed' Iraq-style invasions while speaking in US amid radical foreign policy shake-up - Mirror.co.uk Thu, 26 Jan 2017 20:41:09 GMT

Mirror.co.uk

Theresa May vows no more 'failed' Iraq-style invasions while speaking in US amid radical foreign policy shake-up Mirror.co.uk Theresa May tonight vowed there will be no more “failed” Iraq-style foreign invasions by British forces in the biggest foreign policy shake-up in 20 years. In her first US speech as Prime Minister, Mrs May called time on two decades of so-called ... Theresa May vows of end of 'failed' wars like Iraq and AfghanistanDaily Star all 2 news articles »