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Mosul: US commander says Iraq must stop Islamic State 2.0 - BBC News Tue, 11 Jul 2017 02:24:45 GMT

BBC News

Mosul: US commander says Iraq must stop Islamic State 2.0 BBC News The senior US commander in Iraq has warned that the war against the so-called Islamic State (IS) is not over, despite a "historic" victory in Mosul. Lt Gen Stephen Townsend told the BBC there were still IS fighters in Iraq. He said the government ... Capture Of Mosul From Islamic State: Failure Not Victory In IraqForbes US and Iraq Declare Victory Over ISIS in MosulNBCNews.com US, Iran, Syria and Russia Finally Agree: Iraq's Victory Over ISIS Praised Around the WorldNewsweek New York Times -The Hill all 1,587 news articles »

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SitRep: Another Tough Day For the Trumps; Iraq Reclaims the Rubble of Mosul - Foreign Policy (blog) Mon, 10 Jul 2017 11:28:57 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

SitRep: Another Tough Day For the Trumps; Iraq Reclaims the Rubble of Mosul Foreign Policy (blog) Iraq says complete victory over the Islamic State in Mosul “is certain,” with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi saying the city has been cleared except for “just one or two pockets” of ISIS resistance. Iraqi officials say they'll make a final ... and more »

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Removing Isis from Iraq is just the beginning - British GQ Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:53:39 GMT

British GQ

Removing Isis from Iraq is just the beginning British GQ As Iraqis declare victory in Mosul over Isis, GQ revisits when Anthony Loyd experienced Iraq's front line in the Anbar province. Here, he bears witness to deadly Isis snipers and the lone grave of a British Isis jihadi.

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Iraq's Prime Minister Celebrates Win Over ISIS In Mosul - NPR Mon, 10 Jul 2017 09:09:27 GMT

Iraq's Prime Minister Celebrates Win Over ISIS In Mosul NPR Haider al-Abadi says ISIS has been driven from its Mosul stronghold, but the prime minister must now knit together a country riven by sectarian tensions and foreign sponsors. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Iraq's prime minister traveled to Mosul yesterday to ...

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The Morning Brief: Donald Trump Jr., ISIS in Iraq and Amazon Echo - TIME Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:46:47 GMT

TIME

The Morning Brief: Donald Trump Jr., ISIS in Iraq and Amazon Echo TIME President Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., offered two different explanations over the weekend for why he met with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential campaign. In his latest statement, Trump Jr. said he was promised damaging ... 5 things for Monday, July 10: The US and Russia, Iraq fighting, London market fireCNN International Trump's Son Met With Russian Lawyer After Being Promised Damaging Information on ClintonNew York Times Trump Team Met With Lawyer Linked to Kremlin During CampaignNew York Times all 1,051 news articles »

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Jonathan Steele - The Guardian Mon, 10 Jul 2017 18:40:00 GMT

Reuters

Jonathan Steele The Guardian It is widely accepted that Islamic State's defeat in Mosul, declared this weekend, ends a battle but not a war, and that the group's thousands of jihadi supporters could turn in revenge to targeted suicide bombings in the west as well as in cities in ... Turkey's Erdogan says Iraq should avoid independence referendumReuters all 9 news articles »

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One enemy saves another's life; an Iran-Iraq war story - San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:00:24 GMT

San Francisco Chronicle

One enemy saves another's life; an Iran-Iraq war story San Francisco Chronicle The story, first reported in Canadian newspapers, is stunning: In 1982, during the Iran-Iraq War, Najah Aboud, a 29-year-old Iraqi who had been drafted, was severely wounded. Iranian Zahed Haftlang, a 13-year-old Iranian child soldier who'd enlisted to ...

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5 things to know about Iraq's Mosul - Colorado Springs Gazette Mon, 10 Jul 2017 21:02:17 GMT

5 things to know about Iraq's Mosul Colorado Springs Gazette MOSUL, Iraq— Iraq's prime minister declared victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul after more than eight months of some of the toughest fighting Iraqi forces have faced in the more than 3-year-old war against the extremists. Iraqi and coalition ...

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The Hobby Lobby Case Shows Why Smuggling Ancient Artifacts Is Hugely Profitable - Money Magazine Thu, 06 Jul 2017 21:54:26 GMT

The Atlantic

The Hobby Lobby Case Shows Why Smuggling Ancient Artifacts Is Hugely Profitable Money Magazine Hobby Lobby, an Oklahoma-based arts and crafts retailer, agreed Wednesday to pay a $3 million fine after federal prosecutors alleged the company illegally imported thousands of ancient clay artifacts originally from Iraq into the United States. Hobby Lobby Purchased Thousands of Ancient Artifacts Smuggled Out of IraqThe Atlantic Hobby Lobby to Turn Over 5500 Artifacts Smuggled Out of IraqNew York Magazine Hobby Lobby fined $3 million for smuggled Iraqi artifactsWashington Post New York Times -Live Science -The Hill -Department of Justice all 277 news articles »

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These refugees lied to escape Iraq a decade ago. Now, the US might send them back. - Washington Post Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:08:59 GMT

Washington Post

These refugees lied to escape Iraq a decade ago. Now, the US might send them back. Washington Post Determined not to return to a country where they thought they would be killed, they obscured their relationship with a third brother, who was accused of terrorism ties and ultimately linked to the kidnapping of a U.S. contractor and others in Iraq. The ...