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'Grave Fears' After Iraq Moves More Than 1300 Wives, Children Of ISIS Suspects - NPR Mon, 18 Sep 2017 19:34:07 GMT

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'Grave Fears' After Iraq Moves More Than 1300 Wives, Children Of ISIS Suspects NPR Iraqi authorities have moved a group of more than 1,300 foreign women and children — the family members of suspected ISIS fighters — and a refugee agency is raising the alarm about their precarious situation and the specter of retribution. "The ... Back on the Playground: Returning to Iraq, Eight Years LaterWar on the Rocks On the ground in Iraq, the war against ISIS is just getting startedVox ISIS fanatic German girl, 16, may still face execution in Iraq as PM warns 'teens are still accountable for killing ...The Sun The Independent -New Vision -Reuters -Al-Arabiya all 67 news articles »

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Iraqi Supreme Court Suspends Kurdish Region's Independence Referendum - TIME Mon, 18 Sep 2017 13:30:25 GMT

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Iraqi Supreme Court Suspends Kurdish Region's Independence Referendum TIME The central government in Baghdad, regional leaders and the United States — a key ally of Iraq's Kurds — have all called on the Iraqi Kurdish region to hold off on the vote, fearing it could contribute to instability as Iraqi forces continue to ... Iraq's top court orders suspension of Kurdish independence referendumCNN Iraq supreme court steps in to block Kurdish independence voteThe Guardian Iraq top court rules to suspend Kurdish referendumAljazeera.com Telegraph.co.uk -BBC News -Chicago Tribune all 785 news articles »

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Refugees from Iraq, Syria eyed in British subway terror attack investigation - Fox News Mon, 18 Sep 2017 17:59:49 GMT

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Refugees from Iraq, Syria eyed in British subway terror attack investigation Fox News Authorities named one of two Middle Eastern refugees believed to be responsible for last week's London subway bombing, as new details emerged about their troubled time being fostered by a British couple previously honored by Queen Elizabeth II. Yahyah ... and more »

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Battle for Iraq's Hawija looms amid Kurdish push for independence - FRANCE 24 Mon, 18 Sep 2017 21:07:28 GMT

FRANCE 24

Battle for Iraq's Hawija looms amid Kurdish push for independence FRANCE 24 The battle for the northern Iraqi city of Hawija is due to start within days, opening a key front in the battle against the Islamic State group. Kurdish fighters have been a key force in the fight against Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Iraq. But with ... Iraq's Supreme Court Tells Kurds to Suspend Independence ReferendumWall Street Journal (subscription) Iraq's top court suspends Kurdish region's independence voteThe Spokesman-Review Kurdistan referendum leaves Iraq's Turkmens in quandaryAl-Monitor New York Times -The Tribune -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -Sputnik International all 85 news articles »

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This trans soldier served two combat tours in Iraq and Kuwait - VICE News Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:43:10 GMT

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This trans soldier served two combat tours in Iraq and Kuwait VICE News When U.S. Army Capt. El Cook started as a freshman at West Point in 2009, he enrolled as a woman. At the time, Cook knew he was transgender, but he also knew that if he came out, he would never be able to pursue his dream of serving in the U.S. Army.

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Double attack in southern Iraq kills more than 80 - Washington Post Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:25:19 GMT

Washington Post

Double attack in southern Iraq kills more than 80 Washington Post IRBIL, Iraq — A coordinated attack on a restaurant and a security checkpoint in southern Iraq killed more than 80 people Thursday, police and health officials said, in a rare spasm of violence targeting a route used by Shiite pilgrims to visit their ... Deadly ISIL attacks hit southern Iraq's Thi Qar | Iraq News | Al JazeeraAljazeera.com Suicide Attacks on Restaurants, Checkpoint, Kill 60 in Southern IraqNew York Times Isis suicide attack: more than 80 killed in southern IraqThe Guardian CNN -BBC News all 233 news articles »

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Willingboro street renamed after soldier killed in Iraq - FOX 29 News Philadelphia Tue, 19 Sep 2017 02:54:57 GMT

FOX 29 News Philadelphia

Willingboro street renamed after soldier killed in Iraq FOX 29 News Philadelphia Willingboro, NJ (WTXF) - Dwayne Kelly was a hero whether he was serving his country overseas or helping people on his block in Willingboro, New Jersey. He passed away nine years ago but his neighborhood recently found a way to forever cherish his ...

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Those Who Served: 9/11 attacks, tradition, the Iraq surge - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette Mon, 18 Sep 2017 05:06:09 GMT

Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Those Who Served: 9/11 attacks, tradition, the Iraq surge Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette PAXTON — In Ar-Ramadi, Iraq, as part of the 2007 surge, Eric Swenson was on a base that was attacked three or four times a day, whether it was mortars, rocked-propelled grenades or sniper fire. He downplays the danger he was in, saying that the ...

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The female explorer who shaped modern Iraq – but was written out of history - iNews Mon, 18 Sep 2017 10:55:00 GMT

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The female explorer who shaped modern Iraq – but was written out of history iNews She was also a diplomat, cartographer, photographer, mountaineer and multi-linguist who, in 1921, drew up the borders of modern Iraq and worked to install the country's first King, Emir Faisal. Letters From Baghdad is a new documentary tracing Bell's ...

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The Islamic State is on the run in Iraq, but some major battles remain ... - Washington Post Fri, 15 Sep 2017 09:33:06 GMT

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The Islamic State is on the run in Iraq, but some major battles remain ... Washington Post IRBIL, Iraq — Iraqi security forces have freed most of northern Iraq from the grip of the Islamic State. But U.S. and Iraqi officials warn that thousands of militants ... Isis is stepping up its attention-grabbing atrocities to counterbalance ...The Independent all 38 news articles »