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Iraq says forces are 'tens of meters' from retaking Mosul - News 12 Long Island Sun, 09 Jul 2017 02:20:08 GMT

News 12 Long Island

Iraq says forces are 'tens of meters' from retaking Mosul News 12 Long Island (AP Photo/Felipe Dana). An Iraqi army soldier walks on a damaged street as Iraqi forces continue their advance against Islamic State militants in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, July 8, 2017. In Battle Against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, Civilians Suffer MostNBCNews.com ISIS Lose Last Stronghold in Iraq but the Militant Group Lives OnNewsweek Soldiers celebrate Isis's defeat in Mosul as Iraq's greatest battle in war against jihadis reaches bloody conclusionThe Independent Reuters -The Guardian all 179 news articles »

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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 ... ISIS Nears US Military Base in Iraq, Slaughters JournalistsNewsweek Military Strikes Target ISIS Terrorists in Syria, IraqDepartment of Defense Here in Iraq, Isis is being defeated – but with US policy in disarray, it doesn't feel any saferThe Independent USA TODAY -Washington Examiner -Business Insider all 578 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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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 -The Hill -Department of Justice all 277 news articles »

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Horrigan: Consult your Bible on Jesus' baked goods and looting Iraq - STLtoday.com Sat, 08 Jul 2017 13:03:23 GMT

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Horrigan: Consult your Bible on Jesus' baked goods and looting Iraq STLtoday.com At least some of the 5,500 artifacts that the Justice Department said were illegally obtained in Iraq were destined for this temple. Green admitted being involved in obtaining the artifacts, despite being warned that their provenance was sketchy. The ... Hobby Lobby accused of hypocrisy amid Iraq smuggling caseSalt Lake Tribune Hobby Lobby fined $3M for smuggling Iraq religious artifactsGreensburg Daily News Hobby Lobby settlement whitewashes cultural colonialism in IraqThe New Arab Department of Justice -Hobby Lobby Newsroom all 88 news articles »

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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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Immigration officials detain Iraq War veteran from Oregon - The Register-Guard Sat, 08 Jul 2017 04:54:24 GMT

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Immigration officials detain Iraq War veteran from Oregon The Register-Guard PORTLAND — A Portland veteran who served in Iraq has been detained by federal immigration authorities and is being held at a detention center in Tacoma, Washington. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Rose Riley told The ... Iraq veteran who grew up in Portland arrested by ICE | OregonLive ...OregonLive.com all 2 news articles »

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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 ... Iraq: From War on Terror to Civil War?Sputnik International all 33 news articles »

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Defense budget to provide broader Iraq security support - Al-Monitor Fri, 07 Jul 2017 21:51:38 GMT

Al-Monitor

Defense budget to provide broader Iraq security support Al-Monitor The upper chamber's version of the National Defense Authorization Act, set for release next week, allows the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq — a US office tasked with developing Iraq's military — to extend their support to police and civilian ... and more »

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We should have learned after Iraq – but Brexit shows we are still willing to blindly follow politicians into disaster - The Independent Thu, 06 Jul 2017 10:35:09 GMT

The Independent

We should have learned after Iraq – but Brexit shows we are still willing to blindly follow politicians into disaster The Independent In a wide ranging interview with the BBC, Sir John Chilcot said Tony Blair was “not straight with the nation” and relied on belief rather than fact to take Britain into the Iraq War. That the conflict was an unmitigated disaster, a historic mistake ... Chilcot: Tony Blair was not 'straight with the nation' over Iraq warThe Guardian Tony Blair 'not straight' with UK over Iraq, says ChilcotBBC News Chilcot report – what were the Iraq Inquiry's findings and could Tony Blair's immunity from prosecution be reviewed?The Sun Mirror.co.uk -Evening Standard -The Week UK -BBC News all 101 news articles »