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French Minister: Hundreds of Jihadis Have Returned From Iraq and Syria - Newsweek Sun, 06 Aug 2017 09:12:00 GMT

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French Minister: Hundreds of Jihadis Have Returned From Iraq and Syria Newsweek Hundreds of jihadi militants have returned to France from Iraq and Syria, France's interior minister said on Sunday. In an interview with French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, Gerard Collomb said that an estimated 271 radical Islamists who fought ... France has seen 271 jihadi militants return from Iraq and Syria: ministerGlobalnews.ca High alert in France as nearly 300 militants return from Iraq, SyriaDaily Sabah More than 270 returnees from Iraq and Syria under investigation in FranceRudaw The New Arab all 26 news articles »

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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 ... New report sheds light on civilian deaths in Iraq & SyriaTRT World all 162 news articles »

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

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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 Addressing Iranian Influence in IraqLobeLog Leading Iraqi Clerics Call For Dismantling Iran-Backed Shi'ite MilitiasRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 62 news articles »

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

Iraq Secures $195 Million Japanese Loan for Electricity Sector - The ... New York Times 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 ... and more »

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Iraq: Mosul Humanitarian Response: Weekly Explosive Incidents Report (30 July - 05 August 2017) - ReliefWeb Sun, 06 Aug 2017 18:16:52 GMT

ReliefWeb

Iraq: Mosul Humanitarian Response: Weekly Explosive Incidents Report (30 July - 05 August 2017) ReliefWeb Iraqi Military Forces launched airstrikes on ISIS positions near Iraqi-Syrian border, which destroyed weapons and munitions cache belonging to ISIS. Iraqi Security Forces with the cooperation of civilians managed to arrest 12 ISIS who sneaked from the ...

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For Iraq's Kurds, independence looks tantalisingly close - Spectator.co.uk (blog) Sun, 06 Aug 2017 10:07:25 GMT

Spectator.co.uk (blog)

For Iraq's Kurds, independence looks tantalisingly close Spectator.co.uk (blog) Next month, Iraq's Kurds head to the polls in an eagerly-awaited independence referendum. Ahead of the vote, on September 25th, the country's Kurdistan Regional Government is searching for inspiration from abroad. Brexit, unsurprisingly, is an obvious ... Kurdish Miss Iraq Vian Sulaimani stripped of titleRudaw Kurdish PM: Kurds Have 'Completely Lost Hope' in IraqBreitbart News Iraq's Kirkuk province spurns plan to ship its oil to Irangulfnews.com Al-Monitor -Daily Sabah -Kurdistan24 all 66 news articles »

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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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Iraq: Salvaging history – Dominican priest saves historic manuscripts from IS *EXCLUSIVE* - AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) Sun, 06 Aug 2017 17:04:00 GMT

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Iraq: Salvaging history – Dominican priest saves historic manuscripts from IS *EXCLUSIVE* AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – A Dominican Priest likened rescuing thousands of manuscripts from the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) to 'saving history' after he salvaged the books from Iraq's largest Christian city, Qaraqosh, three ...

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Iraq urges international coordination to free remaining IS-held areas - Xinhua Sun, 06 Aug 2017 22:08:23 GMT

Iraqi News

Iraq urges international coordination to free remaining IS-held areas Xinhua BAGHDAD, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi parliament on Sunday called for further coordination with the U.S.-led international coalition to regain control of the remaining regions still held by the Islamic State (IS) militants. A statement by the Iraqi ... At least 170 IS fighters killed in army airstrikes, north of SalahuddinIraqi News all 4 news articles »

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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

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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 Maryville guard granted chance at new sentence in appeal from deadly Iraq shooting caseWATE 6 On Your Side Bloomberg -Tampabay.com -NBC Chicago -Military Times all 178 news articles »