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Hobby Lobby Purchased Thousands of Ancient Artifacts Smuggled Out of Iraq - The Atlantic Wed, 05 Jul 2017 23:51:00 GMT

The Atlantic

Hobby Lobby Purchased Thousands of Ancient Artifacts Smuggled Out of Iraq The Atlantic Hobby Lobby purchased thousands of ancient artifacts smuggled out of modern-day Iraq via the United Arab Emirates and Israel in 2010 and 2011, attorneys for the Eastern District of New York announced on Wednesday. As part of a settlement, the American ... Hobby Lobby Agrees to Forfeit 5500 Artifacts Smuggled Out of IraqNew York Times Hobby Lobby fined $3 million for artifacts smuggled from IraqWashington Post Hobby Lobby to return artifacts allegedly smuggled from IraqThe Hill KOKH FOX25 -NBCNews.com -USA TODAY all 66 news articles »

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Tony Blair should be prosecuted over Iraq war, high court hears - The Guardian Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:01:22 GMT

The Guardian

Tony Blair should be prosecuted over Iraq war, high court hears The Guardian The Chilcot inquiry's conclusion that the invasion of Iraq was unnecessary and undermined the United Nations requires the prosecution of Tony Blair, the high court has heard. In his opening argument calling for a war crimes trial in Britain, Michael ... Ruling granting Tony Blair immunity from prosecution over Iraq war to be reviewedThe Independent UK court to review Tony Blair's immunity over Iraq War: report ...POLITICO.eu Tony Blair could face prosecution over Iraq as top judge hears ...The Sun Mirror.co.uk -Telegraph.co.uk all 20 news articles »

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Heartbreaking photo shows humanitarian crisis looms in Iraq - USA TODAY Wed, 05 Jul 2017 19:55:00 GMT

USA TODAY

Heartbreaking photo shows humanitarian crisis looms in Iraq USA TODAY The Islamic State faces defeat. But a humanitarian crisis looms for survivors, many of them children, who are suffering from dehydration and malnutrition in northern Iraq. U.S-backed forces have entered the final stages of the Mosul offensive to retake ... British troops 'should stay in Iraq' to aid stability after Isil is defeated, foreign minister saysTelegraph.co.uk The final push: Retaking Mosul from ISILAljazeera.com In Iraq, Fight To Retake Mosul From ISIS Appears To Be In Its Final StagesWDIY ReliefWeb -Doctors Without Borders all 67 news articles »

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As a gay man born in Iraq, I know that western intervention is to blame for the murder of LGBT Iraqis - The Independent Wed, 05 Jul 2017 13:11:49 GMT

The Independent

As a gay man born in Iraq, I know that western intervention is to blame for the murder of LGBT Iraqis The Independent It is a devastating incident, yet an increasingly regular phenomenon since the Western invasion of Iraq in 2003. Humanitarian reports estimate that between 2004 to 2009, 680 people have been murdered due to gender and sexual non-conformism. According ... and more »

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Iraq PM says "we managed to liberate" Mosul - CBS News Wed, 05 Jul 2017 03:28:00 GMT

CBS News

Iraq PM says "we managed to liberate" Mosul CBS News MOSUL, Iraq -- Iraq's prime minister on Tuesday congratulated his fighters on "the big victory in Mosul" - even as fighting with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants continued in Mosul's Old City neighborhood where Iraqi forces are about ... Iraq slows advance on last IS pocket in Mosul packed with civiliansReuters The Mosul climax is just the beginning of the battle for IraqEconomic Times Iraq on cusp of Mosul victory but IS strikes back; 15 killedNews 12 Westchester U.S. News & World Report all 943 news articles »

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Officials Release Details of Latest Strikes in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Wed, 05 Jul 2017 12:33:14 GMT

Department of Defense

Officials Release Details of Latest Strikes in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, July 5, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 37 strikes consisting of 107 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials ... US-Led Coalition Destroys 33 Fighting Positions Near Iraq's Mosul ...Sputnik International all 17 news articles »

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After Backing Trump, Christians Who Fled Iraq Fall Into His Dragnet ... - New York Times Tue, 04 Jul 2017 21:47:57 GMT

New York Times

After Backing Trump, Christians Who Fled Iraq Fall Into His Dragnet ... New York Times A figurine of Jesus in Najah Konja's home in Clarkston, Mich. Mr. Konja is among more than 100 Iraqi Christians in the Detroit area facing possible deportation ... and more »

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After North Korea Missile Test, What Does Kim Jong Un Really Want? - NBCNews.com Wed, 05 Jul 2017 15:51:52 GMT

NBCNews.com

After North Korea Missile Test, What Does Kim Jong Un Really Want? NBCNews.com "They learned their lesson from Libya and Iraq that the sure-fire way to prevent an attack is to have weapons of mass destruction, rather than just bragging about it," said John Nilsson-Wright, a senior research fellow at Chatham House, a London-based ... and more »

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Soldier reaches out to hometown from Iraq - Aransas Pass Progress Wed, 05 Jul 2017 19:49:26 GMT

Aransas Pass Progress

Soldier reaches out to hometown from Iraq Aransas Pass Progress Just as the Fourth of July approached, local soldier SPC John Rodriquez was allowed the opportunity to reach out and greet his local community from Baghdad, Iraq where he has been deployed since October as part of the personnel security detail for the ...

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Why Iraq Needs a Cultural Surge - The National Interest Online Wed, 05 Jul 2017 01:09:59 GMT

The National Interest Online

Why Iraq Needs a Cultural Surge The National Interest Online Potentially the most consequential of these is that in Iraq the rule of the erstwhile caliphate encompassed perhaps the world's single richest trove of cultural heritage. Now, as ISIS territory disappears yard by yard from the Iraqi map, it is time for ... and more »