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In Iraq, military defeat of ISIS is only the beginning - Washington Examiner Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:03:02 GMT

Washington Examiner

In Iraq, military defeat of ISIS is only the beginning
Washington Examiner
The U.S.-backed military operation to rescue Mosul from the grip of ISIS appears to be on the brink of success. But a military victory over the extremist group is only the beginning of building a stable Iraq, a country where current conditions could ...
Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, IraqDepartment of Defense
FIGHTING FUNDMorning Star Online

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A photographer's thirst for Iraq, quenched in a Detroit suburb - Washington Post Mon, 26 Jun 2017 14:12:55 GMT

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A photographer's thirst for Iraq, quenched in a Detroit suburb
Washington Post
After midnight on a recent Michigan summer night, the streets were alive with activity. Not for a Detroit Redwings game or a music festival but for a large Muslim American community there celebrating Ramadan. After dawn-to-dusk fasting, Muslims around ...


ISIL fighters launch counterattacks in west Mosul - Aljazeera.com Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:56:32 GMT

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ISIL fighters launch counterattacks in west Mosul
Aljazeera.com
Fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group launched a string of counterattacks in western Mosul, setting off clashes that continued overnight on Monday, according to Iraqi officials. An unknown number of suicide bombers and ...
Battle for Mosul: Iraq forces repel IS counter-attackBBC News
ISIS fighters launch string of counterattacks in IraqNew York Post
Mosul battle to end in days as troops advance in Old City: Iraqi generalReuters
Daily Mail
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US: Return Burma, Iraq to Child Soldier List - Human Rights Watch Mon, 26 Jun 2017 14:21:06 GMT

Human Rights Watch

US: Return Burma, Iraq to Child Soldier List
Human Rights Watch
(Washington, DC) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson should return Burma and Iraq to the US list of governments using child soldiers, Human Rights Watch said today. Reuters reported that Tillerson overruled State Department officials and senior US ...
Reports: US Secretary of State to Take Myanmar, Iraq Off Child Soldiers ListVoice of America
Children in War: Critics Slam US Plan to Drop Criticism of Iraq and Myanmar Over Child SoldiersNewsweek
Exclusive: Overruling diplomats, US to drop Iraq, Myanmar from child soldiers' listReuters
AOL -The Independent -The Hill
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Albuquerque protesters rally to stop deportations to Iraq | KOB 4 - KOB 4 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 18:32:04 GMT

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Albuquerque protesters rally to stop deportations to Iraq | KOB 4
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On Monday morning, immigration attorneys, the ACLU of New Mexico and Albuquerque-Santa Fe faith leaders led a rally protesting deportations outside of the ...
ABQ man facing deportation to Iraq gets delay | Albuquerque JournalAlbuquerque Journal
ABQ Resident Fearing Deportation To Iraq Gets Reprieve | ABQ ...ABQ Free Press (registration) (blog)

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Wars in Syria and Iraq: How will they end? - UPI.com Mon, 26 Jun 2017 19:01:41 GMT

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Wars in Syria and Iraq: How will they end?
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June 26 (UPI) -- The United States and its allies are engaged and at war in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan as well as against the Islamic State and other terrorist groups. The biggest and unknowable question is how might these wars end, particularly in ...
Kurds see chance to advance their cause in ruins of Islamic StateThe Guardian

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This Iraq Veteran Lost Her Arm--but Found New Purpose as an Entrepreneur - Inc.com Mon, 26 Jun 2017 10:11:52 GMT

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This Iraq Veteran Lost Her Arm--but Found New Purpose as an Entrepreneur
Inc.com
Lots of people become entrepreneurs because of an unexpected career shock, such as a corporate acquisition or layoff. Dawn Halfaker's military career was ended by an explosion and a catastrophic injury, in Iraq, in 2004. Yet Halfaker would eventually ...


On deporting Christians to Iraq - Religion News Service Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:54:26 GMT

Religion News Service

On deporting Christians to Iraq
Religion News Service
You will recall that Donald Trump's first executive order banning travel to the U.S., issued back in January, provided a preferential option for Christian refugees from Iraq and the six other majority-Muslim countries it covered. Not that the order ...
Detroit federal judge orders stop for Iraq deportation for 14 daysFox 2 Detroit
Judge halts deportations of Chaldean Christians to IraqThe Tidings
Judge Halts Deportations of Detroit Christians to IraqChristianityToday.com
American Civil Liberties Union -Reuters -American Civil Liberties Union
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Around 500 Fort Bliss soldiers deploy to Iraq | KFOX - KFOX El Paso Mon, 26 Jun 2017 08:48:45 GMT

Around 500 Fort Bliss soldiers deploy to Iraq | KFOX
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Approximately 400 to 500 Fort Bliss soldiers have been deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.On Sunday, soldiers said their goodbyes to ...

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Clinton orders attack on Iraq, June 26, 1993 - Politico Mon, 26 Jun 2017 03:39:04 GMT

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Clinton orders attack on Iraq, June 26, 1993
Politico
On this day in 1993, President Bill Clinton ordered U.S. warships stationed in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea to launch Tomahawk cruise missiles against the headquarters of the Iraqi Intelligence Service in downtown Baghdad. In all, 23 Tomahawk ...