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President Trump had not been impressed by H.R. McMaster's try-out as White House national security adviser. "That guy bores the shit out of me," Trump allegedly said after McMaster left the room.
Energy and Environment

H.R. McMaster told Trump off for asking Iraqi prime minister about oil

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An Iraq man inks his finger after casting his ballot in the country's parliamentary elections in Ramadi, Iraq, Saturday, May 12, 2018. Polls opened across Iraq on Saturday in the first national election since the declaration of victory over the Islamic State group.
Beltway Confidential

Confusion reigns as Iraqis form new government, and the US isn’t helping

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Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks at a press conference, at the Iraq Energy Forum in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 28, 2018.
National Security

White House: Iraqi prime minister thanked Trump for ‘decisive’ support in fight against ISIS

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This file image made from video posted on a militant website July 5, 2014, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq during his first public appearance. An Iraqi government official claimed on Tuesday that al-Baghdadi was seriously wounded in a recent coalition airstrike. (Militant video via AP, File)
Beltway Confidential

Where is ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and what will happen when he dies?

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A bomb explodes behind the al-Nuri mosque complex, as seen through a hole in the wall of a house, as Iraqi Special Forces move toward Islamic State militant positions in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, June 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Foreign Policy

Iraq says its war against ISIS has ended

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Members of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) celebrate at stadium that was the site of Islamic State fighters' last stand in the city of Raqqa, Syria, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Syrian Kurdish-led forces backed by the U.S. declare victory in the devastated northern city of Raqqa days after it cleared it from members of the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Asmaa Waguih)
Foreign Policy

Destruction of the Islamic State is not yet mission accomplished

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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)
Beltway Confidential

What’s happening in Kirkuk and how the US should respond

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Foreign Policy

UK general to ISIS: ‘Surrender or die’

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It took nine months for Iraqi Security Forces to wrest control of Mosul from ISIS, which still controls other small cities and towns in Iraq. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
National Security

Trump congratulates Iraqi prime minister on liberation of Mosul

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Iraqi army soldiers raise their weapons in celebration on the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq. Iraq's prime minister declared victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul after more than eight months of some of the toughest fighting Iraqi forces have faced in the more than 3-year-old war against the extremists. (AP Photo, File)
Beltway Confidential

Mosul is liberated from ISIS, but the battle for its political future is just beginning

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