Tag: Iraq

ISIS Siege of Syria Prison Proves It’s Still a Threat

ISIS Siege of Syria Prison Proves It’s Still a Threat

BEIRUT, Lebanon — One week after Islamic State fighters attacked a prison in northeastern Syria, where they have held out…

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Boys Held as Hostages by ISIS Worry Rights Activists

Boys Held as Hostages by ISIS Worry Rights Activists

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The boys in the prison sleep in groups of about 15 in cells with no windows, according…

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As ISIS Resurges, US is Drawn Back Into the Fray

As ISIS Resurges, US is Drawn Back Into the Fray

BAGHDAD, Iraq — An audacious attack on a prison housing thousands of former ISIS fighters in Syria. A series of…

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Reveling in the Joys of Books, and Reading, at a Baghdad Book Fair

Reveling in the Joys of Books, and Reading, at a Baghdad Book Fair

BAGHDAD — Protesters in Baghdad hold a sit-in demanding that U.S. troops leave Iraq. Counterterrorism troops patrol streets. A federal…

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‘Our Boat Was Surrounded by Dead Bodies’: Witnessing a Migrant Tragedy

‘Our Boat Was Surrounded by Dead Bodies’: Witnessing a Migrant Tragedy

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq — The boat packed with migrants was about halfway across the English Channel when one of the passengers…

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Iraqis Return From Belarus, but Some Say They Will Try Again to Reach the E.U.

Iraqis Return From Belarus, but Some Say They Will Try Again to Reach the E.U.

ERBIL, Iraq — Iraq repatriated a second wave of more than 600 migrants from Belarus on Friday after they gave…

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