W.G. Dunlop
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Pentagon Correspondent for @AFP . Previously based in Iraq, the UAE and Lebanon; also covered disinformation and edited in the US | william.dunlop @afp .com
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“The Imperial March” plays over the loudspeaker of a US Army vessel departing on a mission to construct a temporary port for aid deliveries to Gaza
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Christmas Eve service in Bartalla, Iraq -- first to be held since its recapture from IS.
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Boy holds a candle at Christmas mass in Qaraqosh, Iraq, a town recaptured from IS jihadists.
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FBI Washington Field Office: “At this time, we have no credible intelligence suggesting ANTIFA involvement in Wednesday’s criminal activity."
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The stated aim of the US strike that killed Soleimani was to head off imminent attacks. But a base housing US forces in Iraq has been hit by Iranian ballistic missiles as a result of that strike.
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Church bell rings after 1st church service since recapture of Bartalla, Iraq from IS. The service was held today, on Christmas Eve.
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Black Lives Matter voiced support for Palestinians in general, not for Hamas by
@NatyyWade
@AFPFactCheck
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American soldiers attend the 1st service in Bartalla, Iraq after its recapture from IS, held on Christmas Eve.
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IS flag crossed out with red spray paint in Bartalla, Iraq. Text underneath: "The Messiah is the light of the world."
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For the first time in months there are no empty frames signifying unfilled Joint Chiefs of Staff positions on this wall at the Pentagon
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Journalists need to realise that being in danger while covering a war is not news. You chose to be there. You are not the story.
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Protesters chant “Hands up don’t shoot!” in front of the White House.
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Members of Iraq's elite Counter-Terrorism Service atop a Humvee in Bartalla, east of Mosul.
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General Mark Milley to US lawmakers: "For about the last 20, 21 days, the Russians have not made any progress whatsoever in and around Bakhmut. So it's a slaughter fest for the Russians."
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Saudi Foreign Ministry on Twitter:
"Discussions between him and people who met him during his presence in the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul led to a quarrel and fist fight with the citizen Jamal Khashoggi that resulted in his death."
النائب العام: أظهرت التحقيقات الأولية التي أجرتها النيابة العامة في موضوع اختفاء المواطن جمال بن أحمد خاشقجي أن المناقشات التي تمت بينه وبين الأشخاص الذين قابلوه أثناء تواجده في قنصلية المملكة في #إسطنبول أدت إلى حدوث شجار واشتباك بالأيدي مع المواطن جمال خاشقجي مما أدى إلى وفاته
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Woman & child look at banners bearing names of some of 323 people killed by blast in Iraq capital 1 month ago today.
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I feel for my French colleagues who just had to translate Trump calling the impeachment inquiry "Witch Hunt garbage." They went with "chasse aux sorcières de caniveau."
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Worshippers hold candles at a church in Bartalla, Iraq on Christmas Eve -- 1st service since town recaptured from IS.
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Member of Iraq's Rapid Response Division opens fire in west Mosul.
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Boy wearing an Iraq flag at Christmas mass in Qaraqosh, a town near Mosul recaptured from IS.
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These are apparently photo comparisons of Erdogan and Gollum that are at issue in a court case in Turkey.
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Even if IS holds no major territory, it's still dangerous, as it was in past years when operating underground. And if Iraq does not adequately reconstruct war-ravaged Sunni Arab areas, or address political issues that aided IS's rise, there's ample room for a jihadist resurgence.
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Empty picture frames at the Pentagon mark three unfilled positions on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The chief of staff of the Army and commandant of the Marine Corps were confirmed by the Senate today, filling two of the spots.
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Multiple registrations have been cited by
@realDonaldTrump
as evidence for his own unsubstantiated claims about voter fraud in the election.
Man who claims there were 3 million illegal votes in presidential election is himself registered to vote in 3 states
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Black ribbon on Google Iraq page "to remember the victims of the explosion in the Karrada neighborhood."
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Trump just said he came up with the idea of teaching kids not to use drugs.
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Iraq is a fascinating place with history that dates back thousands of years, and which has a lot of people who are very welcoming and kind, despite having lived through decades of privation and conflict in which the US has unfortunately played a major role.
Having visited American troops in Iraq at the height of the war there, I know firsthand how the troops appreciate the attention. Iraq is a dreadful place, deployment there is difficult.
The President’s trip was a good thing because it boosted the morale of many troops.
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Scene in "American Sniper" in which aim of Sadr City wall said to be trapping Al-Qaeda in Iraq. AQI? In Sadr City?
http://t.co/CF7HVDfUfG
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Iraqis take communion at the end of the Christmas Eve service in Bartalla, Iraq.
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Early observations from a return to America: road quality is better in parts of Baghdad than it is in DC; turn signal use roughly equal.
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Blair says 'world is better and safer' after Iraq invasion. Families of tens of thousands of Iraqis killed as a result might beg to differ.
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Christmas mass in Qaraqosh, Iraq, a town near Mosul recaptured from IS.
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Who in the AFP Baghdad office has gotten the most sleep since the Mosul operation began? The cat. Definitely the cat.
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Two men put the finishing touches on a Christmas tree at the Mar Shimoni church in Bartalla, Iraq.
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Posts claim green-leafed trees in a photo of Joe Biden are evidence it was staged. But while many trees in DC are still bare-branched, those in the photo are southern magnolias, which have leaves all year.
@louis_baudoinL
debunks some deciduous disinfo:
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Full list from US Department of Defence funding request for weapons and other equipment for Iraq Kurdish forces.
http://t.co/zQkzs8VqOB
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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin shakes hands with his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov in Kyiv
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Persian graffiti on wall near IS flag at entrance to Saddam palace compound in Tikrit, Iraq.
http://t.co/hZ9l4jzO8Q
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Iraq state TV shows Friday sermons from Ramadi and Karbala side by side.
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US trains Iraq soldiers for house-to-house fighting against the IS jihadist group
http://t.co/xJnwuiRApa
@AFP
http://t.co/i2XFL2rhP2
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Controlled detonation of a bomb planted by IS a little less than 30 km south of Iraq's Mosul
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No longer available on the GOP website: "PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS CONTINUED TO TAKE THE LEAD IN PEACE TALKS AS HE SIGNED A HISTORIC PEACE AGREEMENT WITH THE TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN, WHICH WOULD END AMERICA'S LONGEST WAR."
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Worshippers hold candles at a church in Bartalla, Iraq on Christmas Eve -- 1st service since town recaptured from IS.
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Christian militiamen raise the Iraq flag and that of Nineveh Plain Protection Units in atop church in Qaraqosh.
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US Navy's $13 bn carrier embarks on its first deployment -- a milestone for a ship that has suffered problems with some of the advanced technologies it carries
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There are several factors behind US baby formula shortages, including a lack of market competition and a "voluntary recall" by Abbott in February. Bill Gates investing in a start-up working to produce cell-cultured milk is not one of them
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Pakistan didn't know it was in Saudi coalition And Malaysia says it's also not involved
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Trump tweeted this photo from his visit to a hospital in Dayton, Ohio, a city where a gunman killed nine people over the weekend
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Celebratory gunfire after Iraq federal police capture IS flag.
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Kalashni-4? Folding stock AK combined with parts from an M4 & an Eotech sight. Iraq soldier said he made it himself.
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Social media users including Ted Cruz and Donald Trump Jr. blamed the the mass cancelation of Southwest flights on a strike in opposition to mandatory vaccination. But both the airline and the union representing its pilots say that is false.
@AFPFactCheck
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It's unclear where "brand new" Sherman tanks would come from, since production stopped in the mid-1940s.
Trump to White House pool on tanks at the 4th of July celebrations:
"We're gonna have some tanks stationed outside.... we have the brand new Sherman tanks and we have the brand new Abram tanks."
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Boy smiles as he picks up an orange from a rubble-strewn street in Mosul, Iraq.
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Member of Iraq rapid response forces wearing a "Team America" shirt in Fallujah.
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Christian militiamen stand guard atop Mar Yohanna church in Qaraqosh, Iraq on Christmas Day.
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Except that 62% of Scottish voters wanted to stay in the EU...
Just arrived in Scotland. Place is going wild over the vote. They took their country back, just like we will take America back. No games!
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Iraq protesters pull down concrete blast walls to enter Baghdad's Green Zone
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IS sign dictating appropriate dress (i.e. completely covered) for women in Fallujah, Iraq.
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That means there are more than four times as many National Guard members mobilized ahead of the inauguration as there are American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan combined:
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Member of Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Service holds a candle at a church in Bartalla.
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The Fly Baghdad airline -- which was sanctioned by the US Treasury today for transporting Iran-backed fighters and weapons -- refers on its website to catering to passengers who prefer "using cash and face to face dealing when getting their tickets."
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Where are the widespread calls not to view or distribute videos of executions or other atrocities when the victims are not westerners?
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CNN: The lawyer for a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes -- whom Trump is considering pardoning -- also works for the Trump Organization
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