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Trump's War On ISIS 'Dramatically Accelerated' Coalition Gains in Iraq And Syria - Newsweek Sat, 05 Aug 2017 16:54:00 GMT

Newsweek

Trump's War On ISIS 'Dramatically Accelerated' Coalition Gains in Iraq And Syria Newsweek Brett McGurk, the special presidential envoy for the global coalition to defeat ISIS, in a briefing with reporters said that Trump's strategy in the battle against the jihadist group in Iraq and Syria had “dramatically accelerated” progress in the ... and more »

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Abadi rejects al-Sadr call to dissolve Hashd al-Shaabi - Aljazeera.com Sat, 05 Aug 2017 17:20:26 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Abadi rejects al-Sadr call to dissolve Hashd al-Shaabi Aljazeera.com Haidar al-Abadi, Iraqi prime minister, has rejected a call by Muqtada al-Sadr, the oowerful Iraqi Shia leader, to dissolve a controversial militia involved in battling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group. Hashd al-Shaabi, a Shia unit ... Iraq's Hashd forces reject call to come under state controlRudaw Iraq PM rejects call to dissolve Shia militiaAnadolu Agency Addressing Iranian Influence in IraqLobeLog Antiwar.com -World Politics Review all 49 news articles »

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Iraq Secures $195 Million Japanese Loan for Electricity Sector - New York Times Sat, 05 Aug 2017 12:48:17 GMT

Xinhua

Iraq Secures $195 Million Japanese Loan for Electricity Sector New York Times BAGHDAD — Japan has agreed to lend Iraq up to $195 million for a project to help repair a thermal power station in the southern province of Basra, an Iraqi government statement said on Saturday. Though Iraq is a major OPEC oil producer, the country ... Iraq gets loan from Japan to develop thermal power stationXinhua Iraq secures US$195m Japanese loan for electricity sectorMalay Mail Online all 3 news articles »

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After Mosul, Rebuilding Iraq Will Be Just as Painful This Time Around - Task & Purpose Sat, 05 Aug 2017 10:11:45 GMT

Task & Purpose

After Mosul, Rebuilding Iraq Will Be Just as Painful This Time Around Task & Purpose In The National Interest's latest Facebook Live interview, Harry Kazianis, Director of Defense studies at the Center for the National Interest, sat down with Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis (Ret.), a senior fellow at Defense Priorities, to discuss what is ... UN Migration Agency's Emergency Unit Assists Newly Displaced from Tal Afar, Iraq [EN/AR]ReliefWeb Iraq faces vast challenges securing, rebuilding MosulArab News US forces evacuate spies planted within IS from MosulIraqi News all 28 news articles »

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Iraq: Humanitarian Dashboard (June 2017) - Reliefweb Sat, 05 Aug 2017 14:04:13 GMT

Reliefweb

Iraq: Humanitarian Dashboard (June 2017) Reliefweb In the first six months of 2017, 133 humanitarian partners reached 4.8 million people in 273 geographical locations across Iraq, representing 77 per cent of the targeted population. The bulk of assistance was focused in Ninewa Governorate, as the ...

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Smart Moves on Iraq's Economy - Commentary Magazine Fri, 04 Aug 2017 18:00:47 GMT

Commentary Magazine

Smart Moves on Iraq's Economy Commentary Magazine When American journalists and policymakers talk about Iraq, their focus is overwhelmingly on security. Will Iraqi forces mop up the remnants of the Islamic State? Will Iran extend and formalize its influence in Iraq (as the Iranian and Iraqi Defense ...

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Ex-Blackwater Guard's Conviction in Iraq Massacre Overturned, Appeals Court Rules - NBCNews.com Fri, 04 Aug 2017 19:31:19 GMT

NBCNews.com

Ex-Blackwater Guard's Conviction in Iraq Massacre Overturned, Appeals Court Rules NBCNews.com Nicolas Slatten, 33, was convicted in April 2015 of first-degree murder by a federal jury in Washington, D.C., but now gets a retrial in the case. Three former guards with the private military company who were found guilty in the same incident — each ... Blackwater guard gets murder conviction tossed in Iraq massacreNew York Post Murder conviction in Blackwater Iraq shooting case thrown outThe Mercury News In Blackwater Case, Court Rejects a Murder Conviction and Voids 3 SentencesNew York Times Tampabay.com -Maryville Daily Times -WATE 6 On Your Side -Washington Post all 119 news articles »

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Kurdish Miss Iraq Vian Sulaimani stripped of title - Rudaw Sat, 05 Aug 2017 11:32:30 GMT

Rudaw

Kurdish Miss Iraq Vian Sulaimani stripped of title Rudaw Sulaimani, who is originally from the Kurdish city of Sulaimani but resides in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, was stripped of her title and all of her duties for claiming to be single, when in fact she had previously been married per a press release ... Kurdish PM: Kurds Have 'Completely Lost Hope' in IraqBreitbart News Iraq's Kirkuk province spurns plan to ship its oil to Irangulfnews.com What will post-referendum Iraq be?Daily Sabah AINA (press release) -Anadolu Agency -Bloomberg all 52 news articles »

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France has seen 271 jihadi militants return from Iraq and Syria: minister - Globalnews.ca Sun, 06 Aug 2017 01:31:37 GMT

Globalnews.ca

France has seen 271 jihadi militants return from Iraq and Syria: minister Globalnews.ca Some 700 French nationals are estimated to have fought in Islamic State ranks in Iraq and Syria, and like other European countries France has been wrestling with how to handle the flow of so-called returnees. The number of jihadis to have returned to ... and more »

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New report sheds light on civilian deaths in Iraq & Syria - TRT World Sat, 05 Aug 2017 11:53:46 GMT

TRT World

New report sheds light on civilian deaths in Iraq & Syria TRT World US and Russian-backed forces have killed at least 19,663 non-combatant civilians in Syria and Iraq between August 2014 and July 2017, monitoring group Airwars estimates. The London-based collective of journalists and researchers say that at least 7,337 ... 624 civilians killed in US-led strikes in Iraq, Syria: ReportKasmir Monitor all 18 news articles »