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US sending missiles, drones to help Iraq government fight al Qaeda - CNN Fri, 27 Dec 2013 12:27:34 GMT

New York Times

US sending missiles, drones to help Iraq government fight al Qaeda CNN Washington (CNN) -- Two years after bringing home U.S. troops from Iraq, the Obama administration is sending Hellfire rockets and ScanEagle surveillance drones to help government forces fight al Qaeda affiliates growing in influence, a State Department ... US Sends Arms to Aid Iraq Fight With ExtremistsNew York Times US secretly sends Hellfire missiles, drones to IraqRT Iraq's fight: The US withdrew in 2011 and it should stay outPittsburgh Post Gazette Washington Post -Democracy Now all 267 news articles »

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UN Condemns Attack on Iranian Dissident Group - ABC News Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:25:07 GMT

UN Condemns Attack on Iranian Dissident Group ABC News Iraq's current Shiite-led government, which has strong ties with neighboring Shiite powerhouse Iran, considers the MEK's presence in Iraq illegal and is eager to get rid of them. The refugee camp, located in a former American military base, is home to ...

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Christmas attacks show security challenges in Iraq and Afghanistan - CNN Thu, 26 Dec 2013 03:45:51 GMT

CNN

Christmas attacks show security challenges in Iraq and Afghanistan CNN In Iraq, a car bomb exploded outside a church in southern Baghdad just as worshipers were leaving a Christmas Day service, killing many. In another attack Wednesday, a car bomb went off at an outdoor market where many Christians shop, police said. and more »

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U.S. sending missiles, drones to help Iraq fight militants - latimes.com - Los Angeles Times Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:58:24 GMT

U.S. sending missiles, drones to help Iraq fight militants - latimes.com Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has begun sending Hellfire missiles and surveillance drone aircraft to Iraq to help the government battle an expanding threat from local Al Qaeda-affiliated militants, U.S. officials said, the first such ...

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Iraq War veteran Russell Ault copes through drawing; art show in Hillsboro - OregonLive.com Fri, 27 Dec 2013 21:54:59 GMT

Iraq War veteran Russell Ault copes through drawing; art show in Hillsboro OregonLive.com From the 13 months that Ault served in Iraq, he said he remembers only bits and pieces -- firefights, a sandstorm that lasted for three days, and Aug. 4, 2003, when an improvised exploding device hit the vehicle he was driving. His hand and bicep were ...

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UN condemns rocket attack on militant Iranian exiles in Iraq - The Guardian Fri, 27 Dec 2013 12:28:25 GMT

The Guardian

UN condemns rocket attack on militant Iranian exiles in Iraq The Guardian ... government to protect the camp and investigate the incident. The group, which opposes Iran's clerical regime, fought in the 1980s alongside Saddam Hussein's forces in the Iran-Iraq war, and several thousand of its members were given sanctuary in Iraq. Iraq: UN calls on Government to ensure safety of Iranian exiles after rockets ...UN News Centre MEK Camp Rocketed; 11 Killed, 62 Wounded Across IraqAntiwar.com Terrorist Attack on Camp Hurriya in IraqUS Department of State (press release) UNHCR (press release) -Taranaki Daily News all 134 news articles »

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'Baghdad: The City in Verse' finds poetry in Iraq's capital - Los Angeles Times Fri, 27 Dec 2013 18:08:28 GMT

'Baghdad: The City in Verse' finds poetry in Iraq's capital Los Angeles Times Baghdad is a city that looms large in the American imagination. In 2003, at the start of the last Iraq war, it was occupied by U.S. troops. In the years that followed, thousands of U.S. citizens (soldiers, contractors, officials and journalists) passed ...

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Christmas bombers target Christians in Iraq - Aljazeera.com Thu, 26 Dec 2013 03:38:45 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Christmas bombers target Christians in Iraq Aljazeera.com Iraq is enduring its deadliest violence in years, reviving memories of the sectarian bloodshed between Sunni and Shia Muslims that killed tens of thousands in 2006-07. The day's deadliest incident occurred in the Doura district of southern Baghdad when ...

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US sending missiles drones to Iraq - UPI.com Fri, 27 Dec 2013 17:14:17 GMT

US sending missiles drones to Iraq UPI.com A shipment of 75 Hellfire missiles was sent to Iraq last week and 10 ScanEagle reconnaissance drones are scheduled to be delivered by March, the New York Times reported Wednesday. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki warned Sunday ...

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Deadly bombings target Christians in Iraq - CBS News Wed, 25 Dec 2013 16:31:04 GMT

Deadly bombings target Christians in Iraq CBS News BAGHDAD -- Militants in Iraq targeted Christians in three separate Christmas Day bombings in Baghdad, killing at least 37 people, officials said Wednesday. In one attack, a car bomb went off near a church in the capital's southern Dora neighborhood ...