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Several 'high-value' ISIS leaders killed in Iraq, Pentagon officials say - Fox News Fri, 19 Dec 2014 03:19:40 GMT

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Several 'high-value' ISIS leaders killed in Iraq, Pentagon officials say Fox News U.S. airstrikes have killed several top Islamic State leaders in Iraq in recent weeks, limiting the terrorist army's ability to fight Iraqi and Kurdish forces, Pentagon officials said. Three top Islamic State leaders were killed in recent weeks ... 3 Senior ISIS Leaders Killed in US Airstrikes in IraqABC News Several Islamic State Leaders Have Been Killed in Iraq, US SaysWall Street Journal Top Islamic militants killed; more US troops going to IraqU.S. News & World Report Military Times -NBCNews.com all 382 news articles »

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Kurds say they've retaken territory near Sinjar Mountain in northern Iraq - CNN Thu, 18 Dec 2014 23:22:31 GMT

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Kurds say they've retaken territory near Sinjar Mountain in northern Iraq CNN (CNN) -- Kurdish Peshmerga forces say they've recaptured territory near Sinjar Mountain in northern Iraq, where dramatic airdrops were made last summer to the Yazidis, one of Iraq's smallest minorities. The Kurish military says it has "cleansed" the ... Iraqi Kurds say siege of Mount Sinjar brokenAljazeera.com Iraq Kurds in push to retake Sinjar area from ISISAl-Arabiya Iraqi Kurdish Troops Battling IS Open Key Corridor in IraqABC News all 560 news articles »

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As Stephen Colbert is Buried, He Buries the Iraq War - Bloomberg Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:47:09 GMT

As Stephen Colbert is Buried, He Buries the Iraq War Bloomberg No offense to Phil Klay, an Iraq war vet who won the National Book Award for “Redeployment,” a book of short stories about the war, but: this is your big sendoff? Where's Billy Crystal dancing Colbert off into the sunset? Or Bette Midler singing to him ... and more »

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Love, American Style: Iraq's Kurds fans of all things US, Bush - Fox News Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:46:54 GMT

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Love, American Style: Iraq's Kurds fans of all things US, Bush Fox News Shops peddle American flags, U.S. military gear is prized and the locals speak glowingly of the nation they credit with removing Saddam Hussein, the dictator whose heavy hand so often came down on the minority clustered in Iraq's northern regions. and more »

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Iraq wins one-year reprieve on Gulf War reparations due to crisis - Reuters Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:26:37 GMT

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Iraq wins one-year reprieve on Gulf War reparations due to crisis Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations body agreed on Thursday to let Iraq postpone its final payment of reparations to Kuwait for the 1990-91 Gulf War, in an effort to help ease Baghdad's cash-strapped budget. The consensus decision, reached by major ... Kuwait accepts Iraq Gulf war pay delayAl-Arabiya UN allows Iraq to delay payment of Kuwait reparationsPress TV Ban Ki-moon Welcomes Postponement of Iraq's Compensation Payments to ...Sputnik International all 73 news articles »

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ISIS Slaughters 150 Females in Iraq for Refusing to Marry, Have Sex with Them - Breitbart News Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:08:55 GMT

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ISIS Slaughters 150 Females in Iraq for Refusing to Marry, Have Sex with Them Breitbart News The Islamic State slaughtered over 50 people from the Al Bu Nimr tribe in Iraq's Anbar Province on November 2. The massacre included six women and four children. Witnesses said the militants lined up the victims, whom they “publicly killed one by one. Isis 'executes scores of women for refusing to marry militants', Iraq ministry ...The Independent Iraq: ISIS murdered 150 women and underage girls for refusing sex actsJerusalem Post Iraq: 241 Killed, Including 150 Women Who Spurned ISIS SuitorsAntiwar.com www.worldbulletin.net all 77 news articles »

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A-10 evades D.C. foes, back to fight in Iraq - Politico Thu, 18 Dec 2014 21:25:34 GMT

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A-10 evades D.C. foes, back to fight in Iraq Politico The Indiana National Guard unit whose aircraft are flying in Iraq announced its deployment back in September, but this week's appearance of the video coincidentally followed passage of the new National Defense Authorization Act, which spared most A-10s ... and more »

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General: ISIL battle in Iraq could take 3 years or more - Politico Thu, 18 Dec 2014 19:47:11 GMT

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General: ISIL battle in Iraq could take 3 years or more Politico The U.S., its allies and Iraq are now moving all the pieces in order to begin a new training effort for Iraqi troops in the New Year. About 1,500 more American troops are set to deploy to Iraq to help “build capacity,” as the Pentagon calls it, for ...

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Operation To Free Yazidi Town Begins; 131 Killed Across Iraq - Antiwar.com Thu, 18 Dec 2014 05:04:52 GMT

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Operation To Free Yazidi Town Begins; 131 Killed Across Iraq Antiwar.com A large number of militants were killed in northern Iraq today during an operation to liberate Sinjar. Overall at least 131 people were killed and 12 were wounded. In a string of towns known as the “Baghdad Belt,” Sunni Iraqis are finding that the Shi ... In northeast Iraq, flashes of resistance against Islamic State militants (+video)Christian Science Monitor Special Report: Inside Iraq's 'killing zones'Reuters Iraq's Sunni tribes need support from WashingtonThe National Yahoo News all 21 news articles »

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Iraq PM Drops Lawsuits Against Journalists - ABC News Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:55:42 GMT

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Iraq PM Drops Lawsuits Against Journalists ABC News Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday ordered the withdrawal of all government lawsuits against journalists and media outlets, marking a departure from his predecessor Nouri al-Maliki, who was widely accused of using state institutions to ... Iraq urges further cooperation to fight ISILPress TV Iraq calls for closer anti-terror cooperationXinhua Iraq prime minister drops lawsuits against journalistsAl-Arabiya all 106 news articles »