Iraq
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May- 2019 -27 MayMiddle East
Iraq sentences 4th French ISIS member to death
An Iraqi court condemned a fourth French citizen to death for joining ISIS, a day after handing capital punishments to three other Frenchmen
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26 MayMiddle East
Iraq sentences 3 French citizens to death for ISIS membership
Iraq sentenced three French citizens to death for membership in Islamic State
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15 MayMiddle East
Germany pauses Iraq training but says no ‘concrete threat’ to military personnel
Germany has halted its training of soldiers in Iraq, a defense ministry spokesman said as tensions rise between neighboring Iran and the US
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15 MayMiddle East
US orders non-emergency personnel to leave Baghdad and Erbil missions
The US State Department ordered a partial evacuation of its embassy in Iraq and consulate in Erbil amid increased tensions with Iran
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8 MayMiddle East
An education in Islamic State extremism
In its proto-state, Islamic State focused on education to indoctrinate children through textbooks that glorified violence
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6 MayMiddle East
Pro-regime and Iran-backed militias sweep Syria-Iraq border for ISIS cells
The National Defense Forces, Syrian Arab Army troops, Lebanese Hezbollah and Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units are sweeping the border for ISIS cells
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Apr- 2019 -30 AprilMiddle East
Coalition and Iraqi forces attack ISIS sleeper cells in Hamrin mountains
CJTF-OIR and Iraqi forces attacked ISIS sleeper cells in northern Iraq, destroying tunnel systems, buildings, caves, and command positions
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26 AprilMiddle East
Iraqi police officer killed by Coalition ‘friendly fire’ near Kirkuk
An Iraqi federal police officer was killed and two others wounded by US-led Coalition aircraft fire near Kirkuk
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14 AprilWar
ISIS brands global attacks as ‘Vengeance for Sham’
Robert Postings looks at the first few days of Islamic State’s ‘Vengeance for Sham’ global campaign
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10 AprilMiddle East
Iraq offers to try ISIS adherents if Coalition pays millions in court costs
Iraq has offered the US-led Coalition to put hundreds of accused Islamic State members on trial in Baghdad in exchange for millions of dollars
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