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US advisers stay out of harm's way in Iraq - USA TODAY Thu, 27 Nov 2014 12:01:03 GMT

USA TODAY

US advisers stay out of harm's way in Iraq USA TODAY WASHINGTON — In a concerted effort to avoid combat, U.S. advisers in Iraq are pioneering new techniques for calling in airstrikes against Islamic State militants. The procedures allow U.S. pilots to bomb targets without the need for U.S. advisers on ... The A-10 Warthog Is Back in Iraq—And Just in TimeWar is Boring A-10 Thunderbolt Deployed To Iraq For Fight Against The Islamic StateInternational Business Times A-10s Return to Iraq after Air Force Tries to Retire FleetMilitary.com Military Times -Stars and Stripes all 16 news articles »

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Mosul Residents: IS Group Cuts Phones in Iraq City - ABC News Thu, 27 Nov 2014 14:54:41 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Mosul Residents: IS Group Cuts Phones in Iraq City ABC News The militants seized the city in June during their lightning advance across northern Iraq, after the Iraqi military virtually crumbled when confronted by the group. The U.S. began launching airstrikes on Aug. 8 and has conducted at least 22 strikes ... Mosul residents: ISIS group cuts phones in Iraq cityAl-Arabiya all 96 news articles »

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Nemesis: The Shadowy Iranian Training Shia Militias in Iraq - Newsweek Thu, 27 Nov 2014 12:57:44 GMT

Newsweek

Nemesis: The Shadowy Iranian Training Shia Militias in Iraq Newsweek Down a dusty backstreet in the Baghdad neighbourhood of Karada this month, I met Sheikh Raad Al Kafaji, a former Iraqi Army officer specialising in artillery, and a veteran fighter from the days of the Iran-Iraq war. He is head of the al Kafaji tribe ... Airstrikes Target ISIL in Syria, IraqDepartment of Defense US in Talks Over Arab Boots on the GroundAntiwar.com US Military Launches 17 Airstrikes Against ISIS in Syria, IraqmyCentralOregon.com Kuwait News Agency -Business Insider Australia all 41 news articles »

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With incentives and brute force, Islamic State subduing tribes in Syria, Iraq - Fox News Fri, 28 Nov 2014 03:19:13 GMT

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With incentives and brute force, Islamic State subduing tribes in Syria, Iraq Fox News The Islamic State group is employing a broad range of strategies to subdue the Sunni Muslim tribes in Syria and Iraq, wooing some with everything from cars to animal feed while brutally suppressing those that resist its rule with mass killings and home ... Jihadists tout training camps for children in Iraq and SyriaLong War Journal With incentives and brute force, ISIL subdues tribesThe National Islamic State lacks funds to keep control of Iraqi, Syrian territory - expertsReuters all 78 news articles »

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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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Iraq finance minister urges battle against graft in military - Reuters Thu, 27 Nov 2014 10:37:44 GMT

Reuters

Iraq finance minister urges battle against graft in military Reuters Iraq has not published spending figures for this year, but according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Baghdad spent $7.9 billion on defense in 2013. The United States has also provided money and equipment since pulling the last ... Iraq Finance Minister: Our Military Is Way Too CorruptBusiness Insider ISIS fails to take Iraq's oil-rich KirkukAl-Arabiya Iraq security forces repel ISIL offensive in Anbar ProvincePress TV all 97 news articles »

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With little for Canadian jets to do in Iraq, expanding mission to Syria may be ... - National Post Thu, 27 Nov 2014 23:01:39 GMT

National Post

With little for Canadian jets to do in Iraq, expanding mission to Syria may be ... National Post Canadian military aircraft tasked with fighting ISIS in Iraq are spending most of their time on the ground, which could bolster arguments for extending the war into Syria. Canada is contributing six CF-18 fighter jets, two Aurora military surveillance ... Canadian planes have flown 116 sorties over Iraq, commander saysCTV News Canada's Iraq mission hits fog of secrecyToronto Star Canadian jets conduct 'secret' humanitarian escort mission in IraqThe Globe and Mail Waterloo Record all 28 news articles »

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IS A NEW IRAQ POSSIBLE? - Daily Sabah Thu, 27 Nov 2014 23:53:48 GMT

IS A NEW IRAQ POSSIBLE? Daily Sabah Iraq is one of the most chaotic countries in the region where periods of authoritarian stability did not last. Particularly over the past 35 years, the nation has constantly faced war, occupation and internal strife. It is possible to claim that ... and more »

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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 ... Iraq army, allies reclaim towns from Islamic StateLos Angeles Times all 482 news articles »

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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 ... Karbala, the New IraqCommentary Magazine all 17 news articles »