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Iman Osman, a Tunisian woman who escaped from the Islamic State in Raqqa, Syria, was detained by the Kurdish anti-terrorism units. Western governments have tacitly handed down guidance to the forces uprooting the remnants of Islamic State in Raqqa and beyond on how to handle their citizens who joined the extremist group by the thousands. (Associated Press/File)

ISIS fighters return to home countries by thousands

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this undated file photo released by a militant website, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, militants of the Islamic State group hold up their weapons and wave its flags on their vehicles in a convoy to Iraq, in Raqqa, Syria. (Militant website via AP, file)

Russia is No. 1 source country for ISIS foreign fighters: Report

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration on the moral and strategic importance of an independent Kurdistan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Kurdistan subjected to evil

By Rachel Avraham

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi talks during his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, in Baghdad, Iraq. Tillerson made an unannounced trip to Iraq Monday, just hours after returning from a similar surprise visit to Afghanistan, meeting the top political leaders in each of the embattled countries. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Iraq banks seek rebound as security improves

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Iraqi federal and Kurdish forces exchanged fire at their shared border on Friday, capping a dramatic week of maneuvers. (Associated Press/File)

Iraq’s post-ISIS sectarian fights pose U.S. challenge

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson answers a reporter's question during a media availability with Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani after their meeting, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, in Doha,Qatar. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Tillerson seeks Arab help in US effort to isolate Iran

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

People visit a makeshift memorial for victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

The Latest: Slain Vegas officer buried at veterans cemetery

Associated Press

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., left, and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., arrive at the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March, 15, 2017, for a vote to confirm former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats as director of national intelligence. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Tammy Duckworth: DOD must rethink military support operation in northern Iraq

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

An Kurdish security forces fighter is rushed to the hospital after being injured in clashes against Federal Iraqi security forces in Alton Kupri town, outskirts of Irbil, Iraq, Friday Oct. 20, 2017. Iraqi and Kurdish forces are exchanging fire at the border between federal and Kurdish lands, days after Kurds withdrew from disputed territories across northern Iraq. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi and Kurdish forces exchange fire at border

By Balint Szlanko - Associated Press

Kurdish security forces stand guard in Alton Kupri, on the outskirts of Irbil, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. Kurdish media said Thursday that Iraqi Kurdish officials have postponed elections for parliament and president of the autonomous region originally slated for November 1, in the wake of the withdrawal of Kurdish forces from disputed regions across northern and eastern Iraq. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi court issues arrest warrant for Kurdish vice president

By BALINT SZLANKO and PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Roberts, at U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 20, 2009. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)

35th Anniversary: Barack Obama makes history

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Saudi carrier launches direct flight to Iraq after 27 years

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2017, photo, soldiers carry the casket of Spc. Alex Missildine from the tarmac at Tyler Pounds Regional Airport in Tyler, Texas. (Cory McCoy/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP)

Families of the fallen, and their presidents

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

President Donald Trump points to a reporter to ask a question during a media availability in the Rose Garden with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., after their meeting at the White House, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Politics and the fallen: Trump hasn’t called all families

By CALVIN WOODWARD and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

Syrian Democratic Forces fighters ride atop of military vehicle as they celebrate victory in Raqqa, Syria. (Reuters)

ISIS to spread ideology, operations around world after Middle East losses

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

This frame grab from video released Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 and provided by Hawar News Agency, a Syrian Kurdish activist-run media group, shows fighters from the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) celebrating their victory in Raqqa, Syria. U.S.-backed Syrian forces liberated the city of Raqqa from Islamic State militants on Tuesday, a senior commander for the force said, adding that clearing operations were underway to remove land mines left behind and search for the extremist group's sleeper cells. (Hawar News Agency via AP)

After IS collapse in Raqqa, US faces other extremism threats

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Iraqi security forces and Popular Mobilization Forces patrol in Tuz Khormato, that was evacuated by Kurdish security forces, 130 miles (210 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Two weeks after fighting together against the Islamic State, Iraqi forces pushed their Kurdish allies out of the disputed city of Kirkuk on Monday, seizing oil fields and other facilities amid soaring tensions over last month's Kurdish vote for independence. (AP Photo)

After Kirkuk, Kurdish forces pull out of more areas in Iraq

By BALINT SZLANKO - Associated Press

This image made from a video shows Iraqi soldiers and military vehicles in the Qatash area toward Kirkuk gas plant, south of Kirkuk, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Iraqi state media say federal troops have entered disputed territories occupied by the nation's Kurds. The move comes three years after Kurdish militias seized the areas outside their autonomous region to defend against an advance by the Islamic State extremist group. (APTN via AP)

Iraqi forces drive Kurds from disputed areas near Kirkuk

By Balint Szlanko - Associated Press

Iraqi troops entered disputed territories occupied by the nation's Kurds three years after Kurdish militias seized the areas outside their autonomous region to defend against an advance by the Islamic State extremist group. (Associated Press)

The Latest: Iraqi forces seize oil fields in Kirkuk

Associated Press

Local police are deployed in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Iraqi Kurdish officials said early Monday that federal forces and state-backed militias have launched a &quot;major, multi-pronged&quot; attack aimed at retaking the disputed northern city of Kirkuk, causing &quot;lots of casualties&quot; in fighting south of the city. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)

Iraqi forces push into disputed Kirkuk as Kurds withdraw

By BALINT SZLANKO and PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press