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    <description>Iraq</description>
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      <title>Trump&apos;s Gaza proposal has rattled the Middle East. More surprises are likely</title>
      <description>President Trump has already shaken up the Middle East by suggesting a U.S. takeover of Gaza. More drama could be on the way when the president spells out plans for other parts of the volatile region.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:11:20 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/02/12/nx-s1-5276145/trumps-gaza-proposal-has-rattled-the-middle-east-more-surprises-are-likely</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5920x3855+0+0/resize/5920x3855!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe3%2Fa2%2Fb1dbc7c243e0b5de2a741510ddb3%2Fme-king-abdullah-gettyimages-2198933252.jpg' alt='President Trump greets Jordan's King Abdullah at the White House on Tuesday. Trump has proposed that the U.S. take control of Gaza and transfer its population to neighboring countries, possibly Jordan. However, Abdullah said he and other Arab states strongly opposed relocating Palestinians.'/><p>President Trump has already shaken up the Middle East by suggesting a U.S. takeover of Gaza. More drama could be on the way when the president spells out plans for other parts of the volatile region.</p><p>(Image credit: Andrew Harnik)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5276145' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Greg Myre</dc:creator>
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      <title>A U.S. jury awards former Iraqi detainees $42 million for Abu Ghraib prison abuse</title>
      <description>The jury also decided to hold a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to the torture and mistreatment of detainees at the notorious Iraqi prison two decades ago.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:25:53 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2024/11/12/nx-s1-5188530/abu-ghraib-detainees-contractor-case-iraq-war-abuse</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3335x2223+0+0/resize/3335x2223!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F62%2F2f%2Ffc6d5c1e4a03aa9d65f9883b1d8e%2Fap24304699516258.jpg' alt='This courtroom sketch depicts a former detainee at Abu Ghraib prison, Salah Al-Ejaili (foreground with glasses), at the trial of CACI, a Virginia-based military contractor who is accused of contributing to the abuse and torture of detainees at Abu Ghraib, in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., on April 16.'/><p>The jury also decided to hold a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to the torture and mistreatment of detainees at the notorious Iraqi prison two decades ago.</p><p>(Image credit: Dana Verkouteren)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5188530' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>Iraqi Kurds go to the polls with a flagging economy top of mind</title>
      <description>Parliamentary elections were postponed several times amid disputes over the election law and procedures.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 01:38:22 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2024/10/21/g-s1-29140/iraqi-kurds-go-to-the-polls-with-a-flagging-economy-top-of-mind</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5712x3808+0+0/resize/5712x3808!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcf%2F07%2Fa283d7b74cbd8d47d6c184d00b66%2Fap24294335671262.jpg' alt='A man registers to vote during parliamentary elections of Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region in Irbil on Sunday.'/><p>Parliamentary elections were postponed several times amid disputes over the election law and procedures.</p><p>(Image credit: Salar Salim)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-29140' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>7 U.S. troops hurt in Iraq raid targeting Islamic State group militants that killed 15</title>
      <description>The U.S. military and Iraq launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State group militants that killed at least 15 people and saw seven U.S. troops hurt, officials said.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 08:45:10 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2024/08/31/nx-s1-5096744/iraq-isis-us-military-raid</link>
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      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>ISIS destroyed his instruments. He made a new one from scraps and composed an album</title>
      <description>Musician and composer Ameen Mokdad opens up about his album &lt;em&gt;The Curve&lt;/em&gt;, which he composed while living under ISIS occupation in Mosul, Iraq.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 05:00:11 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2024/04/16/1242389900/ameen-mokdad-music-musician-iraq-mosul-isis</link>
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      <dc:creator>Michael Levitt</dc:creator>
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      <title>صنع الموسيقى من الخراب: موسيقي عراقي يصنع آلته من أنقاض الحرب</title>
      <description>يتحدث الموسيقار والملحن أمين مقداد عن ألبومه «المنعطف» الذي ألّفه أثناء إقامته تحت احتلال داعش في الموصل بالعراق.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/04/15/adad3_custom-0804b117cfe4e6c5f9e40bbdeccda6552202a086.jpg' alt='مقداد مع الآلة الموسيقية التي اخترعها وأطلق عليها اسم «أدد».'/><p>يتحدث الموسيقار والملحن أمين مقداد عن ألبومه «المنعطف» الذي ألّفه أثناء إقامته تحت احتلال داعش في الموصل بالعراق.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1244782854' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>مايكل ليفيت</dc:creator>
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      <title>A U.K. court delays extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S.</title>
      <description>He spent seven years in the Ecuadorian Embassy and five years in prison, both in London. U.S. prosecutors want his next move to be to the U.S. But the High Court has delayed that.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:47:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Lauren Frayer</dc:creator>
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      <title>What fighting in the Middle East means for the U.S. troop presence in Iraq</title>
      <description>After the U.S. killed a commander of an Iran-backed militia in Baghdad, pressure is mounting on Iraq&apos;s government to expel America&apos;s 2,500 military personnel.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:17:04 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2024/02/22/1231592409/middle-east-conflict-iraq-us-iran-backed-militias</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/02/15/gettyimages-1988185830_slide-5a0083b0aae2d94395ce8c44e6dd35ef29b535e8.jpg' alt='Fighters carry the coffin of Abu Baqir al-Saadi during his funeral on Feb. 8. He was a senior commander in Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Iraqi militia, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad.'/><p>After the U.S. killed a commander of an Iran-backed militia in Baghdad, pressure is mounting on Iraq's government to expel America's 2,500 military personnel.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1231592409' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Jane Arraf</dc:creator>
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      <title>U.S. drone strike kills a leader of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq</title>
      <description>A U.S. drone strike in the Iraqi capital has killed at least one leader of an Iran-backed militia, Kataib Hezbollah.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:12:46 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2024/02/07/1229849017/kataib-hezbollah-leader-killed-us-drone-strike-iraq-iran-backed</link>
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      <dc:creator>Jane Arraf</dc:creator>
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      <title>The U.S. targets Iranian proxies for a second day in a row</title>
      <description>The new round of U.S. strikes is far more extensive and deadly than those that have been launched since October, when the Israel-Hamas war began and pro-Iranian groups began their attacks.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2024 17:21:55 -0500</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>NPR Washington Desk</dc:creator>
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