Iraq

The Islamic State Just Wants to Watch the World Burn

2016-10-30

As Iraqi forces bear down on Mosul, the jihadi group is setting oil wells ablaze, using civilians as human shields, and executing those who try to flee

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For Iraqi Christians, a Bittersweet Homecoming

2016-10-30

They’re taking their homes and churches back from the Islamic State. But it may be too late to start over

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Masters of War in Syria and Iraq

2016-10-30

When the bloody conflict finally ends in Syria, there will be no victory parades, no moment of national catharsis

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Iraqi Christians, Protecting An Ancient Monastery, Watch Battle Against ISIS With Hope

2016-10-27

One Christian woman fled Mosul after ISIS gave her a choice: convert or die

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Last days of the caliphate, Islamic State’s messianic apocalypse is postponed

2016-10-27

But the defeat of the jihadist group in the real world might revive realism among Sunnis

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ISIS Sets Sulfur Plant Ablaze In Northern Iraq, Choking The Air With Deadly Chemicals

2016-10-23

At least two civilians have died and more than 100 sought medical attention over the attack, a local medical worker said.

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Iraqi and Kurdish forces feel let down by US air support in fight to reclaim Mosul from Isis

2016-10-23

There is support, but a lot of the time it's delayed, says one general

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Iraqi army drives Islamic State from Christian region near Mosul

2016-10-23

Iraqi units entered the center of Qaraqosh, a mainly Christian town about 20 km (13 miles) southeast of Mosul, and were carrying out mop-up operations across the town

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Ankara joins air raids on Mosul as Iraqis protest Turkish role

2016-10-19

Thousands of Iraqis call on Turkey to withdraw from a base near the city of Mosul after repeated requests by the Iraqi government

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The Iraqi army begins the liberation of Mosul

2016-10-18

Even with backing from Kurds, Shia militias and an American-led international coalition, the campaign will be hard

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Iraq warns Turkey of 'regional war' in row over troop deployment

2016-10-06

Iraq and Turkey summon ambassadors after Iraqi MPs demand removal of hostile occupying forces in north of country

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The Downfall of ISIS

2016-09-27

Why Foreign Fighters Have Become a Liability

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The Perils of a Post-ISIS Iraq

2016-09-27

In Kirkuk, the extremist group's defeat risks rekindling old ethnic and religious conflicts unless cooler heads prevail

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YAZIDI EX-SLAVE HELD BY ISIS URGES U.N. TO SAVE REFUGEES

2016-09-20

Nadia Murad tells leaders at U.N. refugee summit: "You decide whether it is to be war or peace."

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Divorce in Iraq, Breaking up in Baghdad

2016-09-20

A rise in divorces is blamed on Islamism, poverty and Turkish soap operas

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Iraqi Pilgrims Abused in Medina Airport

2016-08-26

Iraqi pilgrims face restriction and unexpected search in addition to humiliation and verbal abuse in public

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Iraq’s Yazidis, Freedom on hold

2016-08-12

Safe from Islamic State, Yazidis now face a struggle with the Kurds

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The World the Iraq War Made

2016-08-06

The plain purpose of the 2003 invasion was regime change

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The Middle East is baking

2016-08-03

More than war even, climate change is making the region uninhabitable

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Islamic State Kills Dozens in Attack on Shia Shrine

2016-07-10

a series of three suicide bombers attacked the Mausoleum of Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi

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Iraq and Syria.. Islamic stateless?

2016-07-09

The jihadists are losing their caliphate, but they remain deadly

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A BLOODY RAMADAN PROVES SUCCESS OF ISIS’S DEADLY MESSAGE

2016-07-09

The group has killed more than 500 people in its attacks since the beginning of the Islamic holy month

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Revisiting the Iraq War

2016-07-09

A central theme of the Report is that the Iraq War did not have to happen, and certainly not when it did

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IRAQ: DEATH TOLL FROM ISIS-CLAIMED BAGHDAD BOMBINGS CLIMBS TO 213

2016-07-04

Officials increase death toll in what is the worst extremist attack in Iraq for a year

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