Iraq

A camp where more than 1,300 women and children, all foreign nationals and believed to be relatives of Islamic State militants, were kept on the outskirts of Mosul. They have been moved by Iraqi officials, to the concern of aid agencies.

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'Grave Fears' After Iraq Moves More Than 1,300 Wives, Children Of ISIS Suspects

4:45pm September 18, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

"These women and children are extremely vulnerable. Regardless of what their family members may be accused of, they have a right to protection and assistance," says the Norwegian Refugee Council.

A few families are returning to heavily damaged neighborhoods on the outskirts of Mosul's old city. The residents must be cleared by a committee that certifies they are not ISIS members before they start to move back to repair their homes.

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As East Mosul Comes Back To Life, West Mosul Remains In Ruins

8:36am September 18, 2017

by Jane Arraf

Three months after ISIS was pushed out of Mosul, the eastern half of the Iraqi city is bustling and growing. But the badly damaged western half is in ruins, and its residents are angry and resentful.

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Bashar Abdul Jabar lost his 15-year-old son, Ahmed, when part of their house collapsed during fighting between Iraqi troops and ISIS. He returned to the city to retrieve his boy's body with the help of civil defense forces.

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'He Died Alone': A Grieving Father Searches For His Teenage Son In Mosul

11:36am September 04, 2017

by Jane Arraf

Bashar Abdul Jabar's son was trapped when his legs were crushed during Iraq's military campaign to retake Mosul from ISIS. The family had to leave him behind. "We have no comfort," says Abdul Jabar.

Erik Prince, then-chairman of the Prince Group LLC and Blackwater USA, testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in 2007.

4 Insights About Blackwater Founder Erik Prince

2:51pm August 31, 2017

by Ryan Lucas

In a recent series of television interviews and op-eds, Prince has waged an active public campaign for his plan to reshape the war in Afghanistan.

2 U.S. Service Members Killed, 5 Injured In Northern Iraq

4:49pm August 13, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The troops died during combat operations, the military said. The mission against ISIS in the region is investigating the incident, which doesn't appear to have been due to enemy contact.

Ancient Iraqi Art On Display In Italy At Venice Biennale

7:55am August 12, 2017

by Christopher Livesay

The Iraqi Pavilion at the Venice Bienniale places ancient artwork saved from extremist destruction alongside work by contemporary artists as a way to make sense of the country's complicated history.

Melanie Shurka dedicates hours to make the Iraqi and Kurdish dumpling soup kubeh. It has become a beloved dish in Israel and a defining food of Mizrachi cookery, or the food of the Jews who settled in the Middle East.

An Iraqi-Kurdish-Israeli Dumpling Soup Makes Its Way To America

1:29pm August 10, 2017

by Devra Ferst

To make kubeh soup, braised beef is stuffed into semolina and ground bulgur dumplings. Brought to Israel by immigrants, this time-consuming dish has become one of the nation's culinary treasures.

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Iraqis Remain Displaced 1 Year After Fallujah's Liberation From ISIS

7:24pm August 08, 2017

by Jane Arraf

A year after ISIS was forced from Fallujah, the Iraqi city is still impoverished and extensively damaged. Many families languish in displaced camps because they're suspected to have ties to ISIS.

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This composite photo shows former Blackwater guards Dustin Heard (from left), Evan Liberty, Nicholas Slatten and Paul Slough. A federal appeals court has thrown out a murder conviction against Slatten and ordered resentencing of the other three men.

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U.S. Appeals Court Tosses Ex-Blackwater Guard's Conviction In 2007 Baghdad Massacre

3:16pm August 04, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Nicholas Slatten was convicted of murder in connection with the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians and sentenced to life in prison. The court also ordered that three other former guards be resentenced.

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Iraqi Troops Vs. ISIS: A Campaign Of Revenge

4:14pm August 02, 2017

by Audie Cornish

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Belkis Wille, Iraq researcher at Human Rights Watch about Iraqi troops' campaign to root out ISIS. Human rights observers say the tactics used by Iraqi troops are abusive.