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Children of Terror Left Behind in Iraq - Voice of America Mon, 08 Jan 2018 20:07:19 GMT

Children of Terror Left Behind in Iraq
Voice of America
Both of Maya's parents were Islamic State suicide bombers. Her four siblings were among their victims. Plump, smiling and younger than two years old, Maya may never know anything of her past. "Maya" is not her real name. "She was skin and bones when we ...
Iraq Federal Police: 50% of west Mosul rehabilitation work finishedIraqi News
Teachers in Iraq's Mosul learn to cope with traumatised pupilsDaily Mail

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Iraq War veteran surprised by poverty in oil-rich Iraq - The Harlan Daily Enterprise Mon, 08 Jan 2018 23:21:52 GMT

Iraq War veteran surprised by poverty in oil-rich Iraq
The Harlan Daily Enterprise
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — After growing up in a small town and while looking for a career instead of a job, Cary Hood decided to join the U.S. Marine Corps in 1984. Hood had been working at a local soft drink bottling company and decided he needed to ...

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1AD headquarters in Iraq during 'defining moment,' helped with defeat of Islamic State - El Paso Times Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:25:30 GMT

El Paso Times
1AD headquarters in Iraq during 'defining moment,' helped with defeat of Islamic State
El Paso Times
Soldiers from Fort Bliss' 1st Armored Division have been in Iraq during a “defining moment” and have played an important role in helping with the defeat of the Islamic State extremist group, said leaders within the division. “The 1st Armored Division ...

UPDATE 1-Iraq bans Kurdish firm Kar Group from operating Kirkuk oilfields - Reuters Mon, 08 Jan 2018 12:02:42 GMT

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UPDATE 1-Iraq bans Kurdish firm Kar Group from operating Kirkuk oilfields
Reuters
The Kurds claim Khurmala is located inside the official boundaries of the semi-autonomous Kurdish Regional Government KRG. Kar Group could not be immediately reached for comment. Parliament also authorised NOC to take over production and export ...
Systemic Crisis in the Kurdistan Region of IraqForeign Policy Research Institute
Iraq To Begin Oil Deliveries To IranOilPrice.com
Iraq bans Erbil-based Kar Group from operating Kirkuk oil fieldsRudaw
The Guardian -Asharq Al-awsat English
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Anti-IS military operations in Iraq lead to displacement of 700 people: UN - Xinhua Mon, 08 Jan 2018 21:51:25 GMT

Anti-IS military operations in Iraq lead to displacement of 700 people: UN
Xinhua
8 (Xinhua) -- Military operations targeting suspected Islamic State militants in a district of Iraq's Kirkuk have displaced almost 700 people since Thursday, said a UN spokesman said Monday. Those displaced by the fighting in Hawija district are being ...

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Iraq: Bi-weekly Protection Update (8 - 24 December 2017) - Reliefweb Mon, 08 Jan 2018 11:21:41 GMT

Iraq: Bi-weekly Protection Update (8 - 24 December 2017)
Reliefweb
Protection concerns related to the security situation in Tooz Khurmatu, Salah al-Din, persist including the recent shelling of residential areas of the city resulting in civilian casualties and renewed displacement. Returns of Iraqi families from Syria ...

Iraq Returning Displaced Civilians From Camps to Unsafe Areas - U.S. News & World Report Sun, 07 Jan 2018 07:37:00 GMT

U.S. News & World Report
Iraq Returning Displaced Civilians From Camps to Unsafe Areas
U.S. News & World Report
Displaced Iraqi children are seen at the Amriyat al Fallujah camp in Anbar Province, Iraq January 3, 2018. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily Reuters. By Ahmed Aboulenein. AMRIYAT AL-FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces are forcibly returning ...
Iraqi security forces returning displaced civilians from refugee camps to unsafe areasThe Independent

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Iraqi forces kill 4 IS militants in eastern Iraq - Xinhua Mon, 08 Jan 2018 18:15:31 GMT

Iraqi forces kill 4 IS militants in eastern Iraq
Xinhua
BAQUBA, Iraq, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces on Monday launched an operation to hunt down remnants of Islamic State (IS) militants at a rural area in Iraq eastern province of Diyala, killing at least four IS militants, an army commander said ...

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EU strategy on Iraq: new proposal to strengthen support to the Iraqi people - EU News Mon, 08 Jan 2018 11:15:22 GMT

EU strategy on Iraq: new proposal to strengthen support to the Iraqi people
EU News
Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission said: "Iraq is at a crossroads in its history following the territorial defeat of Da'esh at great sacrifice. It is ...

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Kuwait to host Iraq reconstruction summit - Daily Mail Mon, 08 Jan 2018 15:28:00 GMT

Daily Mail
Kuwait to host Iraq reconstruction summit
Daily Mail
Kuwait will host an international conference in February on the reconstruction of war-torn Iraq, in cooperation with the World Bank and private companies, it said Monday. Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled al-Jarallah said that despite "past wounds" -- a ...
Kuwait to Host Iraq Donor Conference in FebruaryAsharq Al-awsat English
Kuwait continues support until Iraq achieves security and stability: JarallahKuwait Times
Kuwaiti Deputy FM hypes upcoming Iraq reconstruction conf.MENAFN.COM

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