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An Iraqi businessman Nazar al-Hamadani shows a phone picture of his Visa to United States during an interview with the Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 30, 2017. Iraqis say they are shocked and disappointed with President Donald Trump's order that bans citizens of Muslim-majority countries, including Iraq, from entering United States. (AP Photo/ Ali Abdul Hassan)

Iraqi lawmakers urge ban on Americans after Trump order

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and MUHANAD AL-SALEH - Associated Press

Iraqi Muslims pray at a mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

The Latest: US soldier dies of wounds from bombing in Iraq

Associated Press

U.S. soldiers (left) participate in a training mission with Iraqi army soldiers outside Baghdad on May 27, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

The Latest: New Zealand makes donation for Mosul victims

Associated Press

Violence was planned for Baghdad neighborhoods

Iraq routed ISIS from Ramadi at a high cost: A city destroyed

By Susannah George, Desmond Butler and Maya Alleruzzo - Associated Press

Iraqi security forces deploy in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. Iraqi security forces fanned out across the Baghdad neighborhood Monday morning where three Americans were reportedly kidnapped over the weekend, closing streets and conducting house-to-house searches. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Officials name top suspects in Iraq abductions of Americans

By Susannah George - Associated Press

Sunni volunteer fighters parade through Khalidiya, Iraq, as they prepare to support Iraqi security forces in liberating the city of Ramadi from Islamic State militants on Oct. 10, 2015. (Associated Press)

Iraq’s Sunni sheikhs decry lack of U.S. help in ISIS fight, say Russia eager to fill void

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Members of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq organization chant slogans and hold banners during a tour organized by the Iraqi government for foreign diplomats in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 11, 2012. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Iran responsible for deadly rocket attack on Camp Liberty in Iraq, dissidents say

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter pauses as he speaks with media on a military aircraft after departing Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, July 22, 2015, en route Amman, Jordan. While in Jiddah Carter met with Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul Aziz and other Saudi officials. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

Ashton Carter arrives in Iraqi capital on unannounced visit

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

Illustration on the Kurds as an effective foe to ISIS by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

DOUGLAS BURTON, MARIOS PANAGIOTIS EFTHYMIOPOULOS: Arming the Kurds to defeat ISIS

By Douglas Burton and Marios Panagiotis Efthymiopoulos

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said that the U.S. train-and-equip mission to bolster Iraqi and Syrian forces for combat against the Islamic State has been hamstrung due to a lack of local recruits willing to fight the terrorist army. (Associated Press)

Islamic State fight hamstrung by low local troop levels

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 19, 2015 file photo, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. It&#8217;s time for Republican presidential contenders to &#8220;Roast and Ride,&#8221; a new twist in Iowa&#8217;s down-home presidential politicking. A weekend gathering Ernst features a pig roast, speeches from seven 2016 hopefuls and a motorcycle ride that promises to get at least a few of them on wheels. It&#8217;s a prime political event for Republicans in a state known for a straw poll that is declining in relevance and for an annual steak fry for Democrats that had its last hurrah last year. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Senate blocks directly arming Kurds in Islamic State fight

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Islamic State fighters left a path of death and destruction as they blazed their way through northern Iraq last year and captured two key Sunni-dominated cities. Some analysts predict they will try to make further incursions during Ramadan, including in Baghdad. (Associated Press)

Islamic State keeps firm grip one year after Mosul’s fall

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican (Associated Press)

Rand Paul, GOP back arming Kurds against Islamic State

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

In this April 23, 2015, file photo, Iraqi security forces and tribal fighters regain control of the northern neighborhoods, after overnight heavy clashes with Islamic State group militants, in Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Multiple Islamic State suicide attacks in Iraq’s Anbar kill 17 troops

By Sinan Salaheddin - Associated Press

Vice President Joe Biden talks with Iraq's Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi during a session of the U.S.-Iraq Higher Coordinating Committee, Thursday, April 16, 2015, in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Joe Biden tries to smooth over tensions with Baghdad

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Qassem Soleimani (AP, File)

Iraq, Iran push back on U.S. defense chief over Ramadi loss

By Sameer N. Yacoub and Nasser Karimi - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 image released by the Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC), Kurdish peshmerga forces prepare their positions on the front line for battle against Islamic State group positions in northern Iraq. Kurdish Regional Security Council said Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015 that Kurdish peshmerga fighters launched a new offensive to secure areas southeast and southwest of the dam. (AP Photo/Kurdistan Region Security Council)

Iraqi Kurds ill-equipped to fight Islamic State, officials warn

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Iraqi Army soldiers stand guard as Shiite as Shiite faithful pilgrims march to Karbala for Arbaeen in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. The holiday marks the end of the forty day mourning period after the anniversary of the 7th century martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

U.S.-trained Iraqi forces investigated for war crimes

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 27, 2005 file photo, a temple to the Shamash sun god still stands over 1,750 years after the Sassanian empire razed the Mesopotamian city of Hatra, 320 kilometers (200 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq's minister of tourism and antiquities told The Associated Press, Saturday, March 7, 2015, that the government is investigating reports that the ancient archaeological site of Hatra in northwestern Iraq is being demolished by militants from the Islamic State group. The group has already looted artifacts from Nimrud, another ancient archaeological site, on Friday and bulldozed it in a move UNESCO deemed &quot;a war crime.&quot; (AP Photo/Antonio Castaneda, File)

IS destroying another ancient archaeological site in Iraq

By SAMEER N. YACOUB and VIVIAN SALAMA - Associated Press