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Graft Hobbles Iraq's Military in Fighting ISIS - New York Times Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:33:45 GMT

New York Times

Graft Hobbles Iraq's Military in Fighting ISIS New York Times A third is named after Iraq's 10,000-dinar bills, “General Deftar,” and is infamous for selling officer commissions. They are just a few of the faces of the entrenched corruption of the Iraqi security forces, according to Iraqi officers and lawmakers ... Battle for Heart of Iraq Intensifies With New Push by Islamist TerroristsBloomberg US-Supplied Weapons Are Already Ending Up In ISIS HandsBusiness Insider US plans to arm Iraq's Sunni tribesmen with AK-47s, RPGs, mortarsReuters Press TV -Aljazeera.com -Al-Arabiya all 787 news articles »

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Hagel Steps Down After Discord On Syria, Iraq - NPR Mon, 24 Nov 2014 18:12:18 GMT

Hagel Steps Down After Discord On Syria, Iraq NPR Then came the rise of ISIS, the downward spiral in Iraq and the Ebola crisis in Africa. For more, NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson joins us. Welcome. MARA LIASSON, BYLINE: Glad to be here. MONTAGNE: Well, get down to why Hagel is ...

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US, allies conduct 24 strikes on Islamic State in Iraq, Syria: CENTCOM - Reuters Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:15:16 GMT

Reuters

US, allies conduct 24 strikes on Islamic State in Iraq, Syria: CENTCOM Reuters In a statement on Monday, the U.S. military said the strikes in Syria near the border town of Kobani and Raqqa took out three of the militant group's fighting positions, targeted several staging areas and hit one of its headquarter buildings. In Iraq ... Islamic State recruiting, exploiting children in Syria and Iraq as spies, fightersFox News US, allies conduct 24 strikes on Islamic State in Iraq, Syria – US Central CommandGMA News all 633 news articles »

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Thousands of Iraq Chemical Weapons Destroyed in Open Air, Watchdog Says - New York Times Sat, 22 Nov 2014 17:54:50 GMT

Thousands of Iraq Chemical Weapons Destroyed in Open Air, Watchdog Says New York Times The United States recovered thousands of old chemical weapons in Iraq from 2004 to 2009 and destroyed almost all of them in secret and via open-air detonation, according to a written summary of its activities prepared by the Organization for the ... and more »

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Tanker dispute lingers as oil policy negotiations begin in Iraq - FuelFix (blog) Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:30:22 GMT

Tanker dispute lingers as oil policy negotiations begin in Iraq FuelFix (blog) As Iraq irons out some of its oil policy differences at home with the Kurdistsan Regional Government, the two remain locked in a dispute in U.S. courts over a tanker of crude that arrived nearly four months ago off Galveston's coast carrying cargo Iraq ... and more »

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Amid Mutual Suspicion, Turkish Premier Visits Iraq - New York Times Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:03:34 GMT

New York Times

Amid Mutual Suspicion, Turkish Premier Visits Iraq New York Times Elsewhere in the Iraqi capital, from shopping malls to fancy hotels to the shelves of grocery stores, the influence of Turkish business is ample, underscoring an economic relationship between Turkey and Iraq that has flourished even as the diplomatic ... Iraq, Turkey Vow to Work Together Against IS GroupABC News Turkish PM meets Iraq's Kurdish leadersAljazeera.com Iraq, Kurdish region implement deal on oil exports, salariesReuters Daily Sabah -SFGate all 243 news articles »

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Who Will Reintegrate Iraq's Shi'ite Volunteers? - Commentary Magazine Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:42:46 GMT

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Who Will Reintegrate Iraq's Shi'ite Volunteers? Commentary Magazine With the explosion of the Islamic State (ISIS) onto the scene—and the seeming disintegration of large parts of the Iraqi army—Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani issued a call for volunteers to defend Iraq and the holy Shi'ite shrines. While the reason for ... Maliki mocks Baghdad-Erbil oil and budget agreementRudaw all 5 news articles »

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Most Canadians support our troops being in Iraq, poll finds - Toronto Star Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:48:55 GMT

Toronto Star

Most Canadians support our troops being in Iraq, poll finds Toronto Star Days after Canada's third bombing mission destroyed a warehouse and training ground in northern Iraq Tuesday, a Forum Research poll found 66 per cent of voters agree with the Canadian effort to combat the Islamic State, also known as ISIL. and more »

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Deadly car bomb hits Iraq bus terminal - Aljazeera.com Sun, 23 Nov 2014 09:59:28 GMT

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Deadly car bomb hits Iraq bus terminal Aljazeera.com All officials spoke on condition of anonymity, because they were not authorised to speak to journalists. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast. Iraq is facing its worst crisis since the 2011 withdrawal of US troops as the Islamic ... Iraq army, allies reclaim towns from Islamic StateLos Angeles Times Officials Say Car Bomb Kills 7 People in IraqABC News Security forces recapture 2 towns in IraqXinhua Huffington Post all 360 news articles »

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Iraq Needs Weapons But Can It Keep Them? - Foreign Policy Fri, 21 Nov 2014 19:41:05 GMT

Foreign Policy

Iraq Needs Weapons But Can It Keep Them? Foreign Policy Congress plans to re-evaluate Iraq's request for several big-ticket items -- including Abrams tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles -- after withholding approval for several months because lawmakers worried that former Iraqi leader Nouri al-Maliki could ... Pentagon, in reversal, won't wait for Congress to deploy Iraq troopsThe Hill US to send new troops to Iraq even before Congress OKs fundsReuters Islamic State: US to send new troops to Iraq, Syria invites international ...ABC Online all 42 news articles »