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U.N. Report Describes The Impact Of War On Iraqi Civilians

5:12pm January 19, 2016

by Alice Fordham

The United Nations says about 20,000 people have been killed in Iraq since the Islamic State began pushing into that country in 2014. NPR takes a look at the report and the devastation it describes.

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Civilians are loaded in a truck to be taken to safe places Thursday as Iraqi security forces clear the Soufiya neighborhood of Islamic State fighters in central Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad, Iraq.

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Nearly 19,000 Civilians Killed In Iraq In 22 Months, U.N. Report Says

12:27pm January 19, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

More than 35,000 were wounded during the same period. "The violence suffered by civilians in Iraq remains staggering," the report states, pointing to the "scourge" of ISIS.

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U.S. Investigating Disappearance Of Americans In Iraq

4:30pm January 18, 2016

by Alice Fordham

American officials say they are looking for three Americans who have disappeared in Baghdad. The three were working for a group contracted by the Defense Department.

Iraqi security forces and allied Sunni tribal fighters evacuate an injured woman after she was shot by the Islamic State in Ramadi on Jan. 4. Iraqi forces have pushed ISIS out of much of Ramadi, but daily fighting is still taking place in the southeast pa

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In Shattered Ramadi, A Weakened ISIS Fights On Behind Human Shields

8:00pm January 15, 2016

by Alice Fordham

Iraq recently celebrated a victory against the Islamic State in Ramadi, a city just 70 miles west of Baghdad. But NPR's Alice Fordham went there and found there's still heavy fighting.

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Kurdish Delegation In Washington Looks For U.S. Assistance To Fight ISIS

2:30pm January 12, 2016

Steve Inskeep talks to Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman the Kurdish Regional Government's representative to the U.S. about what that region needs in the way of assistance as it fights against ISIS.

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Prices, as seen at a gas station in Woodbridge, Va., on Tuesday, are 21 cents a gallon cheaper than this time last year. The drop violates the historic rule that tension such as that currently between key producers Saudi Arabia and Iran causes the cost of

Troubles Are Up In The Middle East, But Oil Prices Are Down. Huh?

7:27pm January 05, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

In the past, when political tensions increased, oil prices went up too amid supply risks. But now OPEC's power is down and U.S. oil supplies are much greater, helping hold prices steady.

What Hashtagged In 2015? Periods, Refugees And Nigerians At Hogwarts

3:39pm January 05, 2016

If it didn't hashtag, did it really happen? We look back on the trendiest hashtags in global development in 2015.

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Iraq Holds First National Beauty Pageant In 40 Years

5:59am January 04, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to newly crowned Miss Iraq Shaima Qassem. It's the first time such a contest has been held in Iraq in four decades. She looking forward to competing in the Miss World pageant.

Smoke rises from ISIS positions following a U.S.-led coalition airstrike in the Huz neighborhood in downtown Ramadi, Iraq, on Dec. 26.

Airstrike Kills ISIS Leader Directly Linked To Paris Attackers

6:36pm December 29, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Charaffe al Mouadan, a Syrian-based ISIS member, had ties to suspected Paris mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud. Mouadan was among 10 ISIS militants killed in coalition strikes over the past month.

A member of Iraq's elite counterterrorism service flashes the "V" for victory sign Tuesday in Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's Anbar province. Iraq's prime minister says the extremist group will be pushed out of Iraq in 2016.

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After Ramadi, A Look At What's Next In The Fight Against ISIS

2:01pm December 29, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Celebrating victory in Ramadi, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi says his troops will oust ISIS from Iraq entirely in 2016. But strongholds such as Mosul may be much harder to retake.

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