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Is Iraq prepared for the day after ISIS in Mosul? - Rudaw Wed, 10 May 2017 11:23:28 GMT

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Is Iraq prepared for the day after ISIS in Mosul? Rudaw O'Driscoll compared this to the poor post-conflict planning following the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq, and the instability which subsequently plagued the country ever since, and warned that if Mosul's “liberation is devoid of long-term planning ... The US military's special ops has slowly fallen back to its roots — and it's paying off in Iraq and SyriaBusiness Insider Families pour out of Mosul as Iraqi troops push into last militant-held areasReuters 368706 Iraqis currently internally displaced from Mosul and surrounding areas since military operations to retake ...ReliefWeb UPI.com -Iraqi News -Morning Star Online all 31 news articles »

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Former US prisoner now leading Iraq's Interior ministry - Military Times Tue, 09 May 2017 00:32:33 GMT

Military Times

Former US prisoner now leading Iraq's Interior ministry Military Times BAGHDAD — Just over 10 years ago, Qasim al-Araji was being arrested a second time by American forces in Iraq. The charges were serious: smuggling arms used to attack U.S. troops and involvement in an assassination cell at the height of sectarian ... Iraq's Powerful Interior Minister, Now Leading Fight Against ISIS, Was Held Twice by US Forces After 2003Yahoo News all 4 news articles »

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Iraq, Algeria favour extending OPEC-led output cut for six months - Nasdaq Wed, 10 May 2017 18:42:03 GMT

euronews

Iraq, Algeria favour extending OPEC-led output cut for six months Nasdaq (Adds Iraq) ALGIERS/BAGHDAD, May 10 (Reuters) - Algeria and Iraq are in favour of extending OPEC and non-OPEC producers' deal on global oil supply cuts for a further six months, the Algerian energy ministry said on Wednesday. An Iraqi oil source with ... Iraq supports extension of OPEC-led oil output cut for further six months - sourceeuronews all 10 news articles »

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OIR Spokesman Reports Progress in Defeating ISIS in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Wed, 10 May 2017 22:05:33 GMT

Department of Defense

OIR Spokesman Reports Progress in Defeating ISIS in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense WASHINGTON, May 10, 2017 — Partnered forces in Syria and Iraq are making progress in defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve said today. An Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II ... and more »

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Battle for Mosul: 400k Iraqis displaced in two months - Aljazeera.com Wed, 10 May 2017 06:18:51 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Battle for Mosul: 400k Iraqis displaced in two months Aljazeera.com In recent months, ISIL, also known as ISIS, has stepped up its attacks in different parts of Iraq, apparently in an effort to distract attention from the ongoing US-backed campaign to remove it from Mosul in northern Iraq. Eastern Mosul was cleared of ... Iraq forces advance in west MosulYahoo News 616264 People displaced, cumulatively, from Mosul city as of 9 May 409604 people currently displaced from western ...Reliefweb Iraqi forces chip away at last Islamic State-held districts in MosulReuters CNN -Scroll.in all 113 news articles »

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Mexico Surpasses Afghanistan and Iraq As The World's Second-Deadliest Conflict Zone - Task & Purpose Tue, 09 May 2017 22:26:12 GMT

Task & Purpose

Mexico Surpasses Afghanistan and Iraq As The World's Second-Deadliest Conflict Zone Task & Purpose After six years of civil war, Syria remains the bloodiest battlefield on the planet. But there's one other conflict zone whose violence in recent years has come to eclipse both the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — and the bloodshed is right on America's ... Brit holiday hotspot Mexico revealed as the world's second deadliest country ahead of IRAQ and AFGHANISTANThe Sun Mexico was second deadliest country in 2016CNN Study: Mexico more deadly than Iraq, AfghanistanWCTI12.com all 44 news articles »

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The politics of Kirkuk is a thorny problem for Iraq - TRT World Wed, 10 May 2017 09:25:26 GMT

TRT World

The politics of Kirkuk is a thorny problem for Iraq TRT World Iraqi Turkmen Front Deputy Chairman and MP for Kirkuk province Hasan Turan said, "By waving the flag of northern Iraq, Kurdish parties are trying to give Kirkuk a different identity. We can never accept this." Human Rights Watch last year accused the ... and more »

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Russia cautions US, world to keep Assad in power, avoid Iraq's situation - Rudaw Wed, 10 May 2017 17:11:43 GMT

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Russia cautions US, world to keep Assad in power, avoid Iraq's situation Rudaw "We need prevent such a situation that evolved in Iraq and Syria ... Both in respect to Iraq and Libya, the international community, the progressive community, was obsessed with the idea to oust one person — Saddam Hussein in Iraq, Muammar Gaddafi in ... and more »

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Occupational Hazards review – headlong rush through Rory ... - The Guardian Tue, 09 May 2017 13:11:00 GMT

The Guardian

Occupational Hazards review – headlong rush through Rory ... The Guardian This adaptation shows the nightmarish conflicts faced by Stewart as a provincial governor in Iraq but fails to connect with the bigger political picture. and more »

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How heat, sandstorms affected the filming of Iraq War drama 'The Wall” - The San Gabriel Valley Tribune Thu, 11 May 2017 00:44:14 GMT

The San Gabriel Valley Tribune

How heat, sandstorms affected the filming of Iraq War drama 'The Wall” The San Gabriel Valley Tribune “The Wall” is a tense cat-and-mouse thriller set in the remote Iraq desert. Aaron Taylor-Johnson (“Nocturnal Animals,” “Kick-Ass”) plays a wounded U.S. Army Ranger, Isaac, pinned down by an unseen jihadi sniper behind a crumbling, yes, wall while the ... and more »