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Latest US military deaths in Afghanistan, Iraq - Daytona Beach News-Journal Sun, 07 Jan 2018 01:41:36 GMT

Latest US military deaths in Afghanistan, Iraq
Daytona Beach News-Journal
As of Saturday, at least 2,263 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan since 2001, according to the Department of Defense website. An additional 20,289 U.S. service personnel have been wounded in action, according to the website. In ...

At least 3 killed in twin bomb attacks in Iraq's Diyala - Xinhua Sat, 06 Jan 2018 18:40:25 GMT

At least 3 killed in twin bomb attacks in Iraq's Diyala
Xinhua
BAQUBA, Iraq, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed Saturday in bombing attacks targeting an anti-IS tribal leader in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security source told Xinhua. The attack took place in the evening when ...

Iraqi PM reiterates pledge to build national army to protect Iraq's unity - Xinhua Sat, 06 Jan 2018 11:39:01 GMT

Xinhua
Iraqi PM reiterates pledge to build national army to protect Iraq's unity
Xinhua
An Iraqi soldier stands on duty at a checkpoint in downtown Baghdad on Jan. 6, 2018, Iraqi Army Day. On Jan. 6, 1921, Iraq established its first battalion of the modern army by the British during their mandate over the country after World War I ...
UK defence minister arrives in Iraq for talksMiddle East Monitor
Corrupt politicians and terrorism directly linked in Iraq, say officials ...Arab News
Sacked Iraq security personnel stage protest in BaghdadAnadolu Agency
New Delhi Times -Times Series -Fox News
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ACLU will represent US citizen detained in Iraq - Politico Fri, 05 Jan 2018 20:28:33 GMT

Politico
ACLU will represent US citizen detained in Iraq
Politico
“The Trump administration illegally denied an American his rights to access a lawyer and a court for nearly four months, but those efforts have finally failed,” said ACLU attorney Jonathan Hafetz. “Now that our client has secured the judicial review ...
U.S. man held as 'enemy combatant' in Iraq lawyers up with ACLU ...NBCNews.com
American 'Isis fighter' held in Iraq challenges detention after seeking civil rights advice from ACLUThe Independent
US man held as 'enemy combatant' in Iraq lawyers up with ACLUAOL
Fairfield Daily Republic -ACLU (blog)
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There Have Been No US Strikes Against ISIS in Iraq in 2018 - The Weekly Standard Fri, 05 Jan 2018 17:58:39 GMT

The Weekly Standard
There Have Been No US Strikes Against ISIS in Iraq in 2018
The Weekly Standard
The new year is less than a week old, and so far, the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS is reporting there have been no strikes against the terrorist group ISIS in Iraq. A single strike on New Year's Eve day near Bayji, Iraq was the last such attack. The ...
Iraq liberated from ISIS, commander saysThe Fort Hood Sentinel
U.S. details continued military strikes against IS in Syria, Iraq - UPI.comUPI.com
Has Islamic State really been defeated?The Week UK
Kaplan Herald -AMN Al-Masdar News
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Drug use, sales soar in Iraq's Basra region - Detroit News - The Detroit News Sat, 06 Jan 2018 13:47:23 GMT

The Detroit News
Drug use, sales soar in Iraq's Basra region - Detroit News
The Detroit News
Basra is at the forefront of a nationwide spike in drug sales and consumption.

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War and fertility: How losing a pregnancy in Iraq changed my ... - BBC - BBC News Fri, 05 Jan 2018 01:15:43 GMT

BBC News
War and fertility: How losing a pregnancy in Iraq changed my ... - BBC
BBC News
When a woman loses a baby in a developed country, all too often she is left to cope with the loss in silence. It can be an isolating experience. But when writer Amy McTighe had a miscarriage in Iraq, her Kurdish companions rallied to her support - and ...

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American detained in Iraq for several months gains access to law - Rudaw Sat, 06 Jan 2018 11:20:01 GMT

Rudaw
American detained in Iraq for several months gains access to law
Rudaw
The Trump administration illegally denied an American his rights..."

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To end conflict in Iraq, Kurds, Shias and Sunnis need to recognize ... - The Hill Fri, 05 Jan 2018 12:44:10 GMT

The Hill
To end conflict in Iraq, Kurds, Shias and Sunnis need to recognize ...
The Hill
We in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, after the 2003 war that the United States called Operation Iraqi Freedom, opted for a genuine partnership within the new Iraq, believing that it would be federal and democratic; a federal government based on ...
Iraq to set up joint parliamentary panel with KurdsThe National
Nullification of referendum Iraq's only condition for talks with ErbilRudaw

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Iraq's Abadi in high-stakes plan to rein in Iranian-backed militias - Reuters Thu, 04 Jan 2018 17:00:18 GMT

Reuters
Iraq's Abadi in high-stakes plan to rein in Iranian-backed militias
Reuters
Under pressure from allies in the West, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is staking his career on reining in the Shi'ite militias that helped him defeat Islamic State.

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