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U.S. Soldiers Fight Islamic State in Iraq, Kurds Advance - Bloomberg Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:03:07 GMT

Bloomberg

U.S. Soldiers Fight Islamic State in Iraq, Kurds Advance Bloomberg Meanwhile, a U.S. senior military official said there are no U.S. ground troops fighting in Iraq, though forces can engage in self-defense if required. The clashes may mark the first time U.S. ground forces have engaged Islamic State militants since ... Kurds Advance Against IS Group in Syria, IraqABC News Kurds advance against ISIS in Iraq and SyriaAl-Arabiya Yazidis get relief, reason to cheer as Kurds take key town from ISIS Dramatic ...CNN all 267 news articles »

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1000 82nd Airborne Troops Iraq-Bound in January - DefenseNews.com Sat, 20 Dec 2014 18:54:45 GMT

DefenseNews.com

1000 82nd Airborne Troops Iraq-Bound in January DefenseNews.com WASHINGTON — One thousand soldiers from the famed 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team will deploy to Iraq in January to begin training Iraqi and Kurdish brigades, Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby announced Friday. The 1,000 ... 1000 paratroopers to deploy to IraqArmyTimes.com 1000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne headed to IraqStars and Stripes US To Deploy 1300 More Troops To Iraq In JanuaryInternational Business Times Fayetteville Observer -Middle East Monitor -The Inquisitr all 14 news articles »

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3 Senior ISIS Leaders Killed in US Airstrikes in Iraq - ABC News Sat, 20 Dec 2014 05:01:14 GMT

ABC News

3 Senior ISIS Leaders Killed in US Airstrikes in Iraq ABC News Three senior ISIS leaders have been killed in recent weeks by U.S. airstrikes inside Iraq, including the terror group's right-hand man, the Pentagon confirmed. The news comes as the American commander leading the U.S. effort against ISIS in Iraq and ... Top U.S. general says training effort in Iraq will last 'three years minimum'Military Times Pentagon Says Top IS Leaders Killed In Air Strikes In IraqRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Pentagon announces another 1300 US troops to be sent to IraqFox News Wall Street Journal -Defiance Crescent News (subscription) all 682 news articles »

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For Leopards in Iran and Iraq, Land Mines Are a Surprising Refuge - National Geographic Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:59:59 GMT

National Geographic

For Leopards in Iran and Iraq, Land Mines Are a Surprising Refuge National Geographic SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq—Few parts of the world look more hostile to big cats than the rugged wilderness that flanks the northern Iran-Iraq frontier. Laced with land mines and roamed by packs of dedicated poachers, it's an environment seemingly calculated ...

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Iraq's Shiite fighters desert over shortages - Yahoo News Sat, 20 Dec 2014 06:39:05 GMT

Yahoo News

Iraq's Shiite fighters desert over shortages Yahoo News BAGHDAD (AP) — Abu Murtada al-Moussawi answered the call last summer from Iraq's top Shiite cleric to help save the country from the Islamic State group, but after less than three months on the front lines he and several friends returned home because ... and more »

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US OKs sale of 175 tanks to Iraq; deal worth $2.4 billion - Stars and Stripes Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:56:08 GMT

International Business Times

US OKs sale of 175 tanks to Iraq; deal worth $2.4 billion Stars and Stripes President Barack Obama has authorized more than 3,000 U.S. troops to be sent to Iraq to help national units fighting the Islamic State and to conduct training at several sites around the country. The U.S. also is hitting Islamic State targets in Iraq ... US Grants $3B Sale Of Tanks, Armored Vehicles To Iraq; Will Send 1300 Troops ...International Business Times all 55 news articles »

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22nd MEU conducted air strikes, Iraq embassy reinforcement - Marine Corps Times Sun, 21 Dec 2014 00:47:16 GMT

Marine Corps Times

22nd MEU conducted air strikes, Iraq embassy reinforcement Marine Corps Times To do so, with all aviation assets tied up in Iraq-focused operations, required some legwork. The Mesa Verde, one of the three ships in the Bataan amphibious ready group supporting the MEU, moved into the Middle East area of operations long enough to ... and more »

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Iraq Clashes With IS Delay Evacuation of Yazidis - ABC News Fri, 19 Dec 2014 19:20:54 GMT

Newsweek

Iraq Clashes With IS Delay Evacuation of Yazidis ABC News In Syria, Nawaf Khalil, a spokesman for the powerful Kurdish Democratic Union Party, said that Syrian Kurds militiamen also were able to open up another corridor between their region of northeastern Syria and Mt. Sinjar in neighboring Iraq. The Syrian ... Peshmerga Fighters Free Yazidis Besieged by ISIS on Iraq's Sinjar MountainNBCNews.com Kurds say they've retaken territory near Sinjar Mountain in northern IraqCNN all 869 news articles »

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SAS sent to Iraq to hunt down Jihadi John and Isis fighters - International Business Times UK Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:12:37 GMT

International Business Times UK

SAS sent to Iraq to hunt down Jihadi John and Isis fighters International Business Times UK A 60-strong squadron of Special Air Service (SAS) troopers has been sent to Iraq and ordered to target Isis (Islamic State) militants, in the hope to track down Jihadi John. According to the Sun, the SAS troopers were on a flight to Afghanistan when ...

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ISIS militants 'start learning how to avoid air strikes' - Daily Mail Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:39:46 GMT

Daily Mail

ISIS militants 'start learning how to avoid air strikes' Daily Mail Up to 60 SAS fighters are heading to Iraq to hunt down Islamic State leaders after militants started learning how to avoid airstrikes, it has been reported. The full squadron of troopers had initially been dispatched to Afghanistan for a separate ... and more »