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Hezbollah arrives in Iraq - Al-Monitor Wed, 26 Nov 2014 23:47:58 GMT

Hezbollah arrives in Iraq Al-Monitor Iran backed and financed several groups in Iraq, and was the main ally of the former prime minister and now vice president, Nouri al-Maliki, and his Dawa party. The cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was close to them, but not close enough to be their man in Iraq; ... and more »

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Correction: Iraq-Bombing Baghdad story - Yahoo News Wed, 26 Nov 2014 12:07:36 GMT

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Correction: Iraq-Bombing Baghdad story Yahoo News BAGHDAD (AP) — Baghdad's neighborhood of Gorayaat, a small Shiite enclave on a bend in the Tigris River, exemplifies the failures of Iraq's security agencies trying to protect the capital from attacks by the Islamic State. The district has been a ... 2 bombings kill 10 people in IraqThe State all 60 news articles »

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Airstrikes Target ISIL in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Wed, 26 Nov 2014 18:45:30 GMT

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Airstrikes Target ISIL in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 26, 2014 – U.S. military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria yesterday and today using bomber and fighter aircraft to conduct 10 airstrikes, U.S. Central Command officials reported ... US may be helping ISIL terrorists in Iraq: OfficialsPress TV US Military Launches 17 Airstrikes Against ISIS in Syria, IraqKMBZ 10 airstrikes in Syria, 7 in Iraq target ISIL -- CENTCOMKuwait News Agency DVIDS (press release) (registration) -Military.com all 16 news articles »

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Iraq to Overhaul Baghdad Security to Stop Bombings - ABC News Tue, 25 Nov 2014 12:29:24 GMT

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Iraq to Overhaul Baghdad Security to Stop Bombings ABC News Baghdad's neighborhood of Gorayaat, a small Shiite enclave on a bend in the Tigris River, exemplifies the failures of Iraq's security agencies trying to protect the capital from attacks by the Islamic State. The district has been a target for years ... and more »

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ISIS fails to take Iraq's oil-rich Kirkuk - Al-Arabiya Wed, 26 Nov 2014 20:10:48 GMT

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ISIS fails to take Iraq's oil-rich Kirkuk Al-Arabiya The Iraqi army and Kurdish peshmerga forces backed by the coalition air force on Wednesday repelled a major attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, according to sources from the city. “They are ... and more »

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ISIS, Broken in Iraq, Emerges in Saudi Arabia - The Fiscal Times Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:19:36 GMT

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ISIS, Broken in Iraq, Emerges in Saudi Arabia The Fiscal Times In an effort to restore its momentum, ISIS, the terror monster created by the twin sectarian conflicts in Iraq and Syria, launched its largest attack on the city of Ramadi, 70 miles to the west of Baghdad. The provincial capital of the al-Anbar ... Amid Violence, Iraq Fractures Again Along Religious LinesKPBS Who Will Reintegrate Iraq's Shi'ite Volunteers?Commentary Magazine all 17 news articles »

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ISIS 'prince' killed in Iraq's Hit - Al-Arabiya Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:45:06 GMT

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ISIS 'prince' killed in Iraq's Hit Al-Arabiya An air strike in west Iraq reportedly killed on Wednesday a senior figure in the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Al Arabiya's correspondent reported. Senan Meteeb, the so-called ISIS “emir” of the western Anbar province, was reportedly killed ... ISIS 'Prince' of Iraq's Anbar Province KilledThe Jewish Press all 7 news articles »

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Russians Invade Afghanistan (Again!), Chinese Fight Iraq War (Again!) - Huffington Post Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:31:46 GMT

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Russians Invade Afghanistan (Again!), Chinese Fight Iraq War (Again!) Huffington Post Meanwhile, where there once was Iraq (171st on that index of kleptocracies), there is now a Shiite government in Baghdad defended by a collapsed army and sectarian militias, a de facto Kurdish state to the north, and, in the third of the country in ... Vietnam's legacy, the Iraq war and U.S. foreign policyAlbany Times Union Learning Iraq Lessons, Obama Delays Troop Pullout In AfghanistanInvestor's Business Daily Time to Learn the Lessons of Failed US WarsSan Diego Free Press all 306 news articles »

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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 BAGHDAD — One Iraqi general is known as “chicken guy” because of his reputation for selling his soldiers' poultry provisions. Another is “arak guy,” for his habit of enjoying that anis-flavored liquor on the job. A third is named after Iraq's 10,000 ... Iraq says airstrikes are critical in the shifting battle for RamadiCNN Battle for Heart of Iraq Intensifies With New Push by Islamist TerroristsBloomberg US plans to arm Iraq's Sunni tribesmen with AK-47s, RPGs, mortarsReuters Aljazeera.com -BBC News -McClatchy Washington Bureau all 778 news articles »

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Baghdad red tape puts Iraq Internet under Kurdish control - Reuters Wed, 26 Nov 2014 12:37:16 GMT

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Baghdad red tape puts Iraq Internet under Kurdish control Reuters DUBAI, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Iraq's reliance on Kurdistan for Internet connectivity due to Baghdad bureaucracy has put the northern autonomous region in control of three-quarters of Iraqi networks. This runs contrary to what Baghdad had sought from state ... Kurdish independence good for Iraq: Iraqi politicianRudaw all 52 news articles »