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Qatari royals among 26 hostages released in Iraq - CNN Fri, 21 Apr 2017 14:19:12 GMT

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Qatari royals among 26 hostages released in Iraq
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"Qatari citizens came to Iraq with official visas granted by the former Interior Minister and they should have been under the protection of the Interior Ministry specifically, but unfortunately they were kidnapped in [the predominantly Shia] Muthanna ...
Delicate bargain frees 26 hostages, including Qatar royalsThe Denver Post
Hunters Kidnapped in Iraq Set Free After 16 MonthsWall Street Journal (subscription)
Kidnapped Qatari hunting party of 26 freed in Iraq after 16 monthsBBC News
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Iraq vet talks about his Netflix movie, pulling CQ in Saddam's palace, debunking 'dysfunctional veteran' stereotype - ArmyTimes.com Fri, 21 Apr 2017 20:28:20 GMT

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Iraq vet talks about his Netflix movie, pulling CQ in Saddam's palace, debunking 'dysfunctional veteran' stereotype
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The film follows a civil affairs squad, through the eyes of Pvt. Matt Ocre, tasked with rebuilding a destroyed water pumping station in Iraq, and the challenges of winning the locals' trust while butting heads with the pessimistic Special Forces ...

Civilian casualties from airstrikes grow in Iraq and Syria. But few are ever investigated - Los Angeles Times Fri, 21 Apr 2017 10:15:03 GMT

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Civilian casualties from airstrikes grow in Iraq and Syria. But few are ever investigated
Los Angeles Times
A recent airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq is believed to have caused more than 270 civilian deaths, a tragedy that provoked an international outpouring of grief and outrage. But the uproar over the March 17 deaths in the Jadidah neighborhood ...
Mosul: The battle for Iraq's futureDeutsche Welle
Iraq forces free 11-year-old Yazidi girl in MosulDaily Mail
IRAQ CONFLICT: Bodies wash ashore and a BULLET to the back of a headExpress.co.uk
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Ex-Marine from Arlington gets prison for lying about an Iraq war injury to make money - Dallas News (blog) Fri, 21 Apr 2017 17:53:02 GMT

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Ex-Marine from Arlington gets prison for lying about an Iraq war injury to make money
Dallas News (blog)
And the case achieved some notoriety due to Blackstone's multiple media appearances in which he gave details on camera of being blown up in Iraq by a land mine that were strikingly similar to that of fellow Marine, Casey Owens. In fact, Blackstone left ...

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Looking for Fun in Iraq? Bingo! - Wall Street Journal (subscription) Fri, 21 Apr 2017 09:30:40 GMT

Looking for Fun in Iraq? Bingo!
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ERBIL, Iraq—It was just after 7 o'clock on a Saturday night and Erbil's hottest game wouldn't start for almost two hours. But Saamia Hanna Youssef arrived early to beat the rough-and-tumble lines for bingo. The 35-year-old, her gold-painted nails ...

Counter-ISIS Strikes Target Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, April 21, 2017 - eNews Park Forest Fri, 21 Apr 2017 19:22:35 GMT

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Counter-ISIS Strikes Target Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, April 21, 2017
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SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 32 strikes consisting of 80 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve ...
Coalition launches 32 strikes in Syria, IraqKuwait News Agency

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Iraq's Izadis victim of Daesh atrocities - Press TV Fri, 21 Apr 2017 23:37:15 GMT

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Iraq's Izadis victim of Daesh atrocities
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Over the past few years, members of Iraq's Izadi minority have been killed, driven from their homes and held captive by the Daesh terror group. Despite the atrocities, the community is awaiting the safe return of their loved ones who were kidnapped by ...

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Might IS, al-Qaida Team Up in Iraq? - Voice of America Thu, 20 Apr 2017 21:53:33 GMT

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Might IS, al-Qaida Team Up in Iraq?
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IS was founded as an offshoot of al-Qaida in Iraq in 2004, in a movement spearheaded by Jordanian jihadist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. As IS started gaining more influence in Iraq and Syria in 2014, it split from al-Qaida, and the two groups have since ...

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US approves $295.6 million military equipment sale to Iraq: Pentagon - CNBC Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:32:29 GMT

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US approves $295.6 million military equipment sale to Iraq: Pentagon
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The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of $295.6 million worth of military equipment to Iraq for artillery and infantry Kurdish peshmerga units, a Pentagon agency said on Wednesday. The equipment requested by the Iraqi government would outfit ...
US Military Set to Make $300 Million Deal to Arm Kurds Fighting ISIS in IraqNewsweek
Humvees & howitzers: US approves $300mn sale of military equipment for Iraq's Kurdish forcesRT

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Donald Trump talks with Rep. Claudia Tenney's son on eve of Iraq deployment (video) - Syracuse.com Fri, 21 Apr 2017 22:58:00 GMT

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Donald Trump talks with Rep. Claudia Tenney's son on eve of Iraq deployment (video)
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Claudia Tenney was talking with her son at Camp Lejeune, N.C., who is due to leave Saturday for a six-month deployment to Iraq. Tenney, R-New Hartford, said she handed her cell phone to a waiting President Donald Trump. "This is President Trump," the ...

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