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Many foreign fighters likely to stay in Syria, Iraq: US official - Reuters Fri, 21 Jul 2017 18:11:15 GMT

Reuters

Many foreign fighters likely to stay in Syria, Iraq: US official
Reuters
ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) - In a new assessment, the U.S. intelligence community judges that large numbers of foreigners fighting for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria likely will stay to defend what is left of their self-declared caliphate rather than ...

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Bar re-opens in Iraq town previously overrun by ISIS - New York Post Fri, 21 Jul 2017 18:45:13 GMT

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Bar re-opens in Iraq town previously overrun by ISIS
New York Post
QARAQOSH, Iraq – In a town ravaged by the war against Islamic State, amid ransacked homes and shuttered shops, a flashing sign above the entrance to one business beckons visitors: “Welcome,” it reads. Inside, the floors are carpeted, the lights are low ...
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Isis losses in Syria and Iraq not reducing terror threat in UK, police chief warns - The Independent Fri, 21 Jul 2017 18:23:07 GMT

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Isis losses in Syria and Iraq not reducing terror threat in UK, police chief warns
The Independent
The threat of Isis-linked terror attacks in the UK continues to rise despite heavy military losses for the group in Iraq and Syria, the UK's most senior police officer has warned. Cressida Dick, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, said six ...

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After Mosul: What's next for the fight in Iraq - Marine Corps Times Thu, 20 Jul 2017 17:57:28 GMT

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After Mosul: What's next for the fight in Iraq
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After declaring victory in the nine-month battle to oust the Islamic State group from Mosul the Iraqi security forces have “a little bit of breathing room to concentrate on the rest of the country and get on with the campaign of eliminating ISIS in ...
French woman faces prosecution in Iraq for possible IS linksWashington Post
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Army announces Iraq deployment for 2100 soldiers - ArmyTimes.com Thu, 20 Jul 2017 18:00:34 GMT

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Army announces Iraq deployment for 2100 soldiers
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The Army on Thursday announced that 2,100 soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division will deploy to Iraq this fall. The soldiers are with 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division at Fort Polk, Louisiana. They will deploy in support of Operation ...

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Does the New York Times Want America In Iraq for One Hundred Years? - The National Interest Online Sat, 22 Jul 2017 02:27:00 GMT

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Does the New York Times Want America In Iraq for One Hundred Years?
The National Interest Online
The headline of the New York Times piece was breathless: “Iran Dominates in Iraq After U.S. Handed the Country Over.” The content was only slightly less so: “But after the United States' abrupt withdrawal of troops in 2011, American constancy is still ...


2100 Fort Polk soldiers will deploy to Iraq this fall - Knoe.com Fri, 21 Jul 2017 16:12:24 GMT

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2100 Fort Polk soldiers will deploy to Iraq this fall
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KPLC-TV reports that City of Leesville spokesman Sonny Harrell said Thursday that soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, will conduct combat and anti-terrorism operations in Iraq. The unit will maintain a presence at their ...
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NYT rewrites history of Iraq War, painting US as democracy-lover, Iran as sinister imperialist - Salon Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:03:32 GMT

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NYT rewrites history of Iraq War, painting US as democracy-lover, Iran as sinister imperialist
Salon
The New York Times' Tim Arango took what could have been an interesting topic for war journalism — Iran's increased role in Iraq — and morphed it into a cynical revisionist history of American and Saudi involvement in the Middle East. In doing so ...
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Iranian troops clash with 'terrorists' on border with Iraq: statement - Reuters Fri, 21 Jul 2017 14:12:56 GMT

Iranian troops clash with 'terrorists' on border with Iraq: statement
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards engaged in heavy clashes with gunmen on the border with Iraq on Thursday evening, killing three of them and sustaining one fatality, the Guards said on Friday. A statement on the Guards' Sepah News website ...

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ISIL families lament harsh treatment in Iraq - Aljazeera.com Thu, 20 Jul 2017 08:31:52 GMT

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ISIL families lament harsh treatment in Iraq
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Dozens of families accused of having relatives in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group (ISIL, also known as ISIS) have been forcibly displaced to Shahama camp by the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), under the control of the Iraqi army. The ...