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Iraq War veteran commemorates 15th anniversary of the war’s end, veteran’s needs
Spectrum News NY1 - New York
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August 19, 2025
The Iraq War ended on this date 15 years ago, but veterans of the Iraq War continue to need health care and mental health supports, addiction treatment, stable employment and housing. Derek Coy is a veteran of Iraq who left the military to devote...
Iraq is facing a water crisis, hit by one of its worst droughts in century
St. Kitts Gazette
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August 19, 2025
Iraq is experiencing its driest year on record since 1933, as the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, which flow into the Persian Gulf from West Asia, have seen their levels drop by up to 27 percent due to poor rainfall and upstream water restrictions....
Judge Frank Caprio passes away after health setback
Aleteia
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August 20, 2025
Beloved “nicest judge in the world” turned to faith and community during his long battle with pancreatic cancer. Judge Frank Caprio, affectionately known as “the nicest judge in the world,” has passed away after battling pancreatic cancer. What...
Video of a dog shelter in Iraq is misattributed to India in the context of the recent Supreme Court order on stray dogs
FACTLY
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August 20, 2025
On 11 August 2025, the Supreme Court Bench of Justices Pardiwala and Mahadevan directed the Delhi Government, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, and the authorities of the NCR (Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Faridabad) to pick up stray dogs and...
ISIS leader killed in Syria in joint Iraqi and US operation
The National News
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ISIS leader Salah Numan Al Jubouri, who was in charge of the group's financing, was killed in Syria on Wednesday in an operation between Iraqi troops, the US coalition and Syrian forces, sources have told The National. Al Jubouri was also in...
Iraq and Afghanistan veteran launches Democratic campaign against Sen. Susan Collins in Maine
NBC News
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August 19, 2025
Graham Platner, a 40-year-old Army and Marine veteran who served four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, launched his campaign for the Senate in Maine on Tuesday, joining a growing Democratic primary field seeking to take on Republican Sen....
This Was Brainerd - Aug. 23
Brainerd Dispatch - Minnesota
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August 23, 2025
AUGUST 23 20 years ago (2005) When Staff Sgt. Mike Sams called his wife in Staples to say that one of his men, Sgt. Eric Bock, had been wounded by gunfire in Iraq, he neglected just one tiny detail. Sams had suffered facial lacerations from...
Emirati and Omani firms bid to operate Iraqi airport destroyed by ISIS
The National News
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Iraq's long-shuttered Mosul International Airport, rebuilt after it was devastated by ISIS, has drawn bids from foreign companies as it prepares to enter full commercial service this year. Twelve firms have submitted proposals to run the airport's...
Egyptian teen dies after eating uncooked instant noodles, sparking public health scare
Ynet
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August 20, 2025
A 13-year-old boy in Cairo died after reportedly eating three packets of uncooked instant noodles, triggering a public outcry and renewed calls for food safety oversight in Egypt and across the Arab world. Arabic-language news outlets, including...
Trump’s First Term Degraded Military Health. His Second Must Rebuild It
Forbes
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KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - JUNE 24, 2010: U.S. Army medical staff carry a critically wounded American soldier to an awaiting MEDEVAC helicopter from the 101st Airborne Combat Aviation Brigade (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images...
Iraq’s Poverty Reduction Strategy 2026–2030: Expanding protection and confronting climate impacts
Shafaq News
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2025-08-18T20:24:00+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad The Ministerial Council for Economy discussed on Monday a new national strategy aimed at cutting poverty rates in half by 2030. The session, chaired by Deputy Prime...
UK signs migrant return deal with Iraq to deter small boat crossings
The National News
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The UK government has agreed a deal with Iraq to return illegal migrants as part of wider moves to limit small boat crossings, which have exceeded 28,000 this year and more than 50,000 since the Labour administration came to power. The deal,...
Iraq’s judiciary rules death of Basra psychiatrist as suicide amid public debate
The National News
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Iraq’s judiciary on Monday ruled that a female psychiatrist in the southern city of Basra died by suicide, closing a case that sparked public debate and speculation she was killed. Dr Ban Ziyad Tariq, a prominent mental health advocate, was found...
Iraq’s judiciary: Dr Ban Ziyad died by suicide
Shafaq News
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2025-08-18T10:51:07+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council announced on Monday the closure of the investigation into the death of Dr. Ban Ziyad, a young psychiatrist from Basra. In a statement,...
Pollution gnaws at Iraq: Laws without teeth, fines without impact
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News Pollution is silently infiltrating Iraq—particularly the capital, Baghdad—through noise, air, water, and soil, posing a daily threat to millions. Despite longstanding environmental laws, contamination across the country is escalating,...
Iraq security report: Death sentences issued, ISIS remnants found
Shafaq News
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2025-08-17T21:27:25+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Below is a summary of key security incidents reported across Iraq on August 17, 2025. - Death Sentence for 2013 Bombing (Baghdad): The Al-Karkh Criminal Court sentenced a...
Pete Hegseth mercilessly mocked for embarrassing pull-up as he joins RFK Jr's health drive
Irish Star
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August 19, 2025
07:41 ET, 19 Aug 2025Updated 07:41 ET, 19 Aug 2025 Pete Hegseth has been slammed after a video of him emerged showing the controversial United States Secretary of Defense trying to complete a pull-up. Former marine and current political...
Shiraz emerges as key health tourism hub
Tehran Times
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August 19, 2025
TEHRAN – Shiraz, one of Iran’s main cultural and tourism destinations, has become a leading center for regional medical tourism, local and national officials said. The city offers advanced healthcare facilities, specialist medical teams, and...
Retired Navy SEAL and family open wellness, event and coworking center in Chesapeake
The Virginian-Pilot
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August 19, 2025
The two-story building overlooking the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River near the Great Bridge Bridge in Chesapeake is now alive with a flutter of activity after sitting vacant since the pandemic. It’s only fitting that the first event the...
‘A crime that shocks the mind’: Iraq exhumes mass grave site left by ISIS
Straight Arrow News
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August 18, 2025
Iraqi officials have exhumed human remains from what they believe is a mass grave that the Islamic State (ISIS) left behind in the Middle Eastern country, The Associated Press reported. The Iraqi Martyrs Foundation confirmed to the state-run Iraqi...