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The Obama Administration's Biggest Problem In Iraq Is Painfully Ironic - Business Insider Tue, 04 Nov 2014 17:49:51 GMT

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The Obama Administration's Biggest Problem In Iraq Is Painfully Ironic
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Islamic State militants have consolidated control of about 80% of Iraq's crucial Anbar province by killing resisting tribesmen by the hundreds. Meanwhile, Shia militias — some of them backed by Iran — are using the fight against the Islamic State ...

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ISIL fighters make gains in northern Iraq - Aljazeera.com Tue, 04 Nov 2014 21:11:51 GMT

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ISIL fighters make gains in northern Iraq
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The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has continued to gain ground in northern Iraq despite weeks of US-led air strikes, and are now moving closer to the Iraq-Kurdish city of Erbil. ISIL fighters are battling Kurdish volunteer troops in the ...
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Tragic Setbacks for US Allies in Iraq and Syria - The Atlantic Mon, 03 Nov 2014 23:46:02 GMT

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Tragic Setbacks for US Allies in Iraq and Syria
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"The fall of the village dampened the Shi'ite-led national government's hopes the Sunni tribesmen of Anbar—who once helped U.S. Marines defeat al Qaeda—would become a formidable force again and help the army take on Iraq's new, far more effective ...
Islamic State: Militants kill hundreds in massacre in Iraq's Anbar provinceABC Online
Canada conducts first airstrikes on IS targets in IraqYahoo News
ISIS' mass executions of Sunni men, women and children in Iraq continuesCBS News
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Shiites mark Ashura in Iraq; gunmen attack Shiite hall in Saudi Arabia - Washington Post Tue, 04 Nov 2014 16:58:26 GMT

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Shiites mark Ashura in Iraq; gunmen attack Shiite hall in Saudi Arabia
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The events marking the Shiite observance, known as Ashura, are a major security challenge in Shiite-dominated Iraq and places with minority Shiite populations such as Saudi Arabia, where five people were killed outside a Shiite religious hall on Monday.
Iraq on 'high alert' amid IS attacks, mass killingsYahoo News
Shiite Muslims Observe Ashura In Karbala, Iraq Amid Tight SecurityHuffington Post
Hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslims pack Iraq's Karbala for AshuraSydney Morning Herald
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Iraq Confirms ISIS Massacre of Sunni Tribe - TIME Tue, 04 Nov 2014 09:34:04 GMT

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Iraq Confirms ISIS Massacre of Sunni Tribe
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The Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) slaughtered more than 300 members of a Sunni tribe, including women and children, during the group's latest killing spree in Iraq's Anbar province. Iraq's Ministry of Human Rights confirmed that 322 ...
Life under ISIS in Iraq's Falluja: danger, rage and profitAl-Arabiya
ISIS kills 300 members of Sunni tribe, Iraqi government saysCNN
British troops are heading back to IraqThe Times (subscription)
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Iraq Plans ISIS Counteroffensive With US Help - TIME Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:00:08 GMT

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Iraq Plans ISIS Counteroffensive With US Help
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Iraq Army ISIS Islamic State Iraqi government forces and Shiite militias launch an operation against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants to take control of Jurf al-Sakhar south of Baghdad, Iraq. on Oct. 25, 2014. Anadolu Agency/Getty ...
Heavy Fighting Between Kurds, IS Continues in KobaniVoice of America
RAF footage shows ISIS vehicle obliterated by Brimstone missile in IraqDaily Mail
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Iraq Shi'ite Ashoura ritual escapes attacks - Yahoo News Tue, 04 Nov 2014 18:30:23 GMT

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Iraq Shi'ite Ashoura ritual escapes attacks
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KERBALA Iraq (Reuters) - A gathering of millions of Shi'ite Muslims at shrines and mosques across Iraq for the Ashoura religious commemoration passed without any major attacks on Tuesday, under tight security imposed for fear of Islamic State bombers.
Iraq: Tight security for Shi'ite pilgrims marking Ashuraeuronews
Shi'a Gather For Religious Ritual In Iraq, LebanonRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

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Military intervention alone won't stop terrorism in Iraq - Al-Monitor Tue, 04 Nov 2014 23:26:15 GMT

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Military intervention alone won't stop terrorism in Iraq
Al-Monitor
The rejection of US, regional or international intervention in Iraq is a subject that has almost become more interesting in Iraq than the fight against the Islamic State (IS). The politicians, the clergy, the media and analysts have been busy during ...
322 Iraqi Tribesmen Killed by Islamic State Militants in Western IraqRIA Novosti
Iraq: ISIS kills 300 members of Sunni tribeKMBC Kansas City
Officials: Islamic State group kills 36 in IraqCCTV-America
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New Zealand Won't Send Troops to Fight IS in Iraq - ABC News Tue, 04 Nov 2014 23:17:53 GMT

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New Zealand Won't Send Troops to Fight IS in Iraq
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New Zealand said Wednesday it would not send combat troops to Iraq to directly fight the Islamic State group but it could send military personnel to help train Iraqi forces behind the front lines. Prime Minister John Key made the comments during a ...
NZ military personnel headed for IraqStuff.co.nz

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Remembering the Iraq War's bloodiest battle, 10 years later - Washington Post Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:11:41 GMT

Remembering the Iraq War's bloodiest battle, 10 years later
Washington Post
Lance Cpl. Christopher Adlesperger and his squad burst into a house in the Iraqi city of Fallujah 10 years ago this month, and immediately came under a hail of machine-gun fire. The first Marine into the building, Lance Cpl. Erick Hodges, was killed ...