Iraq
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Feb- 2019 -21 FebruaryMiddle East
Iraqi army and Peshmerga survey disputed territories ahead of joint operations
The KRG Peshmerga and Iraqi Army began surveying areas of Iraq’s disputed territories in preparation for joint operations more than a year after relations broke down
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6 FebruaryCommentary
Patience: Islamic State’s new-found focus on Sabr
Islamic State’s recent focus on ‘Sabr’ strategy and related matters of faith may suggest efforts to tackle decreased morale and low motivation
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Jan- 2019 -17 JanuaryMiddle East
France to continue military operation in Syria and Iraq in 2019, Macron says
France will remain "militarily engaged" in the Middle East through 2019 despite the U.S. 'retreat' from Syria, President Emmanuel Macron said
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5 JanuaryMiddle East
James Jeffrey assumes role of US envoy to defeat-ISIS Coalition
US Special Representative for Syria Engagement James Jeffrey has assumed the additional role of US envoy to the Global Coalition Against ISIS
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Dec- 2018 -31 DecemberMiddle East
Iraqi F-16s strike senior ISIS leaders in Syria
Iraq struck a meeting of ISIS leaders near Deir Ezzor in Syria after being given permission by Damascus to target the group, the military said
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31 DecemberMiddle East
Iraq sentenced more than 600 foreigners for links to ISIS in 2018
Iraq sentenced more than 600 foreigners, including many women and dozens of minors, in 2018 for belonging to Islamic State, the judiciary said
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30 December
Children of Russian ISIS fighters flown home from Iraq
Thirty Russian children whose mothers are in Iraqi prison for belonging to Islamic State left Iraq to return home
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Nov- 2018 -15 NovemberMiddle East
Iraq will pay Popular Mobilization militias the same as their army counterparts
Iraq announced that the Hashd al-Shaabi militias, also called the Popular Mobilization Units, will receive a salary equal to their equivalents in the Iraqi military
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8 NovemberMiddle East
Car bomb strikes Mosul, first since city was retaken from ISIS
A car bomb explosion near a Mosul restaurant killed at least two people and injured a dozen more in the first such attack since the city was retaken from ISIS
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2 NovemberMiddle East
Iraq military reinforces Syria border against ISIS
Iraqi troops reinforced their positions along the frontier with neighboring war-torn Syria, fearing a spillover from clashes between ISIS and US-backed forces.
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