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Defense Secretary Mattis: US will stay in Iraq a while - Chicago Tribune Mon, 20 Feb 2017 18:28:02 GMT

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Defense Secretary Mattis: US will stay in Iraq a while
Chicago Tribune
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday he believes U.S. forces will be in Iraq and in the fight against Islamic State militants for a while, despite some rocky times between the two nations. Speaking at the end of a day of meetings in Baghdad with ...
Defense Chief Contradicts Trump on Iraq and OilNewsweek
Jim Mattis to Baghdad: 'We're Not in Iraq to Seize Anybody's Oil'New York Times
Trump's defense chief, in Iraq, says: We're not here for your oilCNBC
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US troops in Iraq operating closer to front lines - Fox News Mon, 20 Feb 2017 17:18:25 GMT

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US troops in Iraq operating closer to front lines
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BAGHDAD – After three years of being told they could not go to the front lines, U.S. troops advising Iraqi forces as they evict ISIS from Mosul no longer face those tight restrictions, according to the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Lt. Gen. Stephen ...
US troops in Iraq move closer to the front lines in fight for MosulWashington Post
Battle for Mosul: Iraqi forces take key village near airport from ISISCNN
Defense Confirms that Endless War in Iraq Will Continue Under TrumpCommon Dreams
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Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Mon, 20 Feb 2017 16:31:20 GMT

Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq
Department of Defense
SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 20, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of ...

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Iran blames sandstorm on Iraq after protests over power cuts - The Spokesman-Review Mon, 20 Feb 2017 16:41:03 GMT

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Iran blames sandstorm on Iraq after protests over power cuts
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TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian authorities on Monday blamed neighboring Iraq for a sandstorm that knocked out power in an oil-rich southern province and sparked protests against local officials. Masoumeh Ebtekar, a vice president in charge of environmental ...
Iran Blames Iraq For Sandstorm That Crippled Power GridBreitbart News

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Defense Secretary Mattis arrives in Iraq and makes clear the US is not there to take oil - Los Angeles Times Mon, 20 Feb 2017 07:35:33 GMT

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Defense Secretary Mattis arrives in Iraq and makes clear the US is not there to take oil
Los Angeles Times
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis made an unannounced visit to Iraq's capital on Monday to reassure allies of the U.S. military's commitment to support the sprawling operation to recapture the city of Mosul from entrenched Islamic State militants ...
Trump's security pick an Iraq war heroThe Australian
Trump Picks Legendary Iraq War General And Vietnam Critic To Replace Mike FlynnDaily Caller

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Canadian troops in Iraq mount pressure on ISIS around Syrian border - CBC.ca Mon, 20 Feb 2017 22:38:00 GMT

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Canadian troops in Iraq mount pressure on ISIS around Syrian border
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Canadian special forces have shifted their operations in northern Iraq to put pressure on ISIS in places outside the strategic city of Mosul — including along the border with Syria. Rather than firing, now they're mainly scrutinizing. High atop a ...

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Trump site hacked by attacker purportedly from Iraq - The Next Web - TNW Mon, 20 Feb 2017 09:26:28 GMT

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Trump site hacked by attacker purportedly from Iraq - The Next Web
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A server on President Trump's campaign site, donaldjtrump.com was hacked on Sunday and defaced with a message from an attacker claiming to hail from Iraq.
“Secure” Trump website defaced by hacker claiming to be from IraqArs Technica

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Iraq: Sunni Women Tell of ISIS Detention, Torture - Human Rights Watch Mon, 20 Feb 2017 06:05:27 GMT

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Iraq: Sunni Women Tell of ISIS Detention, Torture
Human Rights Watch
Although accounts of gender-based violence have emerged from areas under ISIS control, these are the first cases against Sunni Arab women in Iraq that Human Rights Watch has been able to document. Researchers interviewed six women in Kirkuk, ...

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New drilling in Iraq from Russia's Rosneft - UPI.com - UPI.com Mon, 20 Feb 2017 13:20:01 GMT

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New drilling in Iraq from Russia's Rosneft - UPI.com
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Russian oil producer Rosneft reported Monday it started new drilling operations in Iraq, alongside a Chinese contracting partner.

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Iraq: Trump's Muslim ban 'a matter of life and death' | Iraq | Al Jazeera - Aljazeera.com Sun, 19 Feb 2017 08:26:38 GMT

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Iraq: Trump's Muslim ban 'a matter of life and death' | Iraq | Al Jazeera
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Haval al-Kurdi, his wife and their three children were preparing to leave Iraq last month to start a new life as refugees in the United States. They were scheduled ...
Iraq's prime minister says country wants off travel ban black list ...CNBC

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