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Where Summer Heat Hits Hard: Middle East And North Africa
Climate change has impacted the Middle East and North Africa where summer is already very hot. Many in Iraq, Syria, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia still labour in the heat.
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"It's Hell": Chronic Power Cuts Exacerbate Iraq's Sweltering Summer
Umm Mohammed, 74, waves a fan back and forth to cool down, but in the blistering heat of Iraq's southern city of Basra there is nothing but stiflingly hot air.
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Israel Responsible For Attacks On Our Paramilitary Bases, Says Iraq PM
Iraq's premier has said for the first time that his government had "indications" Israel was behind some attacks on paramilitary bases this summer, but stopped short of making an explicit accusation.
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Possible To Clear ISIS Bastion In Iraq Before Summer: Francois Hollande
The international coalition and local forces fighting the ISIS terrorists could take back Mosul, the group's stronghold in Iraq before summer after making major advances in the city area, French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday.
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Finland Arrests Man for Suspected War Crimes in Iraq
Finnish police said on Monday that a foreigner had been detained for war crimes committed in Iraq in the summer of last year.
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After Delays, Iraq Expects US F-16s to be Delivered in Summer
After delays caused by the war with Islamic State, Iraq hopes to take first deliveries of its F-16 fighter jets from the United States this summer, a senior Iraqi official said.
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Islamic State Brought Iraq Leaders Together in Common Fight: Joe Biden
The Islamic State brought Iraqi leaders together in a common fight since the militant group declared a "caliphate" in northern Iraq last summer, US Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday.
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Iraq Says Rebuilding of Army Still in Early Stages
Iraqi Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi said today that the Iraqi military has started rebuilding after its near total collapse last summer but that the effort is still in its initial phase. "We are still in the very early steps; some of these steps might be painful, but we must endure," Obeidi said in a televised address on the national holiday Ar...
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Iraq Prime Minister Abadi Retires Two Top Generals After Islamic State Conquests
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi retired two senior generals on Tuesday as part of an overhaul of armed forces that collapsed this summer in the face of Islamic State insurgents who seized wide areas of northern and western Iraq.
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Iraqi Kurdish Student Uses Holiday to Fight Jihadists
Briyar Kamal, a 24-year-old Kurdish student, achieved good marks at university, but instead of relaxing during his summer holiday he is fighting jihadists who have overrun swathes of Iraq.
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British Lingerie Shop Says Sorry Over Isis Underwear
A British adult retailer apologised on Saturday after launching a range of lingerie named Isis -- but said it did not support jihadists in Iraq and Syria and had no plans to withdraw the line.
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On Vacation Break, Barack Obama Discusses Iraq, Missouri
Taking a two-day break from summer vacation, President Barack Obama met with top advisers at the White House yesterday to review developments in Iraq and in racially charged Ferguson, Missouri, two trouble spots where Obama has ordered his administration to intervene.
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Iraq, Ferguson Crisis Pull Barack Obama Back to Washington From Vacation
President Barack Obama returned to Washington just after midnight on Monday for a break from a summer vacation, during which airstrikes in Iraq and street clashes in the state of Missouri intruded on his golf and beach plans.
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After Crisis-Filled Start, Obama's Vacation Pace Slows For a Day
Nearly a week after arriving on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, U.S. President Barack Obama appeared to take his first full day off since the start of his summer retreat.
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How Barack Obama Decided on Airstrikes in Iraq
President Barack Obama had watched with alarm for most of the summer as an al Qaeda-linked insurgency seized more and more territory in northern Iraq. But it wasn't until Thursday, when Obama learned that genocide could be imminent, that the president decided the US military had to act.
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Where Summer Heat Hits Hard: Middle East And North Africa
Climate change has impacted the Middle East and North Africa where summer is already very hot. Many in Iraq, Syria, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia still labour in the heat.
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"It's Hell": Chronic Power Cuts Exacerbate Iraq's Sweltering Summer
Umm Mohammed, 74, waves a fan back and forth to cool down, but in the blistering heat of Iraq's southern city of Basra there is nothing but stiflingly hot air.
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Israel Responsible For Attacks On Our Paramilitary Bases, Says Iraq PM
Iraq's premier has said for the first time that his government had "indications" Israel was behind some attacks on paramilitary bases this summer, but stopped short of making an explicit accusation.
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Possible To Clear ISIS Bastion In Iraq Before Summer: Francois Hollande
The international coalition and local forces fighting the ISIS terrorists could take back Mosul, the group's stronghold in Iraq before summer after making major advances in the city area, French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday.
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Finland Arrests Man for Suspected War Crimes in Iraq
Finnish police said on Monday that a foreigner had been detained for war crimes committed in Iraq in the summer of last year.
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After Delays, Iraq Expects US F-16s to be Delivered in Summer
After delays caused by the war with Islamic State, Iraq hopes to take first deliveries of its F-16 fighter jets from the United States this summer, a senior Iraqi official said.
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Islamic State Brought Iraq Leaders Together in Common Fight: Joe Biden
The Islamic State brought Iraqi leaders together in a common fight since the militant group declared a "caliphate" in northern Iraq last summer, US Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday.
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Iraq Says Rebuilding of Army Still in Early Stages
Iraqi Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi said today that the Iraqi military has started rebuilding after its near total collapse last summer but that the effort is still in its initial phase. "We are still in the very early steps; some of these steps might be painful, but we must endure," Obeidi said in a televised address on the national holiday Ar...
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Iraq Prime Minister Abadi Retires Two Top Generals After Islamic State Conquests
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi retired two senior generals on Tuesday as part of an overhaul of armed forces that collapsed this summer in the face of Islamic State insurgents who seized wide areas of northern and western Iraq.
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Iraqi Kurdish Student Uses Holiday to Fight Jihadists
Briyar Kamal, a 24-year-old Kurdish student, achieved good marks at university, but instead of relaxing during his summer holiday he is fighting jihadists who have overrun swathes of Iraq.
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British Lingerie Shop Says Sorry Over Isis Underwear
A British adult retailer apologised on Saturday after launching a range of lingerie named Isis -- but said it did not support jihadists in Iraq and Syria and had no plans to withdraw the line.
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On Vacation Break, Barack Obama Discusses Iraq, Missouri
Taking a two-day break from summer vacation, President Barack Obama met with top advisers at the White House yesterday to review developments in Iraq and in racially charged Ferguson, Missouri, two trouble spots where Obama has ordered his administration to intervene.
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Iraq, Ferguson Crisis Pull Barack Obama Back to Washington From Vacation
President Barack Obama returned to Washington just after midnight on Monday for a break from a summer vacation, during which airstrikes in Iraq and street clashes in the state of Missouri intruded on his golf and beach plans.
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After Crisis-Filled Start, Obama's Vacation Pace Slows For a Day
Nearly a week after arriving on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, U.S. President Barack Obama appeared to take his first full day off since the start of his summer retreat.
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How Barack Obama Decided on Airstrikes in Iraq
President Barack Obama had watched with alarm for most of the summer as an al Qaeda-linked insurgency seized more and more territory in northern Iraq. But it wasn't until Thursday, when Obama learned that genocide could be imminent, that the president decided the US military had to act.
