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Iraq: 21 dead after attack on funeral - CNN Mon, 29 Dec 2014 15:39:23 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Iraq: 21 dead after attack on funeral CNN (CNN) -- A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest blew himself up among mourners inside a funeral tent on a farm about 12 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, according to police. At least 21 people were killed and 35 others injured at the ... Shia pilgrims die in Iraq suicide bombingAljazeera.com With Each New Upheaval In Iraq, More Minorities FleeNPR (blog) Iraq: Suicide Attack on Funeral Kills 15ABC News all 333 news articles »

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Iran Holds Funeral for General Killed in Iraq - ABC News Mon, 29 Dec 2014 08:28:32 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Iran Holds Funeral for General Killed in Iraq ABC News Iran held a funeral on Monday for a senior Revolutionary Guard commander who was killed during a battle against the Islamic State group in Iraq. State TV said the funeral for Brig. Gen. Hamid Taqavi was held in a Guard compound in Tehran. He will be ... ISIS claims killing of Iranian military adviser in IraqAl-Arabiya ISIS Has Killed An Iranian General In IraqBusiness Insider Senior Iranian Commander Advising Anti-ISIS Forces Dies In IraqNBCNews.com Military.com -Financial Times all 463 news articles »

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Watch: Iraq's miserable 2014, in two minutes - Washington Post (blog) Mon, 29 Dec 2014 22:44:29 GMT

Watch: Iraq's miserable 2014, in two minutes Washington Post (blog) More than a decade after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the country is no closer to living in peace and stability. The onslaught of the Islamic State, which captured swaths of Iraqi territory this year, has led to a startling refugee crisis. More than 2 ...

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What lies ahead for US military in Afghanistan, Iraq - Los Angeles Times Mon, 29 Dec 2014 14:01:14 GMT

Los Angeles Times

What lies ahead for US military in Afghanistan, Iraq Los Angeles Times At the end of President Obama's sixth year in office, the commander in chief who once vowed to end America's longest period of war still maintains thousands of troops in Afghanistan and Iraq — conflicts that refuse to conform to neat White House ... Veterans look back on Afghanistan, Iraq odyssey with strong emotionsStars and Stripes Mark Glenn: US seeks to move forces from Afghanistan to IraqPress TV Leaving Afghanistan, repeating IraqRenewAmerica all 1,539 news articles »

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US-led forces launch 13 air strikes in Syria, Iraq - Reuters Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:50:27 GMT

Reuters

US-led forces launch 13 air strikes in Syria, Iraq Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces on Sunday conducted eight air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and five strikes on IS targets in Iraq, the U.S. military said in a statement. In Syria, air strikes centered on the town of Kobani ... US and Iran Now Allied in Iraq Against ISISThe New American US-led coalition carries out 13 air strikes on Isis in Iraq and SyriaThe Guardian Iraq faces new crisis as winter descends on millions uprooted by Islamic StateWashington Post Fox News Latino -Al-Arabiya -NBCNews.com all 544 news articles »

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Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL - Department of Defense Mon, 29 Dec 2014 15:44:44 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, Dec. 29, 2014 – U.S. and partner-nation military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq today, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent resolve officials reported. Fighter ... Major General Jim Molan: Coalition making good progress in Iraq keeping IS at ...Sydney Morning Herald ISIL attack leaves dozens dead in IraqAljazeera.com Iraq's army liberates village in Salahuddin ProvincePress TV Tehran Times all 67 news articles »

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Washington tries 'passive tough love' in Iraq - Reuters Mon, 29 Dec 2014 10:43:56 GMT

Washington tries 'passive tough love' in Iraq Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the United States withdrew its last troops from Iraq at the end of 2011, both Washington and Baghdad said Iraq was ready to defend itself. The rise of radical Sunni group Islamic State has proven that belief wrong. Yet ... and more »

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Iraq vet death, Pirate Bay, WikiLeaks: 14 most-underreported news stories of 2014 - RT Mon, 29 Dec 2014 14:29:10 GMT

RT

Iraq vet death, Pirate Bay, WikiLeaks: 14 most-underreported news stories of 2014 RT Thomas Young, an Iraq War veteran and outspoken critic of the conflict sacrificed everything for his country. Shot in the neck just days into his tour, he was paralyzed from the neck down. Then, on November 10 – a day before Veteran's Day – he died at ...

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David Ignatius: U.S. allies in Iraq are wary - U-T San Diego Tue, 30 Dec 2014 01:01:04 GMT

David Ignatius: U.S. allies in Iraq are wary U-T San Diego WASHINGTON — Watching events unfold in Iraq this year has been like viewing a slow-motion train wreck. Tribal leaders have been warning since spring about the rise of the terrorist Islamic State and pleading for American help. But after months of ... and more »

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The US and Iran are aligned in Iraq against the Islamic State — for now - Washington Post Sun, 28 Dec 2014 02:27:47 GMT

The US and Iran are aligned in Iraq against the Islamic State — for now Washington Post Iranian military involvement has dramatically increased in Iraq over the past year as Tehran has delivered desperately needed aid to Baghdad in its fight against Islamic State militants, say U.S., Iraqi and Iranian sources. In the eyes of Obama ...