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Showing posts with label Iraq. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iraq. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Lone wolf or complex plot? Analysing the Manchester bombing

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The use of an improvised bomb may suggest a more elaborate plan than other recent attacks Economist Britain May 23rd 2017 DETAILS o...

What an Attack at an Ariana Grande Show Means for Teen Girls

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By NATALIE SHUTLERMAY 23, 2017 The New York Times The pink balloons, floating above the maelstrom of panicked concertgoers, are what str...

British prime minister raises nation’s threat level, saying another attack ‘may be imminent’

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The Washington Post By Griff Witte, Karla Adam and Souad Mekhennet May 23 at 5:32 PM MANCHESTER, England — British Prime Minister Theres...
Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Turkey strikes Kurds in Iraq, Syria, drawing condemnation

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The Washington Post By Suzan Fraser | AP April 25 at 2:26 PM ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes struck suspected Kurdish rebel positions ...
Friday, February 3, 2017

Syrian army says it will press on against Islamic State near Aleppo

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WORLD NEWS | Thu Feb 2, 2017 | 9:08am EST Reuters By John Davison and Tom Perry | BEIRUT The Syrian army signaled on Thursday it would ...
Thursday, November 3, 2016

Mosul battle: 'IS leader Baghdadi' urges no retreat

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3-11-2016 BBC The so-called Islamic State group has released an audiotape which it says is from its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. If tru...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Turkey will fight Isis in Mosul, President Erdogan says

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Bitter row between Ankara and Baghdad over role of Turkish troops in battle to retake Mosul threatens future of operation, US says Bethan ...

The Iraqi army begins the liberation of Mosul

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Even with backing from Kurds, Shia militias and an American-led international coalition, the campaign will be hard Oct 17th 2016 | Middle ...
Monday, October 17, 2016

Kurdish Troops Advance on ISIS-Held Villages East of Mosul

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By MICHAEL R. GORDON and TIM ARANGOOCT. 17, 2016 The New York Times BADANA PICHWK, Iraq — Kurdish forces on Monday morning began advanc...
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

U.S. says foreign forces in Iraq should be there with Baghdad's approval

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Tue Oct 11, 2016 | 4:36pm EDT Reuters Foreign military forces in Iraq should be there with the approval of the Baghdad government and un...
Monday, August 1, 2016

Islamic State Strikes Oil, Gas Facilities in Iraq

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Attacks at AB2 gas compressor station, Bai Hassan oil field kill at least five local workers The Wall Street Journal By SARAH KENT and  ...
Thursday, April 14, 2016

ISIS Expands Reach Despite Military and Financial Setbacks

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By MATTHEW ROSENBERG, HELENE COOPER and NICHOLAS KULISHAPRIL 12, 2016 The New York Times WASHINGTON — American airstrikes have killed 25...
Wednesday, March 2, 2016

U.S. Captures ISIS Operative, Ushering in Tricky Phase

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By HELENE COOPER, ERIC SCHMITT and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDTMARCH 1, 2016 The New York Times WASHINGTON — An elite American Special Operations ...
Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Army's Delta Force begins to target ISIS in Iraq

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Barbara Starr-Profile-Image By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent Updated 2227 GMT (0627 HKT) February 29, 2016 CNN Washington ...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014

ISIS’s Harrowing Sexual Violence Toward Yezidi Women Revealed

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Tessa Berenson @tcberenson  Dec. 22, 2014 ΤΙΜΕ ISIS is capturing Yezidi women and keeping them in sexual slavery Militants with ...
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Monday, July 14, 2014

Deadlock Blocks Iraqi Leadership Vote as ISIS Makes Gains Toward Baghdad

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By ALISSA J. RUBIN and SUADAD AL-SALHYJULY 13, 2014 The New York Times BAGHDAD — As Iraq’s deadlocked Parliament was again unable to re...
Thursday, July 3, 2014

Chechen in Syria a rising star in extremist group

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(The Washington Post) BY ASSOCIATED PRESS July 2 at 12:33 PM BEIRUT — A young, red-bearded ethnic Chechen has rapidly become one of...
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Kurdish region is exploring whether to be part of Iraq or whether to be independent

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The Washington Post BY KAREN DEYOUNG AND STEVEN MUFSON July 2 at 8:46 PM Iraq ’s Kurdistan region is pursuing two separate paths t...
Thursday, June 26, 2014

Oil and the Iraqi Civil War: How Security Dynamics May Affect Oil Production

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Brookings Kenneth M. Pollack | June 23, 2014 11:00am http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/up-front/posts/2014/06/23-oil-iraqi-civil-war-polla...
Friday, June 13, 2014

Can Iraq Survive?

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By: Daniel Benjamin The Boston Globe Opinion | June 12, 2014 The news from Iraq has been so bad for so long, it has become difficult...