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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

In this Sept. 7, 2017 photo, Eric Swenson, poses for a photo in Champaign, Ill., Swenson joined the Army shortly after his graduation from Princeton High School in 2005, and served in Ar-Ramadi, Iraq, as part of the surge, a deployment of more than 20,000 soldiers to assist with the war on terror, from 2006 to 2007. Swenson was on a base that was attacked three or four times a day, whether it was mortars, rocked-propelled grenades or sniper fire. Yet, He downplays the danger he was in, saying that the infantry serving outside the base faced was far worse.(Rick Danzl/The News-Gazette via AP )

EXCHANGE: Teen graduated high school, joined Army

By PAUL WOOD - Associated Press

The Latest: Iraqi Kurds withdraw from area near Kirkuk

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A man with 'yes' shaved into his hair chants through a speaker in the streets of Irbil after polling stations closed on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. The Kurds of Iraq were voting in a referendum on support for independence that has stirred fears of instability across the region, as the war against the Islamic State group winds down. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

‘Zero proof’ Iraqi forces planning to overtake portions of Iraqi Kurdistan, says top U.S. commander

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

American fighter jets are pounding Islamic State areas in Libya. The terrorist group is gaining a new foothold in the North African nation, particularly the strategically located city of Sirte. (Associated Press)

ISIS draws battle to Libya; U.S. military responds

By Carlo Muñoz and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Decorated National Guardsman dies after crash on NYC road

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Iraq Vice President Ayad Allawi listens to a question during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. Allawi says there could be a "violent conflict" over the Kurdish-administered city of Kirkuk if talks over Kurdish independence are left unresolved. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Ayad Allawi, Iraqi vice president, warns of ‘civil war’ over Kurdish-held Kirkuk

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In this Sept. 26, 2017 photo, Rachel Hunsell, an executive coordinator for TAPS, pets her horse Jessup during a retreat at the Colorado Cattle Company, in New Raymer, Colo. The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) hosted families of America's fallen military heroes for a week long retreat at the cattle ranch. The six-day event was filled with challenging new activities for participants and offered attendees the opportunity to honor their loved one, connect with peers during shared experiences and provide them with tools to cope with their grief. Since 1994, the program has assisted 70,000 surviving family members, casualty officers and caregivers of those who have lost loved ones. The organization provides a variety of programs to survivors nation and worldwide. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via AP)

Program gives war survivors hoping, healing with horses

By JOELLA BAUMANN - Associated Press

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers sit on the ramp of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on Aug. 19, 2017. The 379th AEW is the largest, most diverse expeditionary wing in the Air Force, operating more than 100 aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar puts U.S. in Persian Gulf allies’ conflict

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Haider al-Abadi, Iraqi prime minister, says forces have retaken Hawija

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French president Emmanuel Macron, right, shakes hands with Iraqi Prime minister Haider al-Abadi prior to their meeting at the Elysee palace in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Al-Abadi is meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron for talks on the international fight against Islamic State group extremists and rebuilding Iraq's economy.(Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

ISIS flushed from final bastion in Iraq, says coalition forces

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands at the conclusion of their joint press conference at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. With Turkey's president by his side, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pledged Wednesday that they would ensure borders in the region remain unchanged after the recent Kurdish independence referendum in Iraq. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran, Turkey vow ‘decisive action’ against Iraqi Kurds over referendum vote

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, reviews an honour guard during an official arrival ceremony at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. (Kayhan Ozer/Pool Photo via AP)

Leaders of Iran, Turkey stress opposition to Kurdish state

By AMIR VAHDAT - Associated Press

US Army: Louisiana-based Texas soldier killed by IED in Iraq

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The Latest: Iraq to secure borders through Iran, Turkey

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Travelers line up to check in at the Irbil International Airport, in Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Iraq's prime minister ordered the country's Kurdish region to hand over control of its airports to federal authorities or face a flight ban, a response to the Kurdish independence referendum. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Iraqi ban on flights to Kurdish capital Irbil begins Friday

By Susannah George - Associated Press

The Latest: Turks advised to leave Iraqi Kurdish region

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Red Cross will soon see American IS fighter held in Iraq

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Iraqi Kurdish men celebrate as they wave Kurdish flags in the streets after the polls closed in the controversial Kurdish referendum on independence from Iraq, in Irbil, Iraq, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. The vote is not binding and is not expected to result in independence any time soon, but was hailed as historic by Kurdish leaders spearheading the campaign. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

The Latest: Iran concerned over security after referendum

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A man waves the Kurdish flag in the streets of Irbil after polling stations closed on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. The Kurds of Iraq were voting in a referendum on support for independence that has stirred fears of instability across the region, as the war against the Islamic State group winds down. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Iraq threatens flight ban after Kurdish independence vote

By Susannah George - Associated Press