List of Iraq articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Odierno: 50,000 Troops Needed To Defeat the Islamic State
Retired Army Gen. Ray Odierno says 50,000 troops are needed to defeat the Islamic State.
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A member of Iraq's elite counter-terrorism service flashes the "V" for victory sign from inside a US-made Abrams tank on December 29, 2015 on the outskirts of Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's Anbar province, about 110 kilometers west of Baghdad, after Iraqi forces recaptured it from the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group. Iraq declared the city of Ramadi liberated from the Islamic State group Monday and raised the national flag over its government complex after clinching a landmark victory against the jihadists. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) Meet the ‘Beast,’ the Little Iraqi Tank That Could
The Pentagon is touting the exploits of a single Iraqi Abrams M1 tank helping to reclaim an Islamic State-held city.
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fp-cengiz-030-e1460042307858 ‘The Peshmerga Isn’t Afraid of ISIS’
Fighting on the front lines, Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers have joined the Iraqi Army in a bloody battle against the Islamic State. But sharing a common enemy doesn’t make them easy allies.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The March to Mosul Continues While Fallujah Starves
Fallujah was once a both a flashpoint and a focus for American troops. Now it's starving as the city that's been under Islamic State siege longer than any in Iraq.
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Farmer Mahmoud Nouri poses on what remains of his house in Drees Khazan. Once a prosperous farming community, it’s been mostly destroyed in the fighting. karkuk, karkuk, Iraq. February 27 2016. The Islamic State’s Scorched-Earth Strategy
As the jihadi group loses ground in northern Iraq, it’s leaving poisoned wells and burnt farms in its wake.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Zaha Hadid and the Modern Middle East
The Iraqi-born architect was the perfect visionary for a Middle East racing toward modernity against the constant pull of the past.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The War on ISIS Now Comes With Medals
The more medals the better, in the world of the Pentagon
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Liberation of Mosul Has Begun
But who’s going to lead the fight to take Iraq’s second city back from the Islamic State?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Lahore Blast Caps Deadly Week, From Asia to Europe
At least 144 were killed in terror attacks last week that showed the vast reach of extremists' targets.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Another ISIS Leader Down as U.S. Accelerates War
Marines in Iraq in combat as Special Ops and warplanes hunt ISIS leaders
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: More Combat for Marines in Iraq, Congress Slaps ISIS Plan
Also: Russia arming Pacific islands, drone debate in Washington, and more Iran sanctions
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Over 20 Dead in Brussels Attacks; U.S. Hiding Size of Iraq Deployment
Moscow gets prickly over Syria ceasefire, Hezbollah promises to keep fighting, and lots more
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Just How Big is the U.S. Footprint in Iraq? Even the Spokesman Can’t Say
There are hundreds more U.S. troops deployed to Iraq than the Pentagon admits.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: A Marine Falls in Iraq as U.S. Gears Up to Aid Mosul Offensive
Also: inside ISIS terror plots; U.S. trying to train Syrian rebels again; NORKS fire more missiles; and lots more
