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Islamist Militants Gain Ground In Northern Iraq

7:41am June 12, 2014

by Alice Fordham

Sunni Islamist militants have seized control of the Iraqi cities of Mosul and Tikrit and appear to be preparing an assault on Baghdad. Americans fought and died trying to prevent that from happening.

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In Iraq, Mosul Falls To Insurgent Group

7:46am June 11, 2014

by Alice Fordham

An extremist group that has taken over large parts of Syria has stormed into the major Iraqi city of Mosul. There are concerns that a crucial oil refinery could fall into their hands too.

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Inmates To Be Moved Temporarily Out Of Infamous Iraqi Prison

11:10am April 18, 2014

Kelly McEvers talks to Ned Parker, Baghdad bureau chief for the Reuters news agency, about the temporary closure of Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison. Its 2,400 inmates will be transferred.

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Despite Havoc, Syrian War Sparks Hope Among Kurdish Minority

7:33am April 14, 2014

by Alice Fordham

With Syria in chaos, minority Kurds there hope they can realize long-standing ambitions for autonomy. Kurds who fled to northern Iraq from Syria will press those demands when they finally go home.

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Iraq Fights To Quell Uprising By Al-Qaida-Linked Militias

7:51am January 03, 2014

Using airstrikes and ground troops, the Iraqi military is fighting to quell an armed uprising by al-Qaida-linked militias in the country's western Anbar province. David Greene talks to Will Dunlop, a reporter for the French press agency, for an update.

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High Numbers Of Casualties Tell The Story In Iraq

1:17pm December 24, 2013

We're using numbers to highlight some of the stories of 2013. We look now at the situation in Iraq and the number is 6,639. Steve Inkseep talks to William Dunlop of Agence France-Presse, which has been compiling numbers of those killed and wounded in Iraq.

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This colorfully illustrated French and Hebrew Passover Haggadah was published in Vienna in 1930. Caption on the image: "Eating Matzah." This restored document is part of an exhibit at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., that opens Nov. 8.

Who Owns The Archives Of A Vanishing Iraqi Jewish World?

12:22pm November 10, 2013

by Larry Abramson

In 2003, U.S. forces discovered a trove of Jewish documents in a flooded Baghdad basement. They tell the tale of a once-thriving Jewish community. The painstakingly restored documents will be exhibited in the U.S. before they are returned to Iraq. But some Jewish groups are trying to prevent that.

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The New And The Next: Punk Rock Love, A Sensible Scary Movie

10:30pm October 19, 2013

by NPR Staff

As Halloween approaches, Ozy co-founder Carlos Watson tells NPR's Arun Rath about a a viral video that pokes fun at everything we've come to expect from horror films.

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Dekle First Female President At An Iraqi University

5:06am October 02, 2013

Dawn Dekle has made a career out of running schools in conflict zones. She is the newest president of the American University of Iraq. Previously, she was provost of the American University of Afghanistan. Renee Montagne talks to Dekle about her unique work.

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Many different Middle Eastern cultures claim to have invented the kebab.

In Iraq, Laying Claim To The Kebab

9:54pm August 13, 2013

by Kelly McEvers

The Iraqis, among many other Middle Easterners, believe they invented the kebab. The skewered meat dish appears as early as the 9th century in a book from the southern city of Basra called The Book of Misers.

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