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For Iraq's Long-Suffering Kurds, Independence Beckons - New York Times Sat, 09 Sep 2017 09:00:19 GMT

New York Times

For Iraq's Long-Suffering Kurds, Independence Beckons New York Times These simple items on display at a museum here in northern Iraq, dug from a mass grave of Kurdish tribesmen massacred by Saddam Hussein's henchmen, help explain why there is little doubt about how Kurds will vote in a referendum this month on ... Arab League keen to preserve Iraq's unityXinhua Iraqi official: Erbil-Baghdad referendum talks collapseRudaw Russia Supports Iraq's Unity, Waits to Assess Kurdish Referendum ...Asharq Al-awsat English Sputnik International -Pakistan Today all 67 news articles »

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Iraq steps up strikes on IS-held Hawija ahead of offensive - Washington Post Sat, 09 Sep 2017 11:48:44 GMT

Hindustan Times

Iraq steps up strikes on IS-held Hawija ahead of offensive Washington Post BAGHDAD — The Iraqi air force and the U.S.-led coalition have stepped up a campaign of airstrikes on the Islamic State group-held town of Hawija Saturday ahead of a planned ground assault there, according to Iraq's minister of defense. Also Saturday ... Slow recovery for Iraq's Mosul after Islamic State's ousterHindustan Times Mosul: Iraq's second city and cultural jewelArab News US troops amass in N. Iraq in advance of anti-Daesh opsAnadolu Agency National Post -Xinhua all 23 news articles »

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US to Return Jewish Artifacts to Iraq, Despite Protests - Haaretz Sat, 09 Sep 2017 20:34:34 GMT

Haaretz

US to Return Jewish Artifacts to Iraq, Despite Protests Haaretz A trove of Iraqi Jewish artifacts that lawmakers and Jewish groups have lobbied to keep in the U.S. will be returned to Iraq next year, a State Department official said. A four-year extension to keep the Iraqi Jewish Archive in the U.S. is set to ...

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Coalition Strikes Target ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Sat, 09 Sep 2017 14:37:24 GMT

DoD Buzz

Coalition Strikes Target ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, Sept. 9, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 43 strikes consisting of 47 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials ... Funk Takes Charge of US Forces in Iraq, SyriaDoD Buzz Christians return to Syria -- but not to IraqWND.com 'No evidence' of foreign fighter flow from Iraq, Syria into Europe, intel officials sayWashington Times Kuwait News Agency -Daily Mail -Foreign Policy -Twitter all 89 news articles »

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Cindy Lange-Kubick: From Northern Iraq to Lincoln to Houston, representing Nebraska - Lincoln Journal Star Sat, 09 Sep 2017 22:59:54 GMT

Lincoln Journal Star

Cindy Lange-Kubick: From Northern Iraq to Lincoln to Houston, representing Nebraska Lincoln Journal Star The man from Iraq called his American friend on a Sunday. He was going to Houston, Zeyad Eesa told Sara Sawatzki. Sara grew up in Lincoln, moved away when she was in middle school and came back in 2008. She's the corporate photographer for Olsson ...

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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 The Guardian 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 ...

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'When you're in a war zone, drawing is amazingly therapeutic' - The Guardian Sat, 09 Sep 2017 19:00:31 GMT

The Guardian

'When you're in a war zone, drawing is amazingly therapeutic' The Guardian It was the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 that triggered his move into journalism. After the American tanks rolled into Baghdad, Abdul-Ahad worked first as a translator for the Guardian, then as a fixer for the New York Times. A year later, he became ... and more »

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General who helped oversee two of Idaho's Guard deployments to Iraq dies - Idaho Statesman Sat, 09 Sep 2017 02:14:11 GMT

Idaho Statesman

General who helped oversee two of Idaho's Guard deployments to Iraq dies Idaho Statesman From 2004-2005, nearly 2,000 Idahoan soldiers from the 116th Brigade Combat Team were sent to Iraq, which was the largest deployment in state history. Lafrenz told the Idaho Legislature in 2009 that troops would likely be mobilized to either Iraq or ... and more »

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

Knoxville News Sentinel

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," ... and more »

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ISIS fighters may have escaped to Iraq, despite US promises to stop them - Washington Post Sun, 03 Sep 2017 22:25:53 GMT

Washington Post

ISIS fighters may have escaped to Iraq, despite US promises to stop them Washington Post BEIRUT — An Islamic State convoy stranded in the Syrian desert for five days has split up, and some fighters may have found their way into Iraq despite the U.S. military's determination to stop them from reaching militant-controlled territory, Syrian ... IS convoy stranded in Syria desert after US bombingBBC News all 462 news articles »