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US walks fine, awkward line when addressing Iranian airstrikes in Iraq - Washington Post Thu, 04 Dec 2014 00:39:25 GMT

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US walks fine, awkward line when addressing Iranian airstrikes in Iraq Washington Post Iranian fighter jets are now said to be bombing the Islamic State militant group in Iraq. It's an escalation in Tehran's presence there — and a development that has forced U.S. officials to walk a fine line while addressing it. The latest example came ... US and Iran Both Attack ISIS, but Try Not to Look Like AlliesNew York Times US believes Iran launched air raids on Islamic State in IraqReuters Iran Attacked Islamic State Forces in IraqWall Street Journal BBC News -ABC News -Los Angeles Times all 1,000 news articles »

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Iraq's big Kurdish oil deal - Fortune Wed, 03 Dec 2014 21:09:31 GMT

Fortune

Iraq's big Kurdish oil deal Fortune And on Tuesday, it unwittingly pulled off what the U.S. government and major oil companies have failed to accomplish for years: It united two bitterly divided oil-producing governments, Iraq and Kurdistan, over how to distribute their immense natural ... Amid Conflict with ISIS, Iraq Pumps Oil Like There's No TomorrowNBCNews.com Iraq and Kurdistan Agree on Oil DealWall Street Journal Iraq government reaches deal with Kurds on oil exportsBBC News Aljazeera.com -NPR (blog) -US Department of State (press release) all 603 news articles »

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Pentagon in Denial About Civilian Casualties of U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria - Foreign Policy Thu, 04 Dec 2014 01:36:41 GMT

Foreign Policy

Pentagon in Denial About Civilian Casualties of U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria Foreign Policy The United States is not planning to grant compensation for civilians killed in airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, Foreign Policy has learned, despite claims by credible groups that at least 100 noncombatants may already have died in the 16 weeks of U.S ... and more »

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Iraq says woman detained in Lebanon is not Baghdadi wife - Reuters Wed, 03 Dec 2014 09:59:12 GMT

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Iraq says woman detained in Lebanon is not Baghdadi wife Reuters A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has made what would be his first public appearance at a mosque in the centre of Iraq's second city, Mosul, according to a video recording posted on the ... Mystery surrounds arrest of woman who may be ISIS leader's wife Wife of ISIS ...CNN Iraq Official: Arrested Woman Not IS Leader's WifeABC News Iran using US-made jets to bomb ISIS targets in IraqCBS News all 992 news articles »

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Iran has launched airstrikes in Iraq, Pentagon says - FRANCE 24 Wed, 03 Dec 2014 11:09:22 GMT

FRANCE 24

Iran has launched airstrikes in Iraq, Pentagon says FRANCE 24 “Iran has never been involved in any airstrikes against the Daesh (Islamic State group) targets in Iraq. Any cooperation in such strikes with America is also out of [the] question for Iran,” the senior official told the Reuters news agency on condition ...

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Iran denies bombing ISIL targets in Iraq - Aljazeera.com Wed, 03 Dec 2014 10:30:33 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Iran denies bombing ISIL targets in Iraq Aljazeera.com Iran has denied it conducted air strikes against ISIL targets in eastern Iraq, after Al Jazeera ran footage of what appeared to be an F-4 fighter jet, similar to those used by the Iranian air force. Speaking on condition of anonymity, an Iranian ...

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If the US military is expanding in Iraq, why isn't it embedding journalists? - Washington Post Tue, 02 Dec 2014 14:50:36 GMT

If the US military is expanding in Iraq, why isn't it embedding journalists? Washington Post The U.S. military will have more than 3,000 troops in Iraq sometime soon, part of an increase aimed at training up to 45,000 Iraqi soldiers to defend against Islamic State militants. But at least one major element of the Pentagon's involvement in Iraq ... and more »

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Iranian air force bombs Isis targets in Iraq, says Pentagon - The Guardian Wed, 03 Dec 2014 10:23:40 GMT

Iranian air force bombs Isis targets in Iraq, says Pentagon The Guardian Rear Admiral John Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman, insisted that the US has not coordinated military activities with Iran. He said the US continued to fly its own missions over Iraq and that it was up to the Iraqi government to avoid conflicts in its own ...

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Iran launched airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq, Pentagon says - Fox News Wed, 03 Dec 2014 19:28:09 GMT

Iran launched airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq, Pentagon says Fox News WASHINGTON – The Pentagon says that Iran has launched airstrikes against Islamic State militants in eastern Iraq. Rear Adm. John Kirby says the U.S. believes this may be the first time Tehran has launched manned aircraft from inside Iran to strike ...

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Woman detained in Lebanon is not Isis leader's wife, says Iraq - The Guardian Wed, 03 Dec 2014 11:19:18 GMT

The Guardian

Woman detained in Lebanon is not Isis leader's wife, says Iraq The Guardian A woman detained by Lebanese authorities was not the wife of the Islamic State leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, but the sister of a man convicted of bombings in southern Iraq, Iraq's interior ministry has said. “The one detained by Lebanese authorities ... Share “Iraq official: Arrested woman not IS...”NewsOK.com all 195 news articles »