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Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost her legs in Iraq, calls Trump 'a five-deferment draft dodger' - Washington Post Sun, 21 Jan 2018 22:00:06 GMT

Washington Post

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost her legs in Iraq, calls Trump 'a five-deferment draft dodger'
Washington Post
In a Senate-floor speech Saturday, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) blasted President Trump as a “five-deferment draft dodger” and accused him of trying to bait North Korea into a war, putting both the military and the national security of the United ...
Iraq veteran senator again calls Trump 'Cadet Bone Spurs'CNBC
SEE IT: Senator and Iraq war vet Tammy Duckworth blasts President Trump as 'five-deferment draft dodger'New York Daily News
Iraq War vet Tammy Duckworth nails Trump: I will not be lectured by a draft dodgerShareblue Media
The Inquisitr -Daily Mail
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IS and how it continues to plague Iraq - BBC News Mon, 22 Jan 2018 00:10:05 GMT

The Nation Newspaper
IS and how it continues to plague Iraq
BBC News
It's more than a month since Iraq's prime minister declared victory in his country's fight against the militants of Islamic State. But in reality the battle is far from over, with attacks on Iraqi soldiers taking place on a daily basis. Much of the ...
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)The Nation Newspaper

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Iraq sentences German woman to death over IS involvement - BBC News Sun, 21 Jan 2018 14:04:46 GMT

BBC News
Iraq sentences German woman to death over IS involvement
BBC News
A court in Iraq has sentenced a German woman to death after finding her guilty of belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group. She was sentenced for providing logistical support and taking part in attacks on Iraqi security forces. The woman, who has not ...
German woman to become first European female executed in Iraq for belonging to IsilTelegraph.co.uk
Iraq condemns German woman to death by hanging after finding her guilty of belonging to ISISDaily Mail
Iraq Sentences German Woman To Death For Joining ISRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Middle East Eye -Deutsche Welle -The Independent
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Iraq: crisis update – December 2017 - Reliefweb Sun, 21 Jan 2018 21:57:28 GMT

Reliefweb
Iraq: crisis update – December 2017
Reliefweb
Displaced people in Tikrit, in the centre of Irak in March 2017. The number of MSF patients in Tikrit is decreasing as people go back home, so we are now assessing healthcare needs in the areas they are returning to. © Karin Ekholm/MSF. Since 2014, the ...

Iraq: Giving Syrian refugees a safe place to give birth - ReliefWeb Sun, 21 Jan 2018 22:07:07 GMT

Iraq: Giving Syrian refugees a safe place to give birth
ReliefWeb
Midwife Abla Ali despaired as she crouched on the floor of the tent. The baby's shoulder was stuck and the mother had been in labour for hours. Abla had no equipment or extra support, just her bare hands. She summoned all her strength and eventually ...

Optimism in Iraq fuels revived interest in classic cars - The Mercury News Sun, 21 Jan 2018 21:02:02 GMT

The Mercury News
Optimism in Iraq fuels revived interest in classic cars
The Mercury News
CHANGES REFERENCE OF VINTAGE TO CLASSIC CARS - In this Friday, Jan. 12, 2018 photo, Nashwan Shakir Mahmoud stands with his his red and white 1955 Chevrolet coupe that survived three years of war and upheaval, in Baghdad, Iraq. The promise of better ...
1.3 Million Children Displaced by Iraq's War With Islamic State: UNICEFU.S. News & World Report
TODAYonline | Iraq's supreme court rules against election delayTODAYonline
At least one in four children in Iraq impacted by conflict and povertyReliefweb
Al-Arabiya -NRT -Rudaw
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Iraq renews deal to provide Egypt with 12 mln barrels of crude oil - Xinhua Sun, 21 Jan 2018 20:42:09 GMT

Iraq renews deal to provide Egypt with 12 mln barrels of crude oil
Xinhua
BAGHDAD, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Iraq renewed a contract to export 12 million barrels of crude oil to Egypt during the current year of 2018, the Iraqi Oil Ministry said on Sunday. "The Iraqi Oil Ministry and the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum agreed to ...

Iraq: Bi-weekly Protection Update (25 December 2017 – 7 January 2018) - Reliefweb Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:08:04 GMT

Reliefweb
Iraq: Bi-weekly Protection Update (25 December 2017 – 7 January 2018)
Reliefweb
Displacement from recently retaken areas to camps in Kirkuk, Erbil, Ninewa, Salah al-Din and Anbar continues, mainly due to the volatile security situation in these areas. In addition, retaliatory incidents amounting to collective punishment against ...

Girl, 18, who suffers from PTSD faces 'certain death' if asylum bid fails and she is sent back to Iraq say her ... - Daily Mail Sun, 21 Jan 2018 16:17:36 GMT

Daily Mail
Girl, 18, who suffers from PTSD faces 'certain death' if asylum bid fails and she is sent back to Iraq say her ...
Daily Mail
Electrical engineer Yasir said his family were a target of the Shia militia in Iraq because they belong to the different Sunni denomination of Islam. He said: 'After 2003, it was all chaos - in 2006 I got threatened and the militia bombed my car. This ...
Desperate girl who won place at Cambridge will be deported back to Iraq with her family despite 'facing certain death'Mirror.co.uk

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Iran's Rouhani vows to back Iraq's integrity - Xinhua Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:29:41 GMT

Daily Mail
Iran's Rouhani vows to back Iraq's integrity
Xinhua
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said here Sunday that the Islamic republic backs a "united and integrated" Iraq, state TV reported. "All the regional countries and ethnic groups are duty-bound to defend a federal ...
Iran to support efforts by Iraq, Kurds to resolve disputeDaily Mail
Iraq: Meeting Between Abadi, Barzani | Asharq AL-awsatAsharq Al-awsat English
Iran's Rouhani says wants to improve ties with Iraqi Kurds - ReutersReuters
Financial Tribune -Pakistan Observer
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