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US-led forces launch 13 air strikes in Iraq, three in Syria - Reuters Sun, 21 Dec 2014 13:40:04 GMT

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US-led forces launch 13 air strikes in Iraq, three in Syria
Reuters
Four of the Iraq strikes were near Sinjar in the north of the country, which destroyed Islamic State buildings, tactical units and vehicles, while other Iraqi cities targeted included Tal Afar, Ramadi, Mosul and Baiji, according to the Combined Joint ...
Iraqi Kurds push farther into Sinjar as air strikes destroy Isis strongholdsThe Guardian
US Targets Islamic State Group In Syria, Iraq With New AirstrikesInternational Business Times
Iraq army recaptures military base from ISIL in Tal AfarPress TV

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US planes hit 'Islamic State' in Iraq, Syria after big Kurdish victory - Christian Science Monitor Sun, 21 Dec 2014 18:01:27 GMT

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US planes hit 'Islamic State' in Iraq, Syria after big Kurdish victory
Christian Science Monitor
Sinjar Mountain, Iraq and Washington — US-led air forces attacked Islamic State targets on Sunday with 13 air strikes in Iraq and three in Syria, the US military said. The bombing in Iraq has helped Kurdish forces roll-back advances by the self-styled ...
Iraq Kurd chief hails victories against ISISAl-Arabiya
ISIL fighters 'flee' Iraq's Sinjar as Peshmerga troops 'make gains'euronews
U.S. Soldiers Fight Islamic State in Iraq, Kurds AdvanceBloomberg
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Iraq Requests Abrams Tank, Humvee Sale - DefenseNews.com Sun, 21 Dec 2014 21:10:14 GMT

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Iraq Requests Abrams Tank, Humvee Sale
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WASHINGTON — The US State Department has signed off two potential sales to Iraq, one for for M1A1 Abarams tanks and another covering M1151A1 up-armored Humvees. If approved by Congress, the sales could significantly improve the ground capability ...
US OKs sale of 175 tanks to Iraq; deal worth $2.4 billionStars and Stripes
US Grants $3B Sale Of Tanks, Armored Vehicles To Iraq; Will Send 1300 Troops ...International Business Times

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Kansas senator sees progress against IS in Iraq - KSN-TV Sun, 21 Dec 2014 21:42:44 GMT

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Kansas senator sees progress against IS in Iraq
KSN-TV
The Republican senator told The Associated Press that he believes the situation in Iraq has changed dramatically since the summer, when the Islamic State group captured control of parts of northern and western Iraq. He met Saturday with Iraqi Prime ...
Sen. Roberts sees progress against IS in IraqTopeka Capital Journal

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Iraq's Shiite fighters desert over shortages - Military Times Sun, 21 Dec 2014 20:38:53 GMT

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Iraq's Shiite fighters desert over shortages
Military Times
BAGHDAD — 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 they ...
Silence of the sheikhs puts Washington's Iraq strategy in doubtSydney Morning Herald

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What's behind the recent retreat of ISIS in Northern Iraq? - PBS NewsHour Sat, 20 Dec 2014 22:14:15 GMT

What's behind the recent retreat of ISIS in Northern Iraq?
PBS NewsHour
Over the past few days, pro-Western Kurdish fighters, with the aid of American air power, have forced ISIS fighters in Northern Iraq to retreat from territory they seized last summer. Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International ...

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US To Deploy 1300 More Troops To Iraq In January - International Business Times Sat, 20 Dec 2014 18:16:41 GMT

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US To Deploy 1300 More Troops To Iraq In January
International Business Times
The U.S. is sending as many as 1,300 more troops to Iraq in late January, the Defense Department announced Friday. The troops will include about 1,000 soldiers in the Army's 82nd Airborne Division. The rest will be drawn from multiple services.
1000 paratroopers to deploy to IraqArmyTimes.com
1000 82nd Airborne Troops Iraq-Bound in JanuaryDefenseNews.com
1000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne headed to IraqStars and Stripes
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Mass Grave Found in Sinjar, 166 Killed Across Iraq - Antiwar.com Sun, 21 Dec 2014 05:12:10 GMT

Mass Grave Found in Sinjar, 166 Killed Across Iraq
Antiwar.com
Peshmerga forces said they have entered the city of Sinjar, where they are encountering only light resistance. Still, they are proceeding slowly to avoid booby-traps. Separately, the evacuation of the remaining 10,000 or so Yazidis who fled to Mount ...

MPs in bid to force release of Chilcot Inquiry of Iraq War - Daily Mail Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:59:19 GMT

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MPs in bid to force release of Chilcot Inquiry of Iraq War
Daily Mail
A powerful cross-party move to end the 'intolerable' delay in the publication of the Chilcot Inquiry report into the Iraq War is being mounted by MPs who suspect it is part of a plot by allies of Tony Blair. The group of MPs, led by Tory David Davis ...

Iraq oil min says total production to reach 4 mln bpd - Reuters Sun, 21 Dec 2014 10:05:09 GMT

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Iraq oil min says total production to reach 4 mln bpd
Reuters
Mahdi made the remarks in a speech at a conference in Abu Dhabi. Iraq's government reached a temporary agreement with Kurdish regional authorities on Dec. 2 to end a dispute over oil exports and budget payments to the semi-autonomous Kurdish region.
No Need for Emergency OPEC Gathering Says Iraq Oil MinisterteleSUR English

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