Iraq

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

2016-09-28

Why Foreign Fighters Have Become a Liability

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The Perils of a Post-ISIS Iraq

2016-09-28

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

2016-08-27

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

2016-08-13

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

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The World the Iraq War Made

2016-08-07

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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ISIS claimed Baghdad blast kills at least 75: officials

2016-07-03

The Islamic State group said a suicide car bombing in the capital Baghdad specifically targeted members of the country's Shia Muslim majority

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Prime Minister Abadi visits Fallujah, urges Iraqis to celebrate victory over IS

2016-06-27

Haider al-Abadi says Iraqi forces will soon raise the flag in Islamic State-controlled Mosul

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Inside the city of Fallujah, Iraqi forces dodge snipers and car bombs in final fight for the city

2016-06-20

Iraqi special forces recaptured the city’s main hospital, which had been used as a base by the enemy, storming it in the afternoon, but the fight here is not over

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THE IRAQI GHOST TOWN WHERE ISIS MASSACRED 5,000

2016-06-05

Sinjar in northern Iraq was home to more than 88,000 civilians in 2013. Today, there are none left living here

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Fallujah, again

2016-05-31

Why retaking the jihadist stronghold has become a priority

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Iraqi forces complete buildup around IS-held Fallujah

2016-05-29

The government launched a large-scale offensive to dislodge IS militants from Fallujah

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The Liberation of Fallujah, the Fall of Baghdad

2016-05-28

Securing the Iraqi capital won’t be easy, but keeping Baghdad safe from the Islamic State is the only way to ensure it doesn’t fall to Shiite militias

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Isis in Iraq: Jihadists unleash death squads as Iraqi forces advance on key stronghold of Fallujah

2016-05-24

The Iraqi government is desperate to retake the city, but Isis is giving orders to kill anyone who tries to flee or surrender

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