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Iraq passes bill to unlock funds for cash-strapped state

By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

In this Saturday, June 20, 2020 photo, workers set up a field hospital to treat patients with COVID-19 in Baghdad, Iraq. New field hospitals have been erected to treat virus patients as hospitals reach capacity, but health workers fear the worst is still to come. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Long-dreaded virus increase hits Iraq as new cases soar

By SAMYA KULLAB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Turkish Ministry of Defence on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, Turkish troops in action against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq. Turkey says it has airlifted troops for a cross-border ground operation against Turkey's Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq. The Defense Ministry in Ankara says the airborne offensive in Iraq’s border region of Haftanin was launched on Wednesday following intense artillery fire into the area. The ministry says commando forces are being supported by warplanes, attack helicopters, artillery and armed and unarmed drones. (Turkish Ministry of Defence via AP)

Turkey, Iran summoned over bombing of Kurdish rebels in Iraq

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks after a cabinet meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Erdogan has revealed new plans to ease restrictions in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus, including the July 1 reopening of theaters, cinemas and other entertainment centers. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey attacks Kurds militants in northern Iraq

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In this Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, file photo, fighters of the Turkey-based Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) walk in the damaged streets of Sinjar, Iraq. Turkey said Wednesday, June 17, 2020, it has airlifted troops for a cross-border ground operation against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq. Turkey regularly carries out air and ground attacks against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, which maintains bases in northern Iraq. Wednesday's was the first known airborne land offensive.(AP Photo/Bram Janssen, File)

Turkey moves troops against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Iraqi army says 2 rockets hit base near Baghdad, no losses

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016m file photo, Iraqi soldiers participate in a training exercise with American and Spanish trainers, which includes live ammunition, at Basmaya base, 40 kilometers southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)

U.S. pledges to draw down troop presence in Iraq

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 file photo, Iraqi militiamen march and chant anti U.S. slogans while carrying a picture of Soleimani, left and al-Muhandis, with Arabic that reads &quot;our martyr leaders,&quot; during the funeral of Iran's top general Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iran-backed militias in Iraq known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi militia leaders were expecting the usual bags of cash when the new head of Iran's expeditionary Quds Force , a successor Soleimani, paid his first visit. Instead, Esmail Ghani brought them silver rings, as tokens of gratitude. The episode, relayed by several officials, illustrates Iran's struggle to maintain influence abroad as it grapples with the economic fallout from crushing U.S. sanctions and the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)

Troubled Iran struggles to maintain sway over Iraq militias

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016m file photo, Iraqi soldiers participate in a training exercise with American and Spanish trainers, which includes live ammunition, at Basmaya base, 40 kilometers southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)

US, Iraq launch strategic talks on economy, American troops

By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

TAKES OUT REFERENCE TO DESIGNATE - Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kahdimi, center, visits the site of the Al–Nuri mosque, which was destroyed by Islamic State militants, during his visit to Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, June 10, 2020. (Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office, via AP)

PM vows IS will never again overrun Iraqi territory

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

U.S. military plane crashes into Iraqi base, no fatalities

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pleaded Thursday for allies to pledge toward a goal of over $700 million in the fight against the Islamic State. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

U.S. presses allies to keep up Islamic State fight

By Lauren Toms and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this July 2, 2019, file photo, Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, right, walks with his wife, Andrea Gallagher as they leave a military court on Naval Base San Diego, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Edward Gallagher, Navy SEAL pardoned by Trump, sues The New York Times

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, May 21, 2020 photo, Kim Burgess, the mother of a soldier who was killed in Iraq, holds a muddy American flag after a dam failure destroyed a war memorial last week in Stanford, Mich. Burgess is pledging to rebuild the memorial. (Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free Press via AP)

Fallen Marine’s mom: We will rebuild memorial lost to flood

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In this Aug. 31, 2019, photo, Layla Taloo reacts as she visits a room in the house where she was held along with her husband and children after Islamic State militants captured the family in 2014, in Tal Afar, Iraq. It was the last place she saw her husband. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Investigators build a case for IS crimes against Yazidis

By Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

Norway’s top military official in Iraq says virus helps IS

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Margo Jarvis takes part in video teleconference at Cohen Veteran's Network's on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Fayetteville, N.C. Since the pandemic began, the organization has pivoted their mental health services to telehealth at their 15 clinics across the United States. (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan)

Veterans groups, govt brace for surge in mental health needs

By SARAH BLAKE MORGAN and CLAUDIA LAUER and HOPE YEN - Associated Press

Mustafa al-Kahdimi, Iraqi Prime Minister-designate speaks to members of the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 7, 2020. Iraq's former spy chief was sworn in early Thursday as the prime minister by lawmakers after weeks of tense political negotiations as the country faces a severe economic crisis spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. The parliament approved the government of al-Kahdimi after long wrangling over his proposed Cabinet. (Iraqi Parliament Media Office, via AP)

Trump tells Iraq’s new PM: US willing to give economic help

By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters sit-in on barriers set up by security forces to close the Jumhuriyah bridge leading to the Green Zone government areas during ongoing protests, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, May 10, 2020. Protesters were back on the streets three days after Mustafa al-Kadhimi was appointed as Iraq's new prime minister. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizband)

Iraq’s new prime minister restores popular general to office, releases protesters

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Mustafa al-Kahdimi, Iraqi Prime Minister-designate speaks to members of the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 7, 2020. Iraq's former spy chief was sworn in early Thursday as the prime minister by lawmakers after weeks of tense political negotiations as the country faces a severe economic crisis spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. The parliament approved the government of al-Kahdimi after long wrangling over his proposed Cabinet. (Iraqi Parliament Media Office, via AP)

New Iraq PM releases protesters, promotes respected general

By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press