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Syria, Iraq troops link at border for first time in years - Washington Post Sun, 18 Jun 2017 16:18:23 GMT

Washington Post

Syria, Iraq troops link at border for first time in years
Washington Post
A map by the Central Military Media, allied with the Syrian government, showed Syrian troops at the border with Iraq, northeast of al-Waleed border crossing point with Syria. The Lebanese al-Manar TV linked to Hezbollah, the militia fighting alongside ...

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EU Considers Iraq Security Mission After Mosul Falls: Diplomats - U.S. News & World Report Sun, 18 Jun 2017 23:29:55 GMT

The San Diego Union-Tribune

EU Considers Iraq Security Mission After Mosul Falls: Diplomats
U.S. News & World Report
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The European Union may send a new security mission to help stabilize Iraq after the expected recapture of Mosul from Islamic State, diplomats said, cautioning that plans were at an early stage. EU foreign ministers will hold a ...
Iraqi Forces Begin Assault on Mosul's Old CityNew York Times
Iraqi forces storm Old City of Islamic State-held Mosul, US reports progressReuters
Volunteer 'adventure' in Iraq still haunts Derek ColemanThe San Diego Union-Tribune
Daily Mail -Aljazeera.com -The Japan Times
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Iraqi forces have taken back a vital conduit from Islamic State, but questions remain - Los Angeles Times Sun, 18 Jun 2017 10:01:11 GMT

Deutsche Welle

Iraqi forces have taken back a vital conduit from Islamic State, but questions remain
Los Angeles Times
Days after Islamic State blitzed through northern Iraq and snatched the city of Mosul in mid-2014, it made a powerful statement of conquest: a bulldozer punched a hole through the sand berm marking the line between Iraq and Syria, an event captured in ...
Iraq says troops recaptured key border crossing from 'Islamic State'Deutsche Welle
Belgium extends its mission against IS in Iraq and SyriaIraqi News
Iraq Forces Take Syria Crossing From ISDTN The Progressive Farmer (registration) (blog)
Daily Astorian
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Russia's military says it may have killed IS leader; West, Iraq skeptical - Reuters Fri, 16 Jun 2017 14:21:00 GMT

Reuters

Russia's military says it may have killed IS leader; West, Iraq skeptical
Reuters
FILE PHOTO: A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi making what would have been his first public appearance, at a mosque in the centre of Iraq's second city, Mosul, according to a video recording ...
Russia claims killing ISIL leader BaghdadiAljazeera.com
Islamic State leader Baghdadi 'may have been killed by Russia'BBC News

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Iraq VP accuses Qatar of having tried to split his country - Reuters Sat, 17 Jun 2017 13:55:00 GMT

Reuters

Iraq VP accuses Qatar of having tried to split his country
Reuters
CAIRO Qatar promoted a plan to split Iraq along sectarian lines, Iraqi Vice President Iyad Allawi said on Saturday, voicing support for the isolation of Doha by some Arab states. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have broken off ...

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Iran should stop interfering in Iraq, Iraqi VP Allawi says - Reuters Fri, 16 Jun 2017 19:14:22 GMT

Reuters

Iran should stop interfering in Iraq, Iraqi VP Allawi says
Reuters
FILE PHOTO - Iraq's Vice President Iyad Allawi speaks during the ''Addressing violent extremism, a shared responsibility'' session on the last day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa at the King Hussein Convention ...

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Trump promised he would protect persecuted Christians. But he's sending Christians back to Iraq. - Washington Post Thu, 15 Jun 2017 11:07:04 GMT

The Guardian

Trump promised he would protect persecuted Christians. But he's sending Christians back to Iraq.
Washington Post
Sending them back to Iraq is not an automatic death sentence, but being a Christian in Iraq is hard. If you are a Christian, you should be deeply troubled by the deportation of your sisters and brothers from Detroit. Because persecution is real — and ...
Iraqi Christians targeted for deportation face 'death sentence' in Iraq, lawyers sayThe Guardian
Chaldean advocates working fast to prevent deportations to IraqMichigan Radio
ICE arrests in metro Detroit terrify Iraqi ChristiansCNN
Politico -Chaldean Community Foundation
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Man set to be deported to Iraq doesn't even speak Arabic, family says - MLive.com Sat, 17 Jun 2017 12:09:27 GMT

MLive.com

Man set to be deported to Iraq doesn't even speak Arabic, family says
MLive.com
DETROIT - Hadeer Siba, who grew up in the U.S., according to relatives, was one of 114 Chaldean immigrants from Iraq facing deportation after widespread Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests that took place in Metro Detroit on June 11. If he gets ...
Iraqi Christians caught in US deportation face “Death Sentence” in IraqSOFREP (press release) (subscription)
Chaldeans in US: Why aren't more Christians speaking out against deportations to Iraq?Crux: Covering all things Catholic

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Soldier reunited with dog he adopted in Iraq - abcactionnews.com ... - ABC Action News Fri, 16 Jun 2017 20:50:00 GMT

ABC Action News

Soldier reunited with dog he adopted in Iraq - abcactionnews.com ...
ABC Action News
A Spring Hill soldier and a dog he adopted in Iraq have been reunited.

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What Gertrude Bell's Letters Remind Us About the Founding of Iraq - The New Yorker Wed, 14 Jun 2017 15:23:01 GMT

The New Yorker

What Gertrude Bell's Letters Remind Us About the Founding of Iraq
The New Yorker
Eventually, Bell was entrusted by the British government, on the basis of her unparalleled knowledge of the region, to sketch out what she describes as “a reasonable border” between Iraq and the territory controlled by Ibn Saud, the founder of the ...