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Marked for deportation, Iraq war resisters fight to stay in Canada - Al Jazeera America Sat, 29 Nov 2014 13:25:37 GMT

Al Jazeera America

Marked for deportation, Iraq war resisters fight to stay in Canada Al Jazeera America When Rodney Watson was called up by the U.S. army for a second deployment to Iraq in 2006, he made the decision to desert. He now lives in a small room in a church in Vancouver, which immigration officials refrain from entering due to a tradition of ...

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A SOS plea from Iraq's Salim al-Jabouri - Al-Arabiya Sat, 29 Nov 2014 13:36:31 GMT

A SOS plea from Iraq's Salim al-Jabouri Al-Arabiya I was really not that aware of the risky situation in terror-plagued Iraq until after attending a recent news conference by Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri here in Amman. The Islamist Sunni politician expressed distress about the quick ... and more »

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Iraq airstrikes kill 17 in areas held by Islamic State - Reuters Sat, 29 Nov 2014 20:59:32 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Iraq airstrikes kill 17 in areas held by Islamic State Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Seventeen people were killed in Iraq on Saturday in air strikes targeting areas controlled by Islamic State militants, witnesses and an intelligence official said. Two brothers who were members of the Albu Hishma tribe were ... A highway through hell for the truckers who haul vital goods into Islamic ...Washington Post all 21 news articles »

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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 ... With incentives and brute force, Islamic State subduing tribes in Syria, IraqFox News Mosul Residents: IS Group Cuts Phones in Iraq CityABC News Fierce fighting rages in Iraq's AnbarAljazeera.com Antiwar.com -Daily Mail -Reuters all 575 news articles »

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Canada conducts 'secret' aid mission in Iraq - Al-Arabiya Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:25:14 GMT

National Post

Canada conducts 'secret' aid mission in Iraq Al-Arabiya “The government Iran always claims that the issue of human rights in Iran is a domestic issue and not an international matter and it's not up to other countries to talk about it,” she said. “Why is it that Iran interferes in Iraq, in Syria and other ... With little for Canadian jets to do in Iraq, expanding mission to Syria may be ...National Post Canadian planes have flown 116 sorties over Iraq, commander saysCTV News Canada's Iraq mission hits fog of secrecyToronto Star The Globe and Mail -Huffington Post Canada -International Business Times UK all 54 news articles »

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'Obsolete' Warthogs head to Iraq - American Thinker (blog) Sat, 29 Nov 2014 07:19:01 GMT

'Obsolete' Warthogs head to Iraq American Thinker (blog) This fall, the Air Force announced that A-10 Thunderbolt ground attack jets would join the fight against ISIS in Iraq. Earlier in the year, the Air Force sought to scrap the entire fleet of A-10's, citing budgetary concerns and technical obsolescence ... and more »

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Return of youth from Syria, Iraq a new security challenge: IB chief - Times of India Sat, 29 Nov 2014 12:31:46 GMT

Times of India

Return of youth from Syria, Iraq a new security challenge: IB chief Times of India GUWAHATI: Terming Pakistan-based terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad a constant security threat, director of Intelligence Bureau Asif Ibrahim on Saturday said return of the battle-hardened youth from Iraq and Syria poses a new ... Return of youth from Syria and Iraq a new challenge: IB directorIndia Today all 14 news articles »

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Rare Alliance Spurs Hope in Battle Against Islamic State - Wall Street Journal Fri, 28 Nov 2014 19:35:06 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Rare Alliance Spurs Hope in Battle Against Islamic State Wall Street Journal ABU GHRAIB, Iraq—Children walked around in unruly clusters here, wearing navy blue-and-white uniforms following the start late last month of a school year delayed by an Iraq once again at war. Shoppers lingered to buy vegetables and live chickens at ... and more »

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Nemesis: The Shadowy Iranian Training Shia Militias in Iraq - Newsweek Thu, 27 Nov 2014 13:05:33 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 ... The American Coalition Is Providing Close Air Support for Iran's Militias in IraqWar is Boring Hezbollah confirms Iran's role in fighting ISIS in IraqYa Libnan Iranian Commander Led Iraq Anti-Jihadist Drive: HezbollahNDTV all 17 news articles »

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Yazidis in U.S. traumatized by crisis in Iraq - Houston Chronicle Sat, 29 Nov 2014 00:24:42 GMT

Houston Chronicle

Yazidis in U.S. traumatized by crisis in Iraq Houston Chronicle But everything changed in August, when terrorist fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria swept through the Yazidis' ancestral homeland in northwestern Iraq, murdering some and driving thousands of others from their villages. Elias started ...