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Iraqi Authorities Trying To Deal With A Complicated Legacy Of ISIS Fighters

4:33pm November 24, 2017

by Jane Arraf

Many foreign ISIS families are in the process of being moved to Baghdad as Iraq works to persuade countries like Russia and Turkey, to take back foreign wives and children of ISIS fighters.

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German Government Trying To Bring Back Children Who Ended Up With ISIS

4:33pm November 24, 2017

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

The German Foreign Ministry is trying to negotiate the return of German children who ended up with ISIS through no fault of their own. Some of the children were taken to Iraq and Syria by their German parents, while others were born there.

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'New York Times' Reporter On The Investigation Into U.S. Airstrikes In Iraq

5:14pm November 17, 2017

Civilians killed by coalition airstrikes in northern Iraq have been vastly underestimated by the U.S. military, according to an investigation by The New York Times Magazine. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to the report's co-author Azmat Khan about the project.

A woman mourns at an earthquake site in the Kurdish town of Sarpol-e Zahab in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah on Tuesday.

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Iran Calls Off Search For Survivors In Quake-Struck Region

8:23am November 14, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The quake, with its epicenter in neighboring Iraq, has killed at least 430 people in both countries, according to official figures.

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Rescue Workers Continue To Search Through Rubble Following Earthquake In Iran And Iraq

4:58pm November 13, 2017

by Jane Arraf

Rescue workers in Iran are trying to dig out survivors from the rubble after a major earthquake struck along its border with Iraq yesterday. Hundreds are dead, and thousands are injured and in need of shelter.

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Iraqis search for trapped citizens over the collapsed buildings after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit northern Iraq in Derbendihan district of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on Sunday.

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Strong Earthquake Hits Near Iran-Iraq Border, Killing More Than 400

12:33pm November 13, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Officials say hundreds have been killed in both countries and more than 6,000 have been injured.

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Scores Killed When Strong Quake Hits Near Iran-Iraq Border

8:17am November 13, 2017

by Jane Arraf

Iranian state media reports that hundreds of people are dead and nearly more than 1,000 injured in that country alone. The quake struck at night and officials say the death toll was likely to rise.

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A U.S. Marine Corps senior drill instructor and recruits during boot camp at Parris Island, S.C., in March 2007.

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Marine Drill Instructor Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Abusing Recruits

3:57pm November 10, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Felix, a 34-year-old Iraq veteran, was found guilty by a military court of punching, kicking and choking enlistees, particularly Muslim-American recruits.

Masoud Barzani stepped down last week as president of Iraq's Kurdistan regional government. The independence referendum he pushed through resulted in a military attack by Iraqi forces. But, he tells NPR, "I am very proud that we have given the opportunity

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After Iraqi Kurdish Independence Vote Backfires, 'I Do Not Regret It,' Says Barzani

1:11pm November 07, 2017

by Jane Arraf

In his first interview since pushing through an independence referendum that resulted in an Iraqi military attack, Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani tells NPR he's still "very proud" of the result.

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Iraqi Kurdish Leader Says Region Will Re-evaluate Relationship With U.S. After Referendum

5:14pm November 06, 2017

by Jane Arraf

In an interview with NPR, longtime Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani says his people are re-evaluating their close alliance with the U.S. after the U.S. didn't back the failed independence push that led to his resignation.