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Iraq says 14000 people fled western Mosul in one day - Aljazeera.com Fri, 03 Mar 2017 19:30:28 GMT

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Iraq says 14000 people fled western Mosul in one day Aljazeera.com Iraq's interior ministry said on Friday that 14,000 people fled the northern Iraqi city on Thursday alone, the largest wave of internally displaced people (IDPs) since a US-backed operation on west Mosul was launched on February 19. The total number of ... Mosul victims treated for chemical agents as displacement acceleratesReuters Iraq: ICRC strongly condemns use of chemical weapons around MosulICRC (press release) Thousands flee Iraq's Mosul overnight, as fighting rages onABC News UN News Centre -VICE News -MarketWatch all 718 news articles »

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Uncertainties In Iraq And Libya Buoy Oil Prices Higher - Oil Markets Daily - Seeking Alpha Fri, 03 Mar 2017 21:09:09 GMT

Seeking Alpha

Uncertainties In Iraq And Libya Buoy Oil Prices Higher - Oil Markets Daily Seeking Alpha Iraq's situation will make it unlikely to cut its oil production to the OPEC agreement level. We expect Libya's oil production to fall throughout 2017 as heightened geopolitical tension and neglect of its oil fields over the last five-year accelerate ... Iraq's Oil Exports Are Up, Despite OPEC Output CutsBloomberg Despite Promises To Cut, Iraq Raises February Oil ExportsOilPrice.com all 256 news articles »

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'It was the right decision': Bush says he has 'no regrets' about invading Iraq and Afghanistan when asked how he ... - Daily Mail Fri, 03 Mar 2017 19:05:12 GMT

Daily Mail

'It was the right decision': Bush says he has 'no regrets' about invading Iraq and Afghanistan when asked how he ... Daily Mail 'I was heavy-hearted when I made the decision to both go into Afghanistan and Iraq because I knew there would be some dire consequences.' The entire interview with Bush is scheduled to air this Sunday, March 5. The US initially began to target ...

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Rival Kurdish factions clash in northwestern Iraq - Reuters Fri, 03 Mar 2017 13:44:00 GMT

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Rival Kurdish factions clash in northwestern Iraq Reuters The Peshmerga Rojava is made up of Kurds from Syria and was formed and trained in Iraq with the backing of Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdish Regional Government in northern Iraq. Friday's clashes, which lasted several hours, pitted them against ... Rival Kurdish groups clash in Iraq's Sinjar regionAljazeera.com Iraqi Kurds, PKK fight proxy battle in north IraqArab News Iraq: Yazidi villagers flee fighting between rival Kurdish factionsThe New Arab Middle East Monitor -Hurriyet Daily News all 31 news articles »

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In Iraq, UN's focal point for conflict-related sexual violence visits abused women - UN News Centre Fri, 03 Mar 2017 18:59:56 GMT

UN News Centre

In Iraq, UN's focal point for conflict-related sexual violence visits abused women UN News Centre Zainab Hawa Bangura, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, visited the Girls and Women Support and Treatment Centre in Dohuk Governorate, northern Iraq. Accompanied by Gyorgy Busztin, the Deputy ... and more »

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Watch The Trailer For A New Iraq War Film Written By An Actual Iraq War Veteran - Task & Purpose Fri, 03 Mar 2017 15:47:54 GMT

Task & Purpose

Watch The Trailer For A New Iraq War Film Written By An Actual Iraq War Veteran Task & Purpose Army veteran Chris Roessner returned home from Iraq in 2004 and spent the next 10 years writing and pitching a film based on his experiences at war. Now, that film, “Sand Castle,” is set to premiere on Netflix in April. Judging from the trailer ... 'Sand Castle' Trailer: First Look At Netflix Iraq War Drama With Nicholas Hoult & Henry CavillDeadline Check Out The First Trailer For “Sand Castle,” Netflix's Iraq War DramaHotNewHipHop Nicholas Hoult & Henry Cavill in Trailer for Iraq War Film 'Sand Castle'First Showing (blog) Moviefone -GameSpot all 32 news articles »

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US Commander Downplays Chance of Big Iraq, Syria Troop Hike - Voice of America Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:51:04 GMT

Voice of America

US Commander Downplays Chance of Big Iraq, Syria Troop Hike Voice of America The top U.S. commander in Iraq on Wednesday downplayed the chances that the United States would deploy a large number of additional coalition forces to battle Islamic State, even as President Donald Trump weighs options to speed the campaign. US Commander in Iraq: Somewhere Between 12000-15000 ISIS Fighters Remaining in Iraq and SyriaCNSNews.com Keeping Iraq Off Travel Ban List Helps Anti-ISIS Fight: GeneralMilitary.com Top US Commander Downplays Possibility Of Big Troop Hike In Iraq, SyriaWBIW.com all 224 news articles »

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Iraq Will Be Removed From Trump's Travel Ban List, And We Have A Few Good Men To Thank - Task & Purpose Fri, 03 Mar 2017 01:29:49 GMT

Task & Purpose

Iraq Will Be Removed From Trump's Travel Ban List, And We Have A Few Good Men To Thank Task & Purpose Iraq is expected to be removed from President Donald Trump's travel ban list in a new executive order — and for reasons that should've been perfectly obvious to the administration when the list was drafted in the first place. According to the ... Iraq to Be Removed From Trump's New Travel Ban List: OfficialNewsweek Top Trump advisers urged Iraq to be removed from new travel banCNN Iraq may be dropped from travel ban countriesCBS News Washington Post -The Denver Post -ABC News all 369 news articles »

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Canadian national blows himself up in Iraq - AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) Fri, 03 Mar 2017 19:08:00 GMT

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Canadian national blows himself up in Iraq AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:55 P.M.) – A Canadian member of the Islamic State (ISIS) carried out a suicide mission for the terrorist group in the southwestern part of Mosul this week, Al-'Amaq reported on Friday. Identified as “Abu Maliha Al-Kanadi” by the ...

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US to Remove Iraq From Travel-Ban List - Wall Street Journal (subscription) Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:50:40 GMT

Wall Street Journal (subscription)

US to Remove Iraq From Travel-Ban List Wall Street Journal (subscription) WASHINGTON—The White House's decision to remove Iraq from a list of countries subject to a travel ban came amid concerns in Washington and Baghdad the ban would undercut relations with a critical ally in the fight against Islamic State. There was ...