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Iraq's killing fields: the lethal legacy of landmines – in pictures - The Guardian Fri, 08 Sep 2017 06:00:44 GMT

Iraq's killing fields: the lethal legacy of landmines – in pictures
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After decades of conflict, Iraq has been left littered with unexploded booby-traps. The Mines Advisory Group has spent 25 years in the country working to destroy and clear some of the millions of pieces of deadly ordnance. These images show members of ...

Funk Takes Charge of US Forces in Iraq, Syria - DoD Buzz Fri, 08 Sep 2017 18:15:00 GMT

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Funk Takes Charge of US Forces in Iraq, Syria
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Paul E. Funk II took charge this week as the new commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria in the ongoing fight to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Funk succeeded Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, who led Combined Joint Task Force-Operation ...
Christians return to Syria -- but not to IraqWND.com
'No evidence' of foreign fighter flow from Iraq, Syria into Europe, intel officials sayWashington Times
US warplanes are called off surveillance of ISIS convoy, at Russia's requestWashington Post
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Globetrotting Justin Meram enjoying stellar year for Columbus Crew, Iraq - ESPN FC (blog) Fri, 08 Sep 2017 20:47:00 GMT

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Globetrotting Justin Meram enjoying stellar year for Columbus Crew, Iraq
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Justin Meram literally circled the globe during this most recent international window. To get from Columbus, Ohio, to Bangkok, the Crew SC and Iraq national team forward connected first through Atlanta then Tokyo before finally landing in Thailand ...

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Despite protests, US to return trove of Jewish artifacts to Iraq - The Times of Israel Fri, 08 Sep 2017 20:10:45 GMT

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Despite protests, US to return trove of Jewish artifacts to Iraq
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“There is no justification in sending the Jewish archives back to Iraq, a country that has virtually no Jews and no accessibility to Jewish scholars or the descendants of Iraqi Jews,” Gina Waldman, founder and president of Jews Indigenous to the Middle ...

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Pat Summitt documentary inspired by her influence in Iraq - Knoxville News Sentinel Fri, 08 Sep 2017 04:42:35 GMT

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Pat Summitt documentary inspired by her influence in Iraq
Knoxville News Sentinel
Eight years ago, Mohammed attended former Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt's basketball camp along with other girls from her native Iraq. Today, she's an English teacher who coaches and plays basketball. "I didn't do anything for you," ...
Film spotlights little-known story of Pat Summitt's contributionChattanooga Times Free Press

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We Are Witnessing the Elimination of Christian Communities in Iraq and Syria - Foreign Policy (blog) Wed, 06 Sep 2017 15:45:48 GMT

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We Are Witnessing the Elimination of Christian Communities in Iraq and Syria
Foreign Policy (blog)
We are on the precipice of catastrophe, and unless we act soon, within weeks, the tiny remnants of Christian communities in Iraq may be mostly eradicated by the genocide being committed against Christians in Iraq and Syria. Other global crises such as ...

174 Turkish ISIL militants surrendered in Iraq after liberation of Mosul, Tal Afar - Hurriyet Daily News Fri, 08 Sep 2017 10:12:17 GMT

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174 Turkish ISIL militants surrendered in Iraq after liberation of Mosul, Tal Afar
Hurriyet Daily News
A total of 174 Turkish militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have surrendered to the Iraqi army, Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) and Peshmerga forces in Iraq after the liberation of Mosul and Tal Afar from the ...
ISHM: September 1 – 7, 2017Reliefweb

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Iraq: 3RP Monthly Update - July 2017: Food - ReliefWeb Sat, 09 Sep 2017 02:32:12 GMT

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Iraq: 3RP Monthly Update - July 2017: Food
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The training is taking place at the American University of Iraq – Sulaymaniyah and supported by WFP's Innovation Accelerator, based in Munich. 100 refugees from Arbat camp have been recruited and will be trained until 30 August 2017. FAO, in ...

Foreign-Language Oscar Roundup: Greece, Estonia and Others Select Their Candidates - Variety Fri, 08 Sep 2017 12:43:36 GMT

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Foreign-Language Oscar Roundup: Greece, Estonia and Others Select Their Candidates
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Estonia, Greece, Serbia, and Iraq have chosen their candidates for the 90th foreign-language Oscar race. Rainer Sarnet's “November,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and won the best cinematography award, was chosen to represent Estonia.

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Hassan “Jangju”, boy soldier of the Iran-Iraq war, laid to rest at last - The Times Fri, 08 Sep 2017 23:06:55 GMT

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Hassan “Jangju”, boy soldier of the Iran-Iraq war, laid to rest at last
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He was said to have been just 13 when he was photographed in 1980, crawling through the marshes of southern Iran, rifle at the ready, fighting the invading forces of the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Hassan “Jangju” — Warrior — had volunteered for a ...
Iran Threatens to Attack the US in IraqIran Focus

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