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In Iraq, ISIS seals off area around symbolic mosque in Mosul - Military Times Thu, 01 Jun 2017 20:17:49 GMT

Military Times

In Iraq, ISIS seals off area around symbolic mosque in Mosul
Military Times
Meanwhile on Thursday, the U.N. special mission to Iraq said violence killed at least 354 civilians and wounded 470 others in Iraq last month. Of those, there were 160 civilians killed and 52 wounded in Nineveh province, where Mosul is provincial capital.
Mosul battle: At least 142 civilians killed in six daysAljazeera.com
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France is 'hunting down its citizens who joined Isis' without trial in IraqThe Independent
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Iraq's National Soccer Team Aims to Prove to ISIS 'That Nothing Can Divide Us' - NBCNews.com Thu, 01 Jun 2017 14:39:51 GMT

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Iraq's National Soccer Team Aims to Prove to ISIS 'That Nothing Can Divide Us'
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BAGHDAD — Iraq's national soccer team is played its first game on home soil in years on Thursday, beating Jordan 1-0 in Basra, a city that suffered some of the worst violence after Saddam Hussein's reign of terror. The match drew 60,000 fans — and ...

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Turkey plans to build walls along borders with Iraq, Iran - Washington Post Thu, 01 Jun 2017 18:06:09 GMT

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Turkey plans to build walls along borders with Iraq, Iran
Washington Post
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country plans to build walls along its borders with Iraq and Iran, similar to the one currently being erected along the frontier with Syria. Erdogan said Thursday that Turkey has so far ...
Partnered Forces Continue to Make Progress in Syria, IraqDepartment of Defense
YPG-led forces say Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi not to enter SyriaKurdistan24
US Has Started Sending Weapons to Syrian Kurds, Officials SayNBCNews.com

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The Battle to Unearth Iraq's Mass Graves - Foreign Policy (blog) Thu, 01 Jun 2017 17:17:18 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

The Battle to Unearth Iraq's Mass Graves
Foreign Policy (blog)
SINJAR, Iraq — A middle-aged man sporting a bushy moustache grins widely into the camera. Hassim, 31, carefully slides his finger across the screen of his phone. The man with the moustache is replaced by a smiling teenage boy, casually leaning on the ...


NZ troops return from Iraq deployment - Radio New Zealand Thu, 01 Jun 2017 21:27:00 GMT

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NZ troops return from Iraq deployment
Radio New Zealand
They were they fourth group of New Zealand soldiers to be sent to Iraq for a joint mission with Australia, training members of the Iraqi Security Force, as part of international efforts in the fight against Islamic State. The Senior National Officer of ...


Ex-captive of ISIL sheds tears on return to Iraq - Aljazeera.com Fri, 02 Jun 2017 02:04:41 GMT

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Ex-captive of ISIL sheds tears on return to Iraq
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Nadia Murad made an emotional return to the Yazidi village in northern Iraq where she was captured and sold as a slave by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) three years ago. She broke down in tears on Thursday as she approached the school ...

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Air Force: Malfunctions caused 2016 Predator crash in Iraq - AirForceTimes.com Thu, 01 Jun 2017 20:22:45 GMT

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Air Force: Malfunctions caused 2016 Predator crash in Iraq
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An MQ-1B Predator crashed in Iraq last year after "significant malfunctions" gradually drove the remotely-piloted aircraft into the ground. An accident investigation board studying the Jan. 7, 2016, crash found the Predator was conducting a combat ...


Iraq play first post-ban friendly at home - Daily Mail Thu, 01 Jun 2017 22:29:57 GMT

Daily Mail

Iraq play first post-ban friendly at home
Daily Mail
Iraq faced Jordan in the southern city of Basra on Thursday in their first match at home since football's governing body FIFA lifted a multi-year ban on international friendlies. Iraqis' passion for football cuts across the deep religious and political ...
Iraq plays against Jordan in first match after ban liftedAl-Arabiya
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Hezbollah commander killed fighting ISIS in Iraq - AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) Thu, 01 Jun 2017 18:42:18 GMT

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Hezbollah commander killed fighting ISIS in Iraq
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A senior commander from the Lebanese Hezbollah was killed while fighting the Islamic State in northern Iraq. Abdulhamid Sharri died today after sustaining serious injuries from battles against ISIS in Qayrawan area in west Nineveh governorate. The ...


Ex-captive of Islamic State sheds tears on return to village in northern Iraq - Reuters Thu, 01 Jun 2017 16:37:35 GMT

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Ex-captive of Islamic State sheds tears on return to village in northern Iraq
Reuters
Yazidi survivor and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human trafficking Nadia Murad (C) reacts as she visits her village for the first time after being captured and sold as a slave by the Islamic State three years ago ...
Famed Yazidi Islamic State victim back to Iraq hometown after liberationIraqi News
Nadia Murad, after returning home, urges Iraq to try ISIS supportersAl-Arabiya

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