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UK Carries Out First Airstrikes in Iraq - Wall Street Journal Tue, 30 Sep 2014 22:14:43 GMT

The Guardian

UK Carries Out First Airstrikes in Iraq Wall Street Journal LONDON—Britain's Royal Air Force carried out its first strikes in Iraq on Tuesday, destroying an Islamic State arsenal and a machine gun-mounted vehicle, the Ministry of Defense said. Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday secured parliamentary ... Watch the missiles fall: British jets hit IS in IraqChannel 4 News RAF planes bomb Islamic State targets in Iraq for the first timeThe Guardian Islamic State: RAF jets strike first targets in IraqBBC News The Independent -Charlotte Observer all 891 news articles »

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ISIL under heavy assault by Kurds in Iraq - Aljazeera.com Wed, 01 Oct 2014 15:49:36 GMT

New York Times

ISIL under heavy assault by Kurds in Iraq Aljazeera.com Kurdish peshmerga forces backed by US and British air attacks have pushed into territory held by ISIL in Iraq, recapturing several towns and villages that had recently fallen to the group. The peshmerga began their assault early on Tuesday in the ... Kurds in Iraq's North Make Gains Against Islamic StateNew York Times Kurds Retake Syria-Iraq Border Crossing As UK Begins BombingNPR Islamic State crisis: Heavy fighting on Iraq-Syria borderBBC News USA TODAY -Telegraph.co.uk all 294 news articles »

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6 Reasons ISIS Airstrikes Aren't The Next Iraq War - Huffington Post Wed, 01 Oct 2014 12:32:34 GMT

USA TODAY

6 Reasons ISIS Airstrikes Aren't The Next Iraq War Huffington Post As the U.S.-led air campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria continues, some are worried that the operation carries echoes of the U.S. rush to war in Iraq a decade ago. In addition to the fact that U.S. missiles are once again ... Islamic State influence spreads beyond Iraq and SyriaUSA TODAY Britain Launches First Strikes Against ISIS in IraqNBCNews.com British military conducts first airstrikes against ISIS in IraqCNN Local 10 -Washington Post all 2,345 news articles »

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Islamic State crisis: Abadi opposes Arab strikes in Iraq - BBC News Wed, 01 Oct 2014 15:13:25 GMT

BBC News

Islamic State crisis: Abadi opposes Arab strikes in Iraq BBC News Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has told the BBC he "totally" opposes Arab nations joining air strikes against Islamic State in his country. In an interview, he said Western air power had "filled many gaps" in Iraq's fight against the jihadist ... ISIS Seizes Weapons After Overruning Iraq's Albu Aytha BaseNBCNews.com Baghdad 'totally against' Arab anti-ISIS airstrikes in IraqRT Iraq Air Strikes ISIS: Iraqi PM Opposes Arab Countries Participating In AirstrikesInternational Business Times Press TV all 41 news articles »

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Airstrikes fail to stem Syrian bloodletting - CBS News Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:20:21 GMT

CBS News

Airstrikes fail to stem Syrian bloodletting CBS News Turkish lawmakers, meanwhile, where set to debate a proposal on Thursday to allow U.S. and allied forces to use military bases in the country, and possibly to send Turkish troops into Syria and Iraq to fight ISIS, according to the Reuters news agency. Kurds Defeat ISIS Forces Holding Key Iraq Border Border CrossingHuffington Post Kurds seize Iraq/Syria border post; Sunni tribe joins fight against Islamic StateReuters Turkey moves to use force in Syria and IraqUSA TODAY Washington Post -KKTV 11 News all 3,139 news articles »

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Who Will Profit From the Wars in Iraq and Syria? - Huffington Post Wed, 01 Oct 2014 19:27:21 GMT

Huffington Post

Who Will Profit From the Wars in Iraq and Syria? Huffington Post The most recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan offer an ominous example about what can happen when the rush to war is met with sharp spending increases coupled with little to no oversight or fiscal restraint. The Commission on Wartime Contracting -- a ... Obama administration eases policy on preventing civilian casualties in Iraq, SyriaPBS NewsHour Civilian casualty standard eased in Iraq, SyriaStars and Stripes Iraq and Syria airstrikes launched amid intelligence gapsAirForceTimes.com all 142 news articles »

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Stephen Harper confirms 26 Canadian soldiers now in Iraq - CBC.ca Wed, 01 Oct 2014 23:31:08 GMT

CBC.ca

Stephen Harper confirms 26 Canadian soldiers now in Iraq CBC.ca Canada has only 26 soldiers in Iraq serving as military advisers, rather than the 69 troops the government had said it was sending, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told the House of Commons on Wednesday. Earlier Wednesday, New Democrats said that ... The case for Canada to go to war in Iraq has not been madeThe Globe and Mail Military mission in Iraq 'noble and necessary,' Stephen Harper saysToronto Star Iraq and the proper path to warMacleans.ca Huffington Post Canada -CTV News -Ottawa Citizen all 117 news articles »

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Iraq Pilots Mistakenly Gave Food, Ammunition to ISIS Militants - NBCNews.com Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:43:25 GMT

RT

Iraq Pilots Mistakenly Gave Food, Ammunition to ISIS Militants NBCNews.com Iraqi military pilots mistakenly gave food, water and ammunition to enemy ISIS militants instead of their own soldiers, a senior security official and a brigadier-general told NBC News. The supplies were supposed to help besieged Iraqi army officers ... Mix-up sees Iraq pilot drop aid, ammo for ISIS instead of govt troopsRT Iraq Pilots Mistakenly Drop Supplies, Not Bombs On ISISFOX News Radio all 40 news articles »

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Iraq Considering Australian Airstrike Request - ABC News Thu, 02 Oct 2014 02:37:46 GMT

The Guardian

Iraq Considering Australian Airstrike Request ABC News Iraq's ambassador to Australia can give no timetable on when his government might decide on Australia's request to launch airstrikes against Islamic State targets. Australia has six F/A-18F Super Hornet jet fighters waiting on standby in the United ... RAAF to begin non-combat sorties over Iraq supporting US air strikes on IsisThe Guardian Australia to assist Coalition strikes on ISIS today but Iraq still to give ...Daily Mail Australia to Fly Support Missions in IraqWall Street Journal ArmyTimes.com all 373 news articles »

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Vicar Of Baghdad Claims 'Every Christian Wants To Leave' Iraq As ISIS ... - Huffington Post Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:27:22 GMT

Vicar Of Baghdad Claims 'Every Christian Wants To Leave' Iraq As ISIS ... Huffington Post The Washington Post published an op-ed in September that argued "Christianity in Iraq is finished." Correspondent Daniel Williams spent 10 days speaking with Christian refugees currently living in Irbil, the capital of the northern autonomous region of ...