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School Year Opens In Mosul After ISIS Forced Out Of Iraqi City

8:19am October 09, 2017

by Jane Arraf

Most residents had kept their kids home for three years as schools were run by the militants. Then some kids started catching up on classes as ISIS was forced from neighborhoods in the spring.

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Jalal Talabani, shown here in 2003 in Istanbul, died Tuesday in Germany at age 83.

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As Kurdish Leader And Iraqi President, Jalal Talabani Brought People Together

10:06pm October 03, 2017

by Jane Arraf

As Iraq's president, Talabani was considered a unifying force who could get feuding political leaders to talk to each other. His death came days after Iraqi Kurds voted for independence.

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Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani, Iraq's Postwar President Dies At 83

8:19pm October 03, 2017

by Jane Arraf

Jalal Talabani — a historic Middle East figure and a leader of the Kurdish independence movement in Iraq — has died after years of illness.

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Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, purportedly seen here in video posted in 2014, had not been heard publicly for nearly a year — until Thursday, when ISIS released a possible audio recording of Baghdadi.

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ISIS Releases Audio Of Leader's Purported Speech, Suggesting He Still Lives

5:14pm September 28, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The speech said to be by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi rallies supporters while ISIS has steadily lost its territorial claims. It's the first such audio released since November last year.

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Kurds In Iraq Face Retaliation After Independence Vote

4:54pm September 28, 2017

Chaos around expected airport closures was the first sign of the strong reaction and backlash Iraqi Kurds are facing after they voted this week to split-off from Iraq.

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Travelers line up to check in at the Irbil International Airport in Iraq on Wednesday.

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Iraq Threatens To Cut Off Kurdish Region's Airports After Independence Vote

3:18pm September 27, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Iraq's Kurdish region has overwhelmingly voted in favor of independence. Now the Iraqi government says it will block international flights to and from the region's airports in retaliation.

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Iraqi Kurds Vote On Independence In Historic Referendum

9:21pm September 25, 2017

by Jane Arraf

Iraqi Kurds voted on Monday in a referendum on whether to seek independence from Iraq. Neighboring countries worry an independent Kurdistan could destabilize the region.

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A volunteer looks at a voter's ballot as she walks out of a voting booth on Monday in the disputed city of Kirkuk, Iraq.

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Iraq's Kurdish Region Votes In Controversial Independence Referendum

2:45pm September 25, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The vote is seen as a way to signal the ethnic minority's desire for self-determination, despite strong opposition from regional and international powers. Turnout reportedly was high.

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Iraq's Kurdish Region Holds Historic Vote

7:39am September 25, 2017

by Jane Arraf

Monday's referendum for voters in Iraq's Kurdish region asks whether the Kurds should break away to form their own country. Iran and Turkey are watching the vote closely.

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Kurds Expected To Vote Overwhelmingly In Favor Of Separating From Iraq

5:30pm September 24, 2017

by Jane Arraf

Iraq's Kurdistan region is scheduled to hold a referendum on independence on Monday, despite warnings from the U.S., the U.N. and neighboring countries.