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UK weighs up troop numbers for return to Iraq - The Guardian Sun, 14 Dec 2014 14:27:54 GMT

The Guardian

UK weighs up troop numbers for return to Iraq The Guardian The UK's national security council is to meet shortly to decide how many British troops to send back to Iraq to help combat the threat from Islamic State (Isis). An estimated 100 to 200 could be sent, mainly in a training role, but some would be combat ... Iraq torture claims: New allegations against British soldiers to go to the ...The Independent 100 Paras deployed in battles against ISIS in IraqDaily Mail Hundreds of British troops going to Iraq, official saysCNN Telegraph.co.uk -Press TV -Sky News all 253 news articles »

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The terrorist bureaucracy: Inside the files of the Islamic State in Iraq - Boston Globe Sun, 14 Dec 2014 12:44:45 GMT

Boston Globe

The terrorist bureaucracy: Inside the files of the Islamic State in Iraq Boston Globe Its formal administrative capacity is a substantial strength, one inherited from its predecessor organizations, Al Qaeda in Iraq, or AQI, and the Islamic State of Iraq, or ISI. It also has an important side effect: It creates a massive paper trail ... US-led warplanes hit militants in Syria and Iraq 27 times this weekLos Angeles Times The Skies Above Iraq Are Getting Deadly Thanks to the Islamic State's Shoulder ...TheBlaze.com Isis in Iraq: Christians tortured in churches, photos show men being whipped ...International Business Times UK Stars and Stripes -Al-Arabiya -The Globe and Mail all 463 news articles »

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Britain to send hundreds more troops to Iraq, says defence secretary - The Guardian Sun, 14 Dec 2014 01:01:38 GMT

The Guardian

Britain to send hundreds more troops to Iraq, says defence secretary The Guardian The defence secretary, Michael Fallon announced an additional deployment of British combat-ready troops numbering “in the low hundreds” to help train local forces battling Isis forces, who control vast swathes of northen Syria and neighbouring Iraq.

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Exclusive: Cash-strapped Iraq seeks Kuwait war reparation delay - Reuters Fri, 12 Dec 2014 09:48:37 GMT

Reuters

Exclusive: Cash-strapped Iraq seeks Kuwait war reparation delay Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq is seeking to postpone a final $4.6 billion installment of reparations for its 1990-91 occupation of Kuwait, Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari told Reuters, as it faces a cash crisis caused by falling oil prices and war with ... Cash-strapped Iraq seeks Kuwait war reparation delayArabianBusiness.com Falling oil prices shake economies of Iraq, RussiaChristian Science Monitor Some grace, please: Iraq asks Kuwait to accept delay in 1990 war reparationsAl-Bawaba Al-Arabiya -gulfnews.com -The National all 58 news articles »

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CIA 'torture report': Agency conduct was driven by pressure to link Iraq to al ... - The Independent Sun, 14 Dec 2014 22:36:40 GMT

The Independent

CIA 'torture report': Agency conduct was driven by pressure to link Iraq to al ... The Independent The CIA tortured al-Qaeda suspects because it wanted evidence that Saddam Hussein was linked to 9/11 in order to justify the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The agency was under intense pressure from the White House and senior figures in the Bush ... Share this pageBBC News all 942 news articles »

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ISIL captures Anbar province town in Iraq, kills 19 police - Al Jazeera America Sat, 13 Dec 2014 18:05:19 GMT

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ISIL captures Anbar province town in Iraq, kills 19 police Al Jazeera America Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters stormed a town in Iraq's western Anbar province on Saturday, killing at least 19 policemen and trapping others inside their headquarters, in the latest attack in the desert region where the armed ... ISIL fighters gain ground in Iraq's AnbarAljazeera.com Airstrikes Against ISIL Continue in Syria, IraqDepartment of Defense IS militants execute 19 policemen in western IraqXinhua Newsweek - Europe -Firstpost -International Business Times all 103 news articles »

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Islamic State hands out rules for sex slaves in Iraq - Washington Times Sat, 13 Dec 2014 21:39:53 GMT

Islamic State hands out rules for sex slaves in Iraq Washington Times The Islamic State has made clear its justification for the rape and enslavement of non-Muslim women and children with a color-printed pamphlet “Question and Answers on Female Slaves and their Freedom,” being distributed in Mosul. Armed men handed out ... and more »

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2003 CIA cable casts doubt on claim linking Iraq to 9/11 - CNN Fri, 12 Dec 2014 08:30:56 GMT

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2003 CIA cable casts doubt on claim linking Iraq to 9/11 CNN (CNN) -- A recently released CIA cable casts heavy doubt on a key claim used by the Bush administration to justify the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. It discounts intelligence that said Mohammed Atta, one of the 9/11 ringleaders, met with an Iraqi ... New evidence Bush misled Americans into Iraq war – senatorRT In 2003, US experts doubted key Iraq war claim: cableReuters Senator: Bush Misled Nation in Run-up to Iraq WarABC News International Business Times -Latin Post all 150 news articles »

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'Hundreds' more UK troops to be sent to Iraq - Michael Fallon - BBC News Sat, 13 Dec 2014 16:19:05 GMT

BBC News

'Hundreds' more UK troops to be sent to Iraq - Michael Fallon BBC News Hundreds of British troops will be sent to Iraq in the New Year, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said. The deployment - to help train local forces - will be in the "very low hundreds" but could also include a small protection force of combat-ready ...

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China offers military help to Iraq to defeat ISIS – report - RT Sun, 14 Dec 2014 04:23:28 GMT

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China offers military help to Iraq to defeat ISIS – report RT Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Jafari says that his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, has made an offer to help Iraq fight Islamic State militants. Beijing has volunteered to assist with airstrikes, though it will not join the US-led coalition against ISIS ... China offers military assistance to Iraq in ISIL fightPress TV China Offers Military Help to Iraq to Defeat ISILAhlul Bayt News Agency - abna.ir all 7 news articles »