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Activists say Kurds halt ISIS advance in Kobani as bombing in Iraq kills 58 - Fox News Mon, 13 Oct 2014 02:29:07 GMT

Fox News

Activists say Kurds halt ISIS advance in Kobani as bombing in Iraq kills 58 Fox News Islamic State militants are claiming responsibility for a triple suicide bombing that killed at least 58 people in Iraq Sunday, as activists say Kurdish fighters have been able to halt the advance of the extremist group in the Syrian border town of Kobani. The birth and death of Iraq: Never has the future of the country been more ...National Post Triple Suicide Bombing Kills Scores In IraqHuffington Post Future ground role for US military advisors in Iraq likely: DempseyYahoo News ABC News -Aljazeera.com -Telegraph.co.uk all 1,038 news articles »

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Kurds hold off Islamic State in Kobani; fighters strike in Iraq - Reuters Sun, 12 Oct 2014 19:23:53 GMT

Reuters

Kurds hold off Islamic State in Kobani; fighters strike in Iraq Reuters The top U.S. military officer suggested that Washington, which has ruled out joining ground combat in either Iraq or Syria, could nevertheless increase its role "advising and assisting" Iraqi troops on the ground in the future. U.S. National Security ... US Troops to Use Bases in TurkeyNew York Times Kurds thwart IS in Syria town but Iraq on back footYahoo News ISIL raid on Baghdad 'possible' amid advances in western Iraqeuronews Haaretz -The Economist -Sky News all 10,913 news articles »

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Tanya Plibersek backs strikes on Islamic State, a decade after opposing Iraq War - Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 13 Oct 2014 02:09:06 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Tanya Plibersek backs strikes on Islamic State, a decade after opposing Iraq War Sydney Morning Herald In 2003, Tanya Plibersek, then a little-known Labor backbencher, marched up to George W Bush's national security adviser Condoleezza Rice in Parliament House and presented her with a letter opposing the Iraq War. A decade later Plibersek, now Labor's ...

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Police chief of Iraq's Anbar province killed by bomb - BBC News Sun, 12 Oct 2014 15:09:42 GMT

BBC News

Police chief of Iraq's Anbar province killed by bomb BBC News The police chief of Iraq's Anbar province, where Islamic State militants are advancing, has been killed by a roadside bomb, officials say. Major General Ahmed Saddag was killed when the bomb targeted his convoy near the provincial capital Ramadi.

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Leaders of Iraq's Anbar province call for US ground forces to stop ISIS - CNN Sun, 12 Oct 2014 06:23:44 GMT

Leaders of Iraq's Anbar province call for US ground forces to stop ISIS CNN Reports Saturday suggest they have encircled Haditha, the last large town in Anbar province not yet in the militants' hands. Should all of Anbar fall, the Sunni extremists would rule from the perimeter of Iraq's capital to Raqqa in Syria (at least ...

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British troops in Iraq to train Kurds - Telegraph.co.uk Sun, 12 Oct 2014 10:25:32 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

British troops in Iraq to train Kurds Telegraph.co.uk Britain last month gave £1.6 million of arms including heavy machine guns and half a million rounds of ammunition to Kurdish forces battling Isil, also known as Islamic State or Isis militants in northern Iraq. The soldiers will spend around a week ... War against Isis: British soldiers training Kurdish forces in Iraq, says ...The Independent British troops back in Iraq to help Kurdish peshmerga fighters use heavy ...Daily Mail British Troops Back In Iraq To Help Beat ISSky News The Guardian -BBC News all 57 news articles »

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Public will never get over Tony Blair and Iraq war, says David Blunkett - The Independent Mon, 13 Oct 2014 00:25:46 GMT

The Independent

Public will never get over Tony Blair and Iraq war, says David Blunkett The Independent Mr Blunkett, who was a leading member of Mr Blair's Cabinet, doubted that the public would “ever get over Iraq” and were not prepared to accept that the Government had simply made mistakes. He admitted the administration of Iraq after Saddam Hussein's ... David Blunkett: 'I don't think people will ever get over Iraq. They hate Tony ...The Guardian all 2 news articles »

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Australian bombs hit Islamic State targets in Iraq with two Super Hornets - NEWS.com.au Sun, 12 Oct 2014 22:34:44 GMT

NEWS.com.au

Australian bombs hit Islamic State targets in Iraq with two Super Hornets NEWS.com.au One of four RAAF Super Hornets on patrol over Iraq on October 8 then released two GBU-12 laser-guided bombs against what was described only as an IS facility. “We certainly got the target,” Air Commodore Roberton told reporters. “I can confirm it ... Australian bombs hit IS targets in IraqSky News Australia Iraq bomb camera images won't be releasedEchonetdaily all 12 news articles »

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Car Bombs Kill 38 in Iraq's Capital, Baghdad - ABC News Sat, 11 Oct 2014 18:09:18 GMT

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Car Bombs Kill 38 in Iraq's Capital, Baghdad ABC News A series of car bomb attacks in Iraq's capital killed 38 people in Shiite areas Saturday, authorities said, after Islamic militants killed a journalist working for a local television network in a Sunni province. The attacks come as Iraq faces its ...

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Susan Rice: Iraq "Is Not A Campaign That Requires Or Would Benefit From" US ... - RealClearPolitics Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:58:42 GMT

Washington Free Beacon

Susan Rice: Iraq "Is Not A Campaign That Requires Or Would Benefit From" US ... RealClearPolitics CHUCK TODD, MEET THE PRESS: Let's go to Anbar [province in Western Iraq], one of the deputy heads there of the council said he made a request to the central government in Iraq and potentially indirectly to the United States that they need ground troops ... Susan Rice: Iraq must take lead to defeat Islamic StateWashington Examiner all 18 news articles »