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Iraq eyes first independent bond sale in a decade - Financial Times Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:16:38 GMT

Financial Times
Iraq eyes first independent bond sale in a decade
Financial Times
Iraq is bidding to make its first independent return to the capital markets in more than a decade, canvassing investors' interest in a five-year bond after successfully launching a US-backed $1bn fundraising earlier this year. The oil-rich but war ...

Appearances get people killed in Iraq - Al-Monitor Thu, 27 Jul 2017 22:01:21 GMT

Al-Monitor
Appearances get people killed in Iraq
Al-Monitor
In Iraq, gay men are degradingly referred to as “tante," which is French for "auntie." Lulu fled from Baghdad to Erbil and then all the way to Beirut to escape what he believed was inevitable death. He told Al-Monitor by phone that there “are people ...

Iraq seeks to tap bond markets for five-year debt - Financial Times Thu, 27 Jul 2017 08:33:02 GMT

Iraq seeks to tap bond markets for five-year debt
Financial Times
In late 2015, Iraq called off plans to return to the bond markets for the first time since the end of US occupation, citing the excessively high cost. Its attempt to revive the plan last year was also abandoned, before it succeeded in raising $1bn of ...

US Trained Unit in Iraq That 'Committed War Crimes' in Mosul Battle - Newsweek Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:50:48 GMT

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US Trained Unit in Iraq That 'Committed War Crimes' in Mosul Battle
Newsweek
A U.S.-trained Iraqi military unit committed “war crimes” in Mosul during the battle to liberate the city from the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), Human Rights Watch said Thursday. The group said two international observers alleged that the unit ...
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The Wall review – Aaron Taylor-Johnson under fire in menacing Iraq war duel - The Guardian Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:30:20 GMT

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The Wall review – Aaron Taylor-Johnson under fire in menacing Iraq war duel
The Guardian
Screenwriter Dwain Worrell has put together a tough, well-carpentered thriller, directed by Doug Liman, about a US soldier in the dying days of the Iraq war who is stranded in the desert and engaged in a Spielbergian duel with an unseen Iraqi sniper ...

Iraq: The heavy humanitarian toll in the aftermath of Mosul - Reliefweb Thu, 27 Jul 2017 10:46:43 GMT

Iraq: The heavy humanitarian toll in the aftermath of Mosul
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After 9 months of fighting, the final stage of the Mosul offensive does not mean an end to the ordeal of the thousands of civilians still trapped in the city. No more than it puts a stop to the exodus of populations from Iraq. The coming military ...

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Military coup in Iraq ousts monarchy - archive, 1958 - The Guardian Wed, 26 Jul 2017 04:00:38 GMT

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Military coup in Iraq ousts monarchy - archive, 1958
The Guardian
Bagdad is hot but apparently not excessively bothered as Iraq settles down into its new revolutionary mould. A ruined office here and there, a plethora of posters, a few erased slogans, an armed guard at the airport, an elated taxi-cab driver - these ...

VK Singh to travel to Iraq - The Hindu Thu, 27 Jul 2017 19:26:23 GMT

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VK Singh to travel to Iraq
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With Iraq promising all cooperation in tracing the 39 missing Indians in Mosul, Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh will travel to Badush near Mosul, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday. At a meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister ...
Iraq: VK Singh to visit Badush to trace 39 missing IndiansHindustan Times
Congress politicising Iraq abductions, Sushma Swaraj saysTimes of India
India seeks help from Iraq on missing nationals; MoS' travel to BadushThe Indian Express
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Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq > U.S. ... - Department of Defense Wed, 26 Jul 2017 13:47:39 GMT

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Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq > U.S. ...
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U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported.

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Refugees, vets come together to share stories of Iraq - PennLive.com Wed, 26 Jul 2017 17:03:00 GMT

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Refugees, vets come together to share stories of Iraq
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For Jawad Al Amiri, life in Iraq during the reign of Saddam Hussein was filled with silence -- about atrocities he witnessed or silence about his own feelings. His sister was poisoned by secret police. His brother-in-law was tortured. His two brothers ...

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