List of Iraq articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can the Islamic State Lose Mosul and Still Win?
There’s a well-established playbook for pivoting to guerilla warfare.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Shiite Militias Join Mosul Fight, Turkey Reacts; Russian Subs on the Move?
White House to Ukraine; Trump on Defense Spending; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 For Iraqi Christians, a Bittersweet Homecoming
They’re taking their homes and churches back from the Islamic State. But it may be too late to start over.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Rebels Assault Aleppo, Russian Air Base; Exclusive: Monitor Drones Grounded in Ukraine
Putin Blames Obama for Syria; And Lots More
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Two boys stand near a burning oil pit in Qayyarah, Iraq. The Islamic State Just Wants to Watch the World Burn
As Iraqi forces bear down on Mosul, the jihadi group is setting oil wells ablaze, using civilians as human shields, and executing those who try to flee.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Blowing Up the Islamic State’s Oil Company
The United States has dramatically stepped up attacks on the caliphate’s oil production. But to win this battle, it’s going to have to go scorched earth.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: JSOC Hunting ISIS; Turkey Threatening Combat in Iraq and Syria
Civilians being Slaughtered in Mosul; No Fly, No Go; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Allah Wants ISIS to Retreat
The caliphate’s propagandists are digging through the Quran to prove that getting beaten back in Mosul doesn’t stray from the preordained plan.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Different Stories on Aleppo; U.S. Aircraft Pound Mosul
U.S. Army Gets Behind Transgender Change; Chinese Hackers; Hill Dems Survive Iran Talk; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Battlegrounds: The Fight for Mosul and Election Day Disruptions
What will come next in the offensive against the Islamic State in Iraq? And should U.S. voters be wary of a cyberattack on Nov. 8?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Mosul Brings Confusion, Chaos, and Blood; White House Dithers on Syria Rebel Request
Taliban Drones; Pentagon Wants Money Back From Combat Vets; And Lots More
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snyypg5 Turkey’s New Maps Are Reclaiming the Ottoman Empire
Erdogan’s aggressive nationalism is now spilling over Turkey’s borders, grabbing land in Greece and Iraq.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: ISIS Hits Kirkuk Hard; Russian Warships Cruise Through English Channel
Turks Pound Kurds; Impossible Choices for Mosul Civilians; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 First U.S. Combat Death in Fight for Mosul
Pentagon officials insist that American forces remain behind the front lines near Mosul, but Thursday’s death calls that into question.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Civilians in Mosul Face ‘Impossible Choice’
The Iraqi Army’s push to retake the northern city could trigger a vast humanitarian crisis and fuel the country’s deep sectarian divide.
