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Get Ready for Iraq War IV - Foreign Policy Tue, 21 Oct 2014 19:00:00 GMT

Foreign Policy

Get Ready for Iraq War IV Foreign Policy The first Iraq war was necessary and conducted well, as wars go; the second was unnecessary and conducted poorly at first, but ended up in a reasonable place given what a fiasco it had been at the start. This third war was entirely preventable, caused ... and more »

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Consumed by Islamic State, Iraq's Anbar province a key battleground again - Reuters Tue, 21 Oct 2014 21:40:04 GMT

Reuters

Consumed by Islamic State, Iraq's Anbar province a key battleground again Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - In recent weeks, the world has watched the battle to save Syria's border town of Kobani from Islamic State. But the radical jihadists have for longer been engulfing another strategically more vital target - Iraq's western Anbar ... Iran President Pledges to Back Iraq Amid AttacksABC News 40 Are Killed in Attacks Targeting Shiites in IraqNew York Times Iran's Rowhani vows to back Iraq against ISISAl-Arabiya Fox News -Deutsche Welle all 875 news articles »

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Five Britons a week travel to Iraq and Syria to join Isis, says Met chief - The Guardian Tue, 21 Oct 2014 20:32:00 GMT

The Guardian

Five Britons a week travel to Iraq and Syria to join Isis, says Met chief The Guardian Five Britons are travelling to Iraq and Syria to join Islamic State (Isis) every week, the UK's most senior police officer has revealed, after reports that a third jihadi from Portsmouth has been killed in the conflict. The Metropolitan police ... and more »

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ISIS forces launch multiple attacks on Kurdish territory in Iraq, officials say - CNN Tue, 21 Oct 2014 11:00:20 GMT

ISIS forces launch multiple attacks on Kurdish territory in Iraq, officials say CNN (CNN) -- ISIS militants launched about 15 near-simultaneous attacks on Kurdish forces in northern Iraq on Monday in what Kurdish government officials and the news agency Rudaw said was a fierce and renewed push for territory. ISIS also launched attacks ...

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Islamic State advances against Yazidis on Iraq's Sinjar mountain - Reuters Tue, 21 Oct 2014 17:46:29 GMT

Haaretz

Islamic State advances against Yazidis on Iraq's Sinjar mountain Reuters The IS militants originally attacked the area around Sinjar, in northwestern Iraq, in August. A renewed assault began at dawn on Monday, when militants driving Humvees and civilian vehicles attacked several Yazidi residential compounds, forcing the ... Islamic State advances against Yazidis on Iraq's Mount SinjarHaaretz Iraq's Yazidis facing 'attempted genocide': UNTimes of India all 95 news articles »

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US ordered to explain withholding of Iraq and Afghanistan torture photos - The Guardian Tue, 21 Oct 2014 21:16:50 GMT

The Guardian

US ordered to explain withholding of Iraq and Afghanistan torture photos The Guardian The return of the US to war in Iraq raises the stakes for the case. Unlike in 2012, when Panetta certified that the release of the photographs would endanger the US military in Afghanistan, some 1,600 US troops are also now in Iraq again, this time to ... and more »

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Can Haider al-Abadi Bridge Iraq's Sectarian Divide? - FRONTLINE Tue, 21 Oct 2014 22:57:34 GMT

Asharq Alawsat English

Can Haider al-Abadi Bridge Iraq's Sectarian Divide? FRONTLINE It's been a little over six weeks since Haider al-Abadi replaced the embattled Nouri al-Maliki as Iraq's prime minister. Abadi inherited a country torn apart by sectarian violence. Under Maliki, Iraq's Sunni population faced discrimination, arbitrary ... These Two Maps Explain ISIS's Chokehold Over IraqBusiness Insider Abadi says it's a 'psychological' war on Iraq!Al-Arabiya We will liberate Mosul from ISIS: Iraq Defense MinisterAsharq Alawsat English The National Interest Online all 13 news articles »

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Those Chemical Weapons: A Buried Story of the Iraq War - American Spectator Tue, 21 Oct 2014 08:14:46 GMT

American Spectator

Those Chemical Weapons: A Buried Story of the Iraq War American Spectator The New York Times report of October 14 should have been bigger news. Big enough to reshape the entire history of the Iraq war that toppled Saddam Hussein at the cost of more than 3,500 American lives and $1 trillion. So far, in the midst of the Ebola ... and more »

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McCain insists on sending US ground troops to Syria and Iraq - RT Tue, 21 Oct 2014 17:18:31 GMT

RT

McCain insists on sending US ground troops to Syria and Iraq RT ​If Republicans gain control of the US Senate following the November midterm elections, President Barack Obama should expect an old rival in a powerful position to push for US ground troops in Iraq and Syria. Sen. John McCain, who lost the 2008 ... US, Iraq planning offensive by Iraqi forces to reclaim territory from Islamic ...Washington Post ISIS forces launch simultaneous attacks on Kurdish territory in Iraq ...Q13 FOX Jihadists Renew Attacks in IraqWall Street Journal RIA Novosti -IHS Jane's 360 all 269 news articles »

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A Train Ride Through Time: From Iraq's Checkered Past Into an Uncertain Future - New York Times Sun, 19 Oct 2014 14:04:27 GMT

New York Times

A Train Ride Through Time: From Iraq's Checkered Past Into an Uncertain Future New York Times BAGHDAD — Saad al-Tammimi is in his fourth decade working for Iraq's railroads, a career that has taken him all around his country, and around the Middle East. Nowadays, though, he can go only from Baghdad to Basra, across the relatively calm ... Could Iraq's tribes provide the glue that keeps the country from falling apart?Christian Science Monitor all 6 news articles »