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War Crimes Prosecution Watch, Vol. 10, Issue 25 -- February 22, 2016 » Feb 22, 2016 ...Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. CNN: Spain Arrests 7 Suspected Of Sending Guns, Bomb Materials To ISIS; NPR: U.S. Charges Widow Of ISIS Leader In Death Of American Kayla Mueller; MPR News: Lawyer: Minnesota terror suspect to plead guilty to aiding ISIS; The New York Times: U.S. Air Force... Publicinternationallawandpolicygroup.org

Reuters releases incredible photos summing up 2017 | Daily Mail ... » Nov 27, 2017 ...A glamorous red carpet entrance, North Korean female soldiers on parade and Venezuela in flames all feature among Reuters' incredible photos of the year .... Ukrainian tanks are seen in the government-held industrial town of Avdiyivka on February 1 after Russia-backed activists stepped up their attacks... Dailymail.co.uk

UN News | Global perspective, human stories » The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guidelines on global care standards throughout labour and immediately after childbirth aimed at ...United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday launched a reconstruction programme for Iraq, urging the global community to support... Un.org

Iraqi forces push deep into devastated Old Mosul - Channel NewsAsia » Jun 26, 2017 ...MOSUL: Iraqi forces battled deep into the devastated historical heart of Mosul and closed in fast on the last pockets of militants on Sunday (Jun 25), ...CTS forces surrounded the area, backed by the army and the air force, and "killed many of the IS fighters", a statement said, adding "the situation is now... Channelnewsasia.com

Iraq Liberation Update » And even Iraqi journalists covering the press conference which broke the news to the world cheered, punched the air and shouted 'Death to Saddam. ....." Suffocated by years of military dictatorship and UN sanctions, Iraq's movie industry is staging its first post-war come back with a feature film shot amid the rubble of... Georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov

Iraqi forces storm Islamic State-held Old City of Mosul - Channel ... » Jun 19, 2017 ...Iraqi forces began storming the Islamic State-held Old City of Mosul on Sunday, in an assault they hope will be the last in the eight-month-old ...The Iraqi government initially hoped to take Mosul by the end of 2016, but the campaign took longer as militants reinforced positions in civilian areas to fight back. Channelnewsasia.com

Shock and anger in Mosul after Islamic State destroys historic mosque » Jun 22, 2017 ...The destruction came as Iraqi forces closed on the mosque, which also carried enormous symbolic importance for Islamic State whose leader Abu Bakr ...The insurgents chose to blow it up rather than see the flag taken down by U.S.- backed Iraqi forces battling through the maze of narrow alleys and streets... Channelnewsasia.com

ISIS Bulldozing of Ancient Nimrud Site in Iraq Stirs Outrage - The ... » Mar 6, 2015 ...The Nimrud destruction came a week after Islamic State militants videotaped themselves marauding through Mosul's museum, using sledgehammers and torches to destroy statues, artifacts and books. “They're taking us back to the dark ages, those people,” said Mohamed Alhakim, Iraq's ambassador to the... Nytimes.com

Iraqi forces seize more ground in Mosul from Islamic State, PM sees ... » Jun 28, 2017 ...Iraqi forces on Tuesday pushed towards the river side of Mosul's Old City, their key target in the eight-month campaign to capture Islamic State's de-facto capital, and Iraq's prime minister predicted ...In Syria, the Islamic State-held capital of Raqqa, is virtually encircled by a U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led coalition. Channelnewsasia.com

Contemporary Affairs - Dr Andreas Krieg » "Nonetheless, the Iraqi army remains the best option for combating the Sunni ISIL , said Andreas Krieg, an expert on transnational groups in the Middle East and a .....Krieg said the "moderate" opposition is in danger of being routed if Aleppo falls to the regime, whose forces have closed in on Syria's second city, backed by ... Andreaskrieg.com