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Jordan, Iraq reopen border crossing vital to trade - The Boston Globe Wed, 30 Aug 2017 23:09:29 GMT

Voice of America

Jordan, Iraq reopen border crossing vital to trade The Boston Globe TREBIL BORDER CROSSING, Iraq — Jordan and Iraq reopened their only border crossing Wednesday after a two-year closure, taking a step toward stabilizing an area devastated by Islamic State extremists and allowing for a resumption of vital trade. Iraq, Jordan say border crossing to reopen on WednesdayReuters Jordan, Iraq Reopen Main Border Crossing on Baghdad to Amman HighwayVoice of America Jordan, Iraq reopen sole border crossingThe Straits Times AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) all 44 news articles »

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US Military Reveals True, Higher Number of Troops in Afghanistan, but Hides Iraq and Syria Counts - Newsweek Wed, 30 Aug 2017 19:37:50 GMT

Newsweek

US Military Reveals True, Higher Number of Troops in Afghanistan, but Hides Iraq and Syria Counts Newsweek The Pentagon has disclosed there are significantly more troops in Afghanistan than previously reported, in a new report that comes just over a week after President Donald Trump unveiled a new strategy to fight militants in the war-torn nation. Defense ... and more »

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The Man Raising an Army of Psychologists in Iraq - Daily Beast Wed, 30 Aug 2017 04:09:14 GMT

Daily Beast

The Man Raising an Army of Psychologists in Iraq Daily Beast A year after helping more than 1,000 escaped ISIS captives resettle in Germany, Kurdish-German psychologist Jan Ilhan Kizilhan has returned to northern Iraq with a plan to save thousands of other psychologically scarred war victims left behind. With ...

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ISIL evacuation deal angers Iraq - Aljazeera.com Wed, 30 Aug 2017 08:55:16 GMT

Aljazeera.com

ISIL evacuation deal angers Iraq Aljazeera.com Iraqis have denounced a Hezbollah and Syria-backed deal allowing fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group to evacuate a Syrian-Lebanese frontier region towards the Iraqi border. Hundreds of fighters ... US coalition bombs road to block ISIS movement from Syria into IraqWashington Examiner Iraq rattled by Hezbollah-Islamic State evacuation dealIraqi News US coalition, Iraq slam evacuation agreement for IS fightersUPI.com The Jerusalem Post -New York Times all 352 news articles »

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Jordan border crossing with Iraq to reopen in major boost to ties - Reuters Wed, 30 Aug 2017 08:03:11 GMT

Jordan border crossing with Iraq to reopen in major boost to ties Reuters Commercial traffic continued for a year after until Iraq launched an offensive in July 2015 to reclaim the predominately Sunni Anbar province and deprive the militants of funds raised from truck drivers forced to pay a tax on cargo coming in from Jordan. and more »

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A dangerous smuggling route across Iraq-Iran border - Al Jazeera - Aljazeera.com Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:25:03 GMT

Aljazeera.com

A dangerous smuggling route across Iraq-Iran border - Al Jazeera Aljazeera.com Couriers who work for Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish smugglers risk shootings and jail time. and more »

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Iraq Faces Resistance From Asian Buyers on 'Ambitious' Oil Price ... - New York Times Wed, 30 Aug 2017 02:11:14 GMT

Iraq Faces Resistance From Asian Buyers on 'Ambitious' Oil Price ... New York Times Iraq's proposal to change the way it prices crude oil in Asia faces resistance from refiners who fear that longer lead times between pricing and deliveries will ... and more »

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Tear-jerking moment schoolgirl, five, meets heavily-scarred Iraq War veteran blinded in a sniper attack - The Sun Wed, 30 Aug 2017 08:42:32 GMT

The Sun

Tear-jerking moment schoolgirl, five, meets heavily-scarred Iraq War veteran blinded in a sniper attack The Sun THIS is the heart-warming moment a blinded war vet meets a five-year-old he dubs "a hero". Simon Brown was left heavily-scarred after a sniper shot a bullet through his face in Iraq, with the 38-year-old lucky to survive the brutal assault that left ... 'You're our hero': Heart-warming moment former soldier who was blinded by a sniper in Iraq thanks five-year-old girl ...Daily Mail all 7 news articles »

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Iraq will be free from ISIS terrorists 'within days' – Iraqi ambassador to RT - RT Wed, 30 Aug 2017 23:05:00 GMT

RT

Iraq will be free from ISIS terrorists 'within days' – Iraqi ambassador to RT RT The war against Islamic State is almost over in Iraq with the army now wiping out the remaining, but “very small” number of terrorists, the country's ambassador to Russia told RT. He also spoke about the fate of foreign children whose parents joined ISIS. and more »

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Iraq's Kirkuk province to vote in Kurdish independence referendum - Reuters Tue, 29 Aug 2017 16:50:34 GMT

Reuters

Iraq's Kirkuk province to vote in Kurdish independence referendum Reuters KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's oil-producing region of Kirkuk will vote in a referendum on Kurdish independence on Sept. 25, its provisional council decided on Tuesday, a move that could increase tension with Arab and Turkmen residents. The ethnically ... Iraq's Contested Kirkuk Province to Vote in Kurdistan Independence ReferendumWorld Politics Review Iran warns Iraq's Kirkuk decision to back Kurdish referendum provocativePress TV Iraq's Kirkuk province to take part in Kurdish independence referendumThe New Arab all 118 news articles »