Iraq

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In Chaotic Iraq, ISIS Is Just One Challenge Among Many

3:23pm February 09, 2016

by Alice Fordham

The war against the Islamic State is hardly Iraq's only problem. Many factions are angling for power, sectarian differences abound and falling oil prices have left the economy in crisis.

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Trudeau Says Canada Will Cease Airstrikes Against ISIS In Syria And Iraq

5:50pm February 08, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The prime minister says Canada will stop its airstrikes within two weeks, and will step up training for local security forces fighting ISIS militants.

Iraqi families displaced from the areas of Hawija and Hamrin in northern Iraq traveled to Kirkuk governorate in search of safety on Aug. 31. Thousands continue to flee ISIS-held areas.

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As Noose Tightens Around ISIS In Iraq, Civilians Flee Hunger And Cold

2:03pm February 01, 2016

by Alice Fordham

Conditions are worsening in one ISIS-controlled area of Iraq. In pursuit of safety and stability, thousands of civilians are walking for days over the Hamrin Mountains, often without water or sleep.

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A Shiite militia fighter stands in front of a damaged building in Tikrit, Iraq, in April, just days after Islamic State fighters were driven out. Many of the city's Sunni residents have now returned, but the armed Shiite groups remain. For now, the Sunnis

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The Fragile Peace Of An Iraqi City Once Run By ISIS

12:48pm January 29, 2016

by Alice Fordham

ISIS has been driven out of Tikrit and most residents have returned. But armed Shiite groups are becoming entrenched in the Sunni city, an arrangement that's led to trouble elsewhere in Iraq.

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ABC's Bob Woodruff: The Unexpected Life

9:44am January 29, 2016

by David Folkenflik

The ABC News correspondent was almost killed in Iraq 10 years ago. His recovery and return to network journalism beat all the odds.

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Iraqis shop in a Baghdad market back in September. The country is facing severe econoimc problems as the government wages war against ISIS at a time of falling oil revenue. Millions of Iraqis have been driven from their homes and the country faces huge re

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Iraq Faces A Perfect Economic Storm

12:19pm January 24, 2016

by Alice Fordham

Iraq's government is waging a costly war with the Islamic State while dealing with falling oil prices, millions of displaced citizens and staggering rebuilding costs.

Iran Unfreezes Bank Assets With Iran Nuclear Deal In Place

11:59am January 24, 2016

Now that the nuclear agreement with Iran has been implemented, NPR's Rachel Martin asks former U.S. Treasury advisor Elizabeth Rosenberg about billions of dollars in newly freed assets.

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Islamic State Destroys 1,400-Year-Old Christian Monastery In Iraq

5:49am January 22, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to Archbishop Bahshar Warda, a leader of Iraq's Chaldean Christians, about the destruction of one of the oldest Christian monasteries in Iraq.

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U.N. Report Describes The Impact Of War On Iraqi Civilians

5:12pm January 19, 2016

by Alice Fordham

The United Nations says about 20,000 people have been killed in Iraq since the Islamic State began pushing into that country in 2014. NPR takes a look at the report and the devastation it describes.

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Civilians are loaded in a truck to be taken to safe places Thursday as Iraqi security forces clear the Soufiya neighborhood of Islamic State fighters in central Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad, Iraq.

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Nearly 19,000 Civilians Killed In Iraq In 22 Months, U.N. Report Says

12:27pm January 19, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

More than 35,000 were wounded during the same period. "The violence suffered by civilians in Iraq remains staggering," the report states, pointing to the "scourge" of ISIS.