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As Mosul battle ends, struggle over Iraq's future intensifies - Reuters Fri, 07 Jul 2017 17:29:16 GMT

Reuters

As Mosul battle ends, struggle over Iraq's future intensifies Reuters ERBIL, Iraq After almost nine months of fierce fighting, the campaign to recapture Mosul from Islamic State is drawing to a bitter end in the ruins of the city's historic quarter, but the struggle for Iraq's future is far from over. Aside from Mosul ... For Iraqi soldiers coordinating coalition strikes on Islamic State, it's a different kind of warLos Angeles Times ISIS Nears US Military Base in Iraq, Slaughters JournalistsNewsweek Here in Iraq, Isis is being defeated – but with US policy in disarray, it doesn't feel any saferThe Independent USA TODAY -TIME all 553 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 terrorist ties, and ultimately linked to the kidnapping of a U.S. contractor and others in Iraq ...

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Law firm that brought claims against British troops in Iraq is accused of 'ambulance chasing' Grenfell Tower victims - Mirror.co.uk Sat, 08 Jul 2017 01:33:38 GMT

Mirror.co.uk

Law firm that brought claims against British troops in Iraq is accused of 'ambulance chasing' Grenfell Tower victims Mirror.co.uk A top law firm that brought war crime claims against British squaddies in Iraq is being probed over claims employees were 'ambulance chasing' victims of the over the Grenfell Tower disaster . Leigh Day suspended two trainee solicitors and launched an ... and more »

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Canada caught in a web of competing Kurdish factions in Iraq - The Globe and Mail Fri, 07 Jul 2017 16:00:05 GMT

The Globe and Mail

Canada caught in a web of competing Kurdish factions in Iraq The Globe and Mail Last month, a violent skirmish took place in Sinjar, Iraq, between Kurdish peshmerga and Sinjar Resistance Units. The peshmerga involved in the violent clashes are not the same peshmerga that Canada is training and arming. Canada's support for the ... Senior Kurdish official says Iraq's failure created ISISARA News all 17 news articles »

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BL Harbert lands contract for project in Iraq - Birmingham Business Journal Fri, 07 Jul 2017 20:02:15 GMT

Birmingham Business Journal

BL Harbert lands contract for project in Iraq Birmingham Business Journal BL Harbert International has landed yet another major federal contract for an international project. The Birmingham-based contractor was awarded the contract for construction of the new U.S. Consulate Complex in Erbil, Iraq, by the U.S. Department of ... and more »

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Joe Lauzon Visits Troops In Iraq, Recounts 'Humbling' Experience - FloCombat Fri, 07 Jul 2017 12:45:33 GMT

FloCombat

Joe Lauzon Visits Troops In Iraq, Recounts 'Humbling' Experience FloCombat The trip was not Lauzon's first time visiting troops or even traveling as far as Iraq to try and help boost moral. Back nearly a decade ago Lauzon visited other service men and women in Iraq along with heavyweight Heath Herring and middleweight Jorge ...

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Iraq veteran who grew up in Portland arrested by ICE - OregonLive.com Fri, 07 Jul 2017 22:40:21 GMT

OregonLive.com

Iraq veteran who grew up in Portland arrested by ICE OregonLive.com An Iraq war veteran who grew up in Portland is being held by federal immigration agents in a Tacoma detention center and could be deported to South Korea. Chong Hwan Kim, 41, has lived in Portland since his family immigrated with documentation when ... Iraq veteran from Oregon detained by immigration officialsWashington Times all 2 news articles »

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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 fined $3 million for smuggled Iraqi artifactsWashington Post Hobby Lobby to Turn Over 5500 Artifacts Smuggled Out of IraqNew York Magazine Hobby Lobby to Pay $3 Million, Give Up Artifacts Smuggled from IraqLive Science New York Times -ChristianityToday.com -Telegraph.co.uk -Department of Justice all 277 news articles »

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Hobby Lobby accused of hypocrisy amid Iraq smuggling case - Salt Lake Tribune Fri, 07 Jul 2017 15:40:35 GMT

Salt Lake Tribune

Hobby Lobby accused of hypocrisy amid Iraq smuggling case Salt Lake Tribune FILE - In this July 19, 2013 file photo, Hobby Lobby President Steve Green, stands outside the federal courthouse in Oklahoma City. Green said Wednesday, July 5, 2017 that his company made "regrettable mistakes" when it started dealing in antiquities ... Hobby Lobby fined $3M for smuggling Iraq religious artifactsRavenna Record Courier Hobby Lobby settlement whitewashes cultural colonialism in IraqThe New Arab all 49 news articles »

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In 2016, drug overdoses likely killed more Americans than the entire wars in Vietnam and Iraq - Vox Fri, 07 Jul 2017 15:40:00 GMT

Vox

In 2016, drug overdoses likely killed more Americans than the entire wars in Vietnam and Iraq Vox Every year for the past few years, we've gotten even more horrible statistics showing the harrowing impact of the opioid epidemic on America. In 2015, overall drug overdose deaths, largely as a result of the opioid crisis, reached a new historic record ... and more »