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Iraq: The Battle to Come | by Joost Hiltermann | NYR Daily | The ... - The New York Review of Books Sat, 01 Jul 2017 15:32:23 GMT

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Iraq: The Battle to Come | by Joost Hiltermann | NYR Daily | The ...
The New York Review of Books
As an eight-month battle to retake Mosul from ISIS is coming to an end in the labyrinthine alleyways of the Old City, a parallel battle to defeat its fighters in the ...
Faili Kurds to create own militia, combat threats in southern IraqKurdistan24
After Defeating ISIS Together, Iraqi Kurds Seek Divorce From BaghdadWall Street Journal (subscription)
Legal action deters KRG crude sales to Canada - Iraq Oil ReportIraq Oil Report
NRT -Washington Post
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As Mosul Battle Ends, Iraq Forces Brace for Future - Voice of America Sat, 01 Jul 2017 14:52:00 GMT

Voice of America
As Mosul Battle Ends, Iraq Forces Brace for Future
Voice of America
Returning neighbors say there was pandemonium when IS showed up in an area controlled by Iraq since mid-April. Families were separated as everyone ran when they saw the bushy beards and traditional clothes. They don't know if anyone was killed.
Is it the beginning of the end for ISIL?Aljazeera.com
Mosul mosque where Islamic State took world stage lies in rubbleReuters
US has abandoned global leadership role, Iraqi Vice President saysCNN
USA TODAY -NBCNews.com
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Iraq Reclaims Historic Mosul Mosque, Saying ISIS 'Caliphate' Has Fallen - NPR Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:21:00 GMT

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Iraq Reclaims Historic Mosul Mosque, Saying ISIS 'Caliphate' Has Fallen
NPR
Nearly three years to the day after the leader of ISIS declared the "caliphate" of Iraq and Syria from the pulpit of Mosul's Great Mosque of al-Nuri, the historic structure is back in Iraqi hands. A military spokesman announced Thursday that Iraqi ...
Iraq's Prime Minister Declares the Caliphate Over But Fighting Continues in ISIS StrongholdsTIME
ISIS Revenue Falls 80 Percent as Militants Lose Ground in Iraq, SyriaNBCNews.com
Iraq claims a slightly premature victory over Islamic StateThe Economist
The Independent -Wall Street Journal (subscription) -新华搜索 - 新华社
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Building by booby-trapped building, students work to reclaim Iraq's ... - Los Angeles Times Fri, 30 Jun 2017 18:49:06 GMT

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Building by booby-trapped building, students work to reclaim Iraq's ...
Los Angeles Times
Islamic State devastated Mosul University. Now students and professors are trying to restore its former glory.

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In the Marshlands, 'Another Face of Iraq' - New York Times (blog) Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:01:17 GMT

New York Times (blog)
In the Marshlands, 'Another Face of Iraq'
New York Times (blog)
After 18 months covering the battle against Islamic State fighters in northern Iraq, Emilienne Malfatto felt compelled to show a less-violent side of the war-torn nation. And she found one in Chibayish, a small district in the Mesopotamian marshes ...

Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend: US military should have presence in Iraq long after ISIS defeat - Fayetteville Observer Sat, 01 Jul 2017 19:44:05 GMT

Fayetteville Observer
Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend: US military should have presence in Iraq long after ISIS defeat
Fayetteville Observer
Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, right, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, meets with Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services commander, Lt. Gen. Abdul Ghani al-Assadi in Mosul, Iraq, on March 8. [Contributed by U.S. ...

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Canada commits to fight against Isis in Iraq for another two years - The Guardian Thu, 29 Jun 2017 16:39:00 GMT

The Guardian
Canada commits to fight against Isis in Iraq for another two years
The Guardian
Canada is extending its military mission against the Islamic State group in Iraq for another two years, the country's defense minister announced Thursday. Harjit Sajjan left open the possibility of ramping up the offensive, saying the military would ...
Canada extends Iraq mission to March 2019CBS News
Defence minister extends Iraq military mission by two years and praises sniper's long-range killToronto Star
Canada to extend anti-ISIS mission by 2 yearsCBC.ca

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Tucson pastor to share sermons from military service in Iraq - Arizona Daily Star Fri, 30 Jun 2017 18:56:27 GMT

Tucson pastor to share sermons from military service in Iraq
Arizona Daily Star
After completing a year-long tour of duty in Iraq, the Rev. Owen Chandler will share "Sermons from Iraq" Sunday, July 2 and Sunday July 9 at Saguaro Christian Church, 8302 E. Broadway. Church services are at 8 a.m., 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.. On those Sundays ...

UN says Iraq violence kills 411 civilians in June - Xinhua Sat, 01 Jul 2017 22:25:10 GMT

UN says Iraq violence kills 411 civilians in June
Xinhua
BAGHDAD, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Violence, terrorist acts and armed conflicts across Iraq killed a total of 411 civilians and wounded 294 others in June, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said on Saturday. A UNAMI statement said figures ...

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Iraq and Syria face further instability as Isis influence wanes - Financial Times Thu, 29 Jun 2017 04:07:12 GMT

Financial Times
Iraq and Syria face further instability as Isis influence wanes
Financial Times
Isis is about to be broken as a proto-state. In a few days the vicious totalitarian experiment by black-bannered jihadis will lose Mosul, its capital in northern Iraq, where its last few hundred fighters just blew up the great 12th-century al-Nuri ...
Iran | World news | The GuardianThe Guardian
Syria | World news | The GuardianThe Guardian

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