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US Now Using Apache Helicopters to Attack ISIS in Iraq - ABC News (blog) Sun, 05 Oct 2014 16:38:21 GMT

ABC News (blog)

US Now Using Apache Helicopters to Attack ISIS in Iraq ABC News (blog) WASHINGTON — The U.S. has begun using Apache AH-64 attack helicopters to strike at ISIS targets inside Iraq, the first time the aircraft have been used for offensive strikes since arriving in Baghdad in early July. Their use opens up a new capability ... 'A shift to closer combat': Apache helicopters used for strikes on Iraq for ...Twitchy all 13 news articles »

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Airstrikes Hit More ISIS Targets in Syria and Iraq - NBCNews.com Sun, 05 Oct 2014 18:05:19 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Airstrikes Hit More ISIS Targets in Syria and Iraq NBCNews.com The United States carried out three airstrikes against ISIS militants in Syria on Saturday and Sunday using fighter jets, according to the U.S. Central Command. In a separate offensive, U.S. military forces used bombers, fighter jets and helicopters to ... More U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria destroy ISIS targetsMSNBC Military firms likely to benefit from airstrikes in Iraq, SyriaLos Angeles Times Isil's reign of terror rooted in the political culture of Iraq and SyriaTelegraph.co.uk Politico (blog) -Motley Fool -National Post all 98 news articles »

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Australia launches first armed combat mission against Isis in Iraq - The Guardian Sun, 05 Oct 2014 20:37:05 GMT

The Guardian

Australia launches first armed combat mission against Isis in Iraq The Guardian Aircraft from the US, UK, France, UAE, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain have all conducted attacks against Isis in Iraq. On Friday the cabinet's national security committee gave the go-ahead for combat missions and the deployment of special ... Baghdad delays Australian special forces support in IraqSydney Morning Herald Australian Super Hornets complete first armed mission over IraqABC Online No bombs in first IS combat flightNEWS.com.au MSN Philippines News -The Australian all 135 news articles »

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Fighting rages in Iraq's Anbar province - Aljazeera.com Sun, 05 Oct 2014 12:26:19 GMT

Press TV

Fighting rages in Iraq's Anbar province Aljazeera.com Iraq's government forces are currently in the town of Ameriyah in Fallujah. This is a strategic town that links Anbar to Baghdad and the south of the country. By holding Ameriyah against the ISIL fighters, the army can ensure that supplies from the ... Iran to arrange any anti-ISIL action with Syria, IraqPress TV all 47 news articles »

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Memories of Iraq, Part 2: Inside the crucible - U-T San Diego Sun, 05 Oct 2014 19:00:38 GMT

U-T San Diego

Memories of Iraq, Part 2: Inside the crucible U-T San Diego During the invasion of Iraq and my first foray into war reporting, I experienced the terror and exhilaration of combat. By the time I left the country shortly before the regime fell, my hawkish outlook had been tempered by ugly realities of war — the ...

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Obama team circles wagons as Panetta hits White House on Iraq, Syria and more - Fox News Sat, 04 Oct 2014 14:29:49 GMT

Fox News

Obama team circles wagons as Panetta hits White House on Iraq, Syria and more Fox News The Obama administration found itself on defense Friday after former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta criticized the White House for its policies on Iraq, with the State Department and others publicly disputing his claims. Panetta chided the president's ... Who Really Lost Iraq?Wall Street Journal Leon Panetta criticizes Obama for Iraq withdrawalCBS News Leon Panetta blows whistle on lies about IraqWashington Post (blog) USA TODAY -Washington Free Beacon -wtkr.com all 155 news articles »

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How the Obama Administration Ignored Iraq - Politico Sat, 04 Oct 2014 21:43:57 GMT

Politico

How the Obama Administration Ignored Iraq Politico It was late April of 2009, and Hillary Clinton was coming to Iraq for her first official trip as secretary of state. Normally, visits by a secretary of state are a logistical nightmare for an embassy. As François Truffaut once said of making films ... and more »

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Ghost villages of northern Iraq ripped apart by Isil jihadists - Telegraph.co.uk Sun, 05 Oct 2014 17:18:30 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Ghost villages of northern Iraq ripped apart by Isil jihadists Telegraph.co.uk Both villages were seized in August by the jeep-led armies of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil), but only in the now-devastated village of Barzanke were the Sunni jihadists welcomed. The number of black flags that sprouted immediately ... Iraq's Kurdish front line a dangerous split between those joining ISIS, and ...National Post Ghost Villages of Northern Iraq Ripped Apart By ISIS JihadistsAINA all 1 news articles »

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Former UK armed forces chief calls for 'western boots on the ground' in Iraq - The Guardian Mon, 06 Oct 2014 00:23:05 GMT

Press TV

Former UK armed forces chief calls for 'western boots on the ground' in Iraq The Guardian An air campaign alone against forces from Islamic State (Isis) in Iraq and Syria will not succeed, the former chief of the defence staff General Sir David Richards has said as he called for “western boots on the ground” to be deployed in a supporting role. Isis militants: Britain should send ground troops in to combat jihadists in ...The Independent Send Western boots to Iraq: UK ex-cmdr.Press TV all 54 news articles »

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In Syria and Iraq, Trying to Protect a Heritage at Risk - New York Times Sun, 05 Oct 2014 04:33:42 GMT

New York Times

In Syria and Iraq, Trying to Protect a Heritage at Risk New York Times Yasser Tabbaa, a specialist on Islamic art and architecture, remembers taking many trips to a 13th-century shrine dedicated to the Imam Awn al-Din, in Mosul in northern Iraq. The building was one of the few to survive Mongol invasion, never mind the ...