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Nearly 300 died in Mosul airstrike, making it one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in recent memory - Los Angeles Times Wed, 05 Apr 2017 22:57:37 GMT

UN News Centre

Nearly 300 died in Mosul airstrike, making it one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in recent memory
Los Angeles Times
Stephen Townsend, the top U.S. general commanding the fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, has said that there was “at least a fair chance” that the U.S.-led coalition was responsible for the strike, but if so, it was “an unintentional ...
UN envoy for Iraq condemns suicide bombings in TikritUN News Centre
Photos: Jared Kushner goes to IraqBusiness Insider
Dozens killed in wave of attacks in Iraq's TikritAljazeera.com
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This confidence boost may be the starting pistol on Iraq's road to becoming a market economy - CNBC Sun, 02 Apr 2017 17:01:23 GMT

CNBC

This confidence boost may be the starting pistol on Iraq's road to becoming a market economy
CNBC
War-torn Iraq recently got an unexpected boost on its way to becoming an investment hot spot, which may take its next step sooner than conventional wisdom suggests. Even as military forces wage a fierce offensive against ISIS, global ratings agency ...


UN: 40-50 years needed to clear weapons in Iraq and Syria - ABC News Wed, 05 Apr 2017 00:56:31 GMT

The New Arab

UN: 40-50 years needed to clear weapons in Iraq and Syria
ABC News
It will take 40 to 50 years to clear the mines, improvised explosive devices and other unexploded ordnance from Iraq and Syria, the United Nations said Tuesday. "We are looking at decades of work for these countries to look like post-World War II ...
Iraq and Syria bomb clearance to 'take 40-50 years'The New Arab
Clearing unexploded mines from Iraq, Syria could take 40 to 50 years, UN saysi24news
ISIS mines will take 50 years to clear in Iraq and Syria, UN saysNRT

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In Iraq, Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, upbeat on Mosul - Reuters Tue, 04 Apr 2017 23:48:00 GMT

Reuters

In Iraq, Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, upbeat on Mosul
Reuters
His views on Iraq could shape Trump's own opinions. It comes as Trump is examining ways to accelerate a U.S.-led coalition campaign that U.S. and Iraqi officials say has so far been largely successful in uprooting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
Jared Kushner went to Iraq, and there are photos to prove itCNN
Jared Kushner Visits Iraq on Invitation From Joint Chiefs ChairmanNew York Times
White House violated protocol by confirming Jared Kushner's trip before he landed in IraqWashington Post
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Turkish Army may enter Iraq for next phase of Euphrates Shield operation: Erdogan - AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) Wed, 05 Apr 2017 09:00:20 GMT

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Turkish Army may enter Iraq for next phase of Euphrates Shield operation: Erdogan
AMN Al-Masdar News (registration)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told NTV on Tuesday that the next phase of Operation Euphrates Shield may include a stint in Iraq's Sinjar Region. The Turkish leader emphasized that his armed forces will ...
Disagreement at Iraq's oldest oil field could threaten world supplyConcord Monitor
Iraq urges dialogue with visiting Kurdistan referendum delegationRudaw
State Department says Iraqis need to focus on defeating ISIS, a unified IraqNRT

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Editorial: Civilian casualties in Iraq, Syria do require urgent review ... - Kansas City Star Wed, 05 Apr 2017 01:47:00 GMT

Kansas City Star

Editorial: Civilian casualties in Iraq, Syria do require urgent review ...
Kansas City Star
The results of a more aggressive campaign in residential neighborhoods in Iraq and Syria are both morally and strategically horrifying. Amid evidence that a ...

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Agrometeorological Monitoring Bulletin in Iraq - February 2017 - ReliefWeb Wed, 05 Apr 2017 09:34:39 GMT

ReliefWeb

Agrometeorological Monitoring Bulletin in Iraq - February 2017
ReliefWeb
The February precipitation total for Iraq was below the long-term average (LTA) of the past 16 years in crop-growing governorates in the north of Iraq, including Dohuk, Kirkuk, Ninewa and parts of Erbil. However, average to above average rains fell in ...

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Meet The Ex-CIA Agent Who Served In Iraq And Writes Batman Comics Now - Task & Purpose Wed, 05 Apr 2017 22:40:02 GMT

Task & Purpose

Meet The Ex-CIA Agent Who Served In Iraq And Writes Batman Comics Now
Task & Purpose
King, a former CIA operations officer who served in Iraq in 2004, worked on the comic with illustrator Mitch Gerads, who also did the artwork for the 2014 run of Marvel's “The Punisher” series. It's Gerads' imagery as much as King's perspective that ...


New technology gives Iraq war veteran a new lease on life - The Denver Channel Thu, 06 Apr 2017 00:26:00 GMT

The Denver Channel

New technology gives Iraq war veteran a new lease on life
The Denver Channel
DENVER -- A veteran from the Iraq war has new lease on life, thanks to cutting edge technology. Jace Badia was injured in 2006 by a roadside bomb, leading to a traumatic amputation above his left knee. Now he walks freely, thanks to a prosthetic leg ...


After Iraq War, ISIS Fighters Could Move to Philippines for Weapons and Training, Minister Warns - Newsweek Tue, 04 Apr 2017 16:17:00 GMT

Newsweek

After Iraq War, ISIS Fighters Could Move to Philippines for Weapons and Training, Minister Warns
Newsweek
The global jihadist organization has drawn thousands of fighters from across the world to fight for its so-called caliphate in Iraq and Syria and received support from foreign Islamist militant groups such as the Philippines-based Abu Sayyaf, which ...

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