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Iraq sends workers home as 'ungodly' heat grips Middle East - The Guardian Thu, 10 Aug 2017 15:47:00 GMT

The Guardian
Iraq sends workers home as 'ungodly' heat grips Middle East
The Guardian
As temperatures rose towards 51C on Thursday, Iraq's government declared a mandatory holiday, allowing civic servants to shelter at home. So far this month in the Iraqi capital, every day but one has reached 48C or higher, and the forecast is for the ...
Iraq announces mandatory official holiday due to heat waveABC News
US warns its officials, citizens in Iraq of kidnapping attemptsRudaw
US warns citizens, restricts movements in Iraq due to threatsKurdistan24
The New Indian Express -DTN The Progressive Farmer (registration) (blog)
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OIR Spokesman: No Safe Havens Left for ISIS in Syria or Iraq - Department of Defense Thu, 10 Aug 2017 19:49:52 GMT

Department of Defense
OIR Spokesman: No Safe Havens Left for ISIS in Syria or Iraq
Department of Defense
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2017 — With 50 percent of Raqqa, Syria, now under the control of Syrian Defense Forces and holding forces in place in Mosul, Iraq, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has no safe haven left in either country, the Operation ...

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Overturned Blackwater conviction evokes darkest days of Iraq War - Washington Post Thu, 10 Aug 2017 07:04:04 GMT

Washington Post
Overturned Blackwater conviction evokes darkest days of Iraq War
Washington Post
I remember the white car. Last week, a U.S. appeals court threw out the murder conviction of a former Blackwater Worldwide security guard for his role in the deaths of 14 unarmed Iraqis in a Baghdad traffic circle nearly 10 years ago. I was reporting ...

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Iraq, Saudi Arabia express full commitment to OPEC balancing act - UPI.com Thu, 10 Aug 2017 21:18:11 GMT

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Iraq, Saudi Arabia express full commitment to OPEC balancing act
UPI.com
10 (UPI) -- Oil production from Iraq and Saudi Arabia will remain subdued until the markets reach a target level that indicates a balanced market, leaders said. Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud hosted Iraqi Oil Minister Jabbar ...
Ex Minister: Unused Iraq-Saudi Pipeline Should ReopenOilPrice.com
Saudi, Iraq Oil Ministers Agree to Stronger Oil-Cuts CommitmentBloomberg
Saudi, Iraq vow stronger commitment to cut oil outputDaily Mail
Sky News -The National -Arab News
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US, Coalition continue strikes to defeat ISIS in Syria, Iraq - Pentagram Thu, 10 Aug 2017 21:23:26 GMT

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US, Coalition continue strikes to defeat ISIS in Syria, Iraq
Pentagram
SOUTHWEST ASIA, Aug. 9 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Aug. 8, conducting 31 strikes consisting of 41 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported.
Inherent Resolve Strikes Target ISIS in Syria, Iraq, August 10, 2017 ...eNews Park Forest

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Iraq launches UN-supported action plan to save lives of mothers and newborns - UN News Centre Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:28:14 GMT

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Iraq launches UN-supported action plan to save lives of mothers and newborns
UN News Centre
Health workers supported by UNICEF and the Directorate of Health visit a newborn and her mother in their shelter in Debaga displacement camp in Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region of Iraq (September 2016). Photo: UNICEF/UN032140/Mackenzie ...

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Gilas Pilipinas vs. Iraq: Time, Live Stream for 2017 FIBA Asia Cup - Bleacher Report Thu, 10 Aug 2017 11:00:04 GMT

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Gilas Pilipinas vs. Iraq: Time, Live Stream for 2017 FIBA Asia Cup
Bleacher Report
Fresh off a stunning defeat of China, Gilas Pilipinas next faces a strong Iraq team hunting for an upset of its own when the two get together on Friday at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. Gilas Pilipinas surged ahead in the aptly-named "Group of Death" on ...
Gilas Pilipinas takes on Iraq for Group B leadABS-CBN News
FIBA Asia Cup: How Gilas can play IraqPhilippine Star
Gilas Pilipinas eyes win No.2 against Iraq in FIBA Asia CupInterAksyon
Sun.Star -Xinhua -The Inquisitr
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No Time for Kurdish Independence in Iraq - The American Conservative Fri, 11 Aug 2017 01:33:35 GMT

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No Time for Kurdish Independence in Iraq
The American Conservative
The Kurds, with a population just short of 30 million, are spread over an area of four countries with nearly 15 million in Turkey, six million in Iran, six million in Iraq, and six million in Syria. Their suffering—through deportations, oppression ...
Barzani: Iraq's chance of unity is gone and Kurds aren't to blamRudaw
Kurdish leader: Poll to achieve 'separation from Iraq' – Middle East ...Middle East Monitor
Barzani: Iraq Failed to Maintain Partnership with KurdsAsharq Al-awsat English
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Iraq sentences 27 men to death for roles in 2014 Speicher massacre - CNN International Tue, 08 Aug 2017 22:28:04 GMT

CNN International
Iraq sentences 27 men to death for roles in 2014 Speicher massacre
CNN International
"The Central Criminal Court issued a verdict to execute 27 defendants convicted of participating in the Speicher massacre," Judge Abdul Sattar al-Beeraqdar, a spokesman for Iraq's Higher Judicial Council, said in a statement released Tuesday. However ...
Iraq to hang 27 Isis members over role in massacre of army recruits at Camp SpeicherThe Independent
Iraq to hang 27 for IS Camp Speicher massacreBBC News
Iraq sentences 27 to death over Camp Speicher massacreDeutsche Welle

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Iraq hero Tim Collins' firm 'blew £40m of US army cash on Bentleys and perks': Company claims accusations are ... - Daily Mail Thu, 10 Aug 2017 23:43:38 GMT

Daily Mail
Iraq hero Tim Collins' firm 'blew £40m of US army cash on Bentleys and perks': Company claims accusations are ...
Daily Mail
A security firm run by a highly commended British Iraq war veteran blew £40million of US taxpayers' money on supercars and six-figure salaries for its bosses' wives, it is alleged. Colonel Tim Collins, known for his rousing eve-of-battle speech to ...

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