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Iraq and US Find Some Potential Sunni Allies Have Already Been Lost - New York Times Sun, 16 Nov 2014 05:21:01 GMT

Business Insider

Iraq and US Find Some Potential Sunni Allies Have Already Been Lost New York Times In the Islamic State's rapid consolidation of the Sunni parts of Iraq and Syria, the jihadists have used a double-pronged strategy to gain the obedience of Sunni tribes. While using their abundant cash and arms to entice tribal leaders to join their ... Defense Secretary Could Consider Recommendation For More Ground Troops ...Business Insider Hagel acknowledges may have to consider troop recommendations in Iraqwtvr.com IS plays on tribal marginalization in IraqAl-Monitor all 157 news articles »

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For top US general, a sober return to still-divided Iraq - Reuters Mon, 17 Nov 2014 01:35:50 GMT

Reuters

For top US general, a sober return to still-divided Iraq Reuters Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who spent over three years in Iraq including overseeing training, said the only way Iraq will succeed long term is if its leaders could bridge the sectarian divide, something they failed to do after ... Top US General in Iraq to Assess Anti-IS CampaignABC News US Joint Chiefs chairman visits Iraq amid ISIS fight Top general makes ...CNN Top US general in Iraq to assess campaignAljazeera.com Huffington Post -USA TODAY all 3,154 news articles »

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Islamic State fighters are retreating from Baiji oil refinery, Iraq officials say - Washington Post Sun, 16 Nov 2014 11:44:27 GMT

Yahoo News

Islamic State fighters are retreating from Baiji oil refinery, Iraq officials say Washington Post BAGHDAD — Islamic State fighters began withdrawing from the area around the Baiji refinery in northern Iraq on Saturday, Iraqi officials said. The retreat would mark the end of the group's month-long siege at a strategic oil installation and would be ... Iraq forces break jihadist siege of main oil refineryYahoo News all 68 news articles »

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Bombs Kill 5 Across Baghdad, Iraq Officials Say - ABC News Sun, 16 Nov 2014 13:30:36 GMT

The Guardian

Bombs Kill 5 Across Baghdad, Iraq Officials Say ABC News Baghdad has remained relatively calm amid a rampage in northern and western Iraq by the al-Qaida-inspired Sunni militant group. Recent bombings have frequently targeted Shiite-majority areas in the capital, but the violence has been considerably ... Iraq officials: bombs kill 5 across Baghdad; bomb near Baghdad airport wounds 5.Fox News all 188 news articles »

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How Three Veterans Uncovered the Iraq War's Biggest Untold Story - MSN Malaysia News Sat, 15 Nov 2014 15:06:48 GMT

How Three Veterans Uncovered the Iraq War's Biggest Untold Story MSN Malaysia News John Ismay was in the business of tracking explosives and bombs in surge-era Iraq. His first week there introduced him to an open secret: Coalition forces routinely found chemical weapons, and within a month, a soldier in his unit suffered a mustard ... and more »

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Suamico remembers soldier killed in Iraq 10 years ago - Green Bay Press Gazette Mon, 17 Nov 2014 03:58:26 GMT

Green Bay Press Gazette

Suamico remembers soldier killed in Iraq 10 years ago Green Bay Press Gazette Members of the Duck Creek VFW Post 7534 and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 224 serve as the honor detail during a memorial Mass and military honors ceremony for Army Pfc. Isaiah Hunt at St. Edward and Isidore Catholic Church in Suamico, ...

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Iraq and Kurds Reach Deal on Oil Exports and Budget Payments - New York Times Fri, 14 Nov 2014 02:31:35 GMT

New York Times

Iraq and Kurds Reach Deal on Oil Exports and Budget Payments New York Times BAGHDAD — Iraq's central government and the autonomous region of Kurdistan reached an interim agreement on Thursday over oil exports and budget payments, at least temporarily easing a bitter dispute that has threatened the government's stability. Iraq's parliament speaker: US military response too 'slow'Rudaw Pentagon Officials Say Islamic State Fight May Need US Combat ForcesWall Street Journal Ban welcomes deal between Iraq, Kurdish region on resolving budget, oil export ...UN News Centre Aljazeera.com -Washington Post -ABC News all 365 news articles »

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Has ISIS peaked? Terror group suffers setbacks in Iraq - CNN Fri, 14 Nov 2014 13:34:22 GMT

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Has ISIS peaked? Terror group suffers setbacks in Iraq CNN (CNN) -- Is the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria finally beginning to feel the pressure? The first signs are emerging that a combination of coalition airstrikes and more assertive Iraqi and Kurdish forces are forcing ISIS to change its behavior and ...

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'Jihadi John' and British extremists in Syria and Iraq face a violent death ... - Telegraph.co.uk Sun, 16 Nov 2014 10:53:53 GMT

International Business Times UK

'Jihadi John' and British extremists in Syria and Iraq face a violent death ... Telegraph.co.uk He declined to comment on the reports that he had been wounded, but said: “I think the point is clear that if people travel to Syria or Iraq in order to conduct terror operations against British people,. British citizens or people back here in Britain ... Reports: British IS Militant Wounded In IraqSky News Isis: Masked Executioner Jihadi John Injured in US Led Airstrikes in IraqInternational Business Times UK Reports: IS Militant Wounded In IraqYahoo News UK all 147 news articles »

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Dempsey in Iraq to assess campaign - NavyTimes.com Sun, 16 Nov 2014 21:32:52 GMT

NavyTimes.com

Dempsey in Iraq to assess campaign NavyTimes.com The Iraqi military and security forces, trained by the U.S. at the cost of billions of dollars, melted away in the face of the group's stunning offensive this summer, when it captured most of northern and western Iraq, including the country's second ...