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Iraq vet talks about his Netflix movie, pulling CQ in Saddam's palace ... - 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 ...
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Former Spc. Chris Roessner enlisted in the Army on July 11, 2001, hoping to earn some money for college.

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Hunters Kidnapped in Iraq Set Free After 16 Months - Wall Street Journal (subscription) Fri, 21 Apr 2017 15:30:12 GMT

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Hunters Kidnapped in Iraq Set Free After 16 Months
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BAGHDAD—Iraq's interior ministry said Friday that 26 Qatari hunters kidnapped in 2015 while on an expedition in Iraq, including members of its royal family, had been released. The hunters were safely in the custody of ministry officials and would be ...
Qatari royals among 26 hostages released in IraqCNN
Qatari hunters kidnapped in Iraq freed after 16 monthsAljazeera.com
Delicate bargain frees 26 hostages, including Qatar royalsThe Denver Post
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Iraq asks US for post-war reconstruction funds - Rudaw Sat, 22 Apr 2017 20:53:09 GMT

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Iraq asks US for post-war reconstruction funds
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Iraq will need billions of dollars to rebuild after ISIS. Large portions of major cities were destroyed in the war, infrastructure was neglected under ISIS, villages are riddled with mines and booby-traps. The deputy governor of Anbar estimated that ...


Counter-ISIS Strikes Target Terrorists in Syria, Iraq > U.S. ... - Department of Defense Fri, 21 Apr 2017 12:32:52 GMT

Department of Defense

Counter-ISIS Strikes Target Terrorists in Syria, Iraq > U.S. ...
Department of Defense
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, conducting 32 strikes consisting of 80 engagements, Combined Joint ...
Counter-ISIS Strikes Target Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, April 21, 2017 ...eNews Park Forest

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Ex-Marine from Arlington gets prison for lying about an Iraq war ... - 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 ...
Dallas News (blog)
A federal judge on Friday called Brandon Blackstone's actions in faking a war injury to profit financially shameful, shameful conduct before...

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Civilian casualties from airstrikes grow in Iraq and Syria. But few are ever investigated - Los Angeles Times Fri, 21 Apr 2017 10:23:01 GMT

Los Angeles Times

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 ...
Hundreds more join Mosul exodus as Iraqi forces retake two more western districtsReuters
Mosul: The battle for Iraq's futureDeutsche Welle
IRAQ CONFLICT: Bodies wash ashore and a BULLET to the back of a headExpress.co.uk
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Hero squaddies horrifically injured fighting in Iraq to run London Marathon tethered together - just a week after ... - The Sun Sat, 22 Apr 2017 15:56:44 GMT

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Hero squaddies horrifically injured fighting in Iraq to run London Marathon tethered together - just a week after ...
The Sun
TWO hero squaddies horrifically injured while fighting in Iraq will run the London Marathon – while tethered together. US Army Major Ivan Castro and Brit Private Karl Hinett will tackle the 26-mile challenge less than a week after they finished the ...

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Donald Trump talks with Rep. Claudia Tenney's son on eve of Iraq ... - 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 ...
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President insists on calling the Marine after meeting Tenney at a ceremony to sign 3 executive orders.

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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

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Iraq summons Turkish Envoy over Erdogan's remarks on Hashd Al-Shaabi - Iraqi News Sat, 22 Apr 2017 15:10:25 GMT

Iraqi News

Iraq summons Turkish Envoy over Erdogan's remarks on Hashd Al-Shaabi
Iraqi News
The Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of Iraq, Ahmad Jamal, said on Friday that the Iraqi foreign ministry decided to summon the Turkish ambassador to hand him a formal protest note regarding recent remarks made by the Turkish president Erdogan on ...

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