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US walks fine, awkward line when addressing Iranian airstrikes in Iraq - Washington Post Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:34:30 GMT

BBC News

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 ... Iran jets bomb Islamic State targets in Iraq - PentagonBBC News Iran Attacked Islamic State Forces in IraqWall Street Journal US believes Iran launched air raids on Islamic State in IraqReuters Los Angeles Times -Fox News all 1,482 news articles »

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Analysis: Iran airstrikes in Iraq pose problem for US - USA TODAY Fri, 05 Dec 2014 23:08:40 GMT

USA TODAY

Analysis: Iran airstrikes in Iraq pose problem for US USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Iranian jet airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq this week raise the prospect that Iraq is sharing intelligence with Tehran, a development that puts the United States in an awkward spot between an ally and a long-estranged ... Iran confirms it carried out air strikes in IraqAl-Arabiya The US isn't panicking over Iran's military operations in IraqHaaretz Iran confirms air strikes in Iraq against Islamic State: Guardian newspaperReuters U.S. News & World Report -Daily Sabah -Middle East Eye all 180 news articles »

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Nigeria's Boko Haram Violence Now Comparable to ISIS in Iraq - NBCNews.com Sat, 06 Dec 2014 11:20:33 GMT

NBCNews.com

Nigeria's Boko Haram Violence Now Comparable to ISIS in Iraq NBCNews.com In that period around the same number of civilians, 10,733, were violently killed in Iraq, according to the United Nations. "The state security services claim that everybody it kills is a member of Boko Haram, and Boko Haram claims that everyone they ... and more »

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Winter brings fresh threat to Iraq's refugees who fled the Isis advance - The Guardian Sun, 07 Dec 2014 00:16:15 GMT

The Guardian

Winter brings fresh threat to Iraq's refugees who fled the Isis advance The Guardian Of the two million people displaced within Iraq, nearly half have fled to safety in Kurdistan, putting huge pressure on the region's resources, which has led the United Nations to designate the situation as a level-three emergency, the highest ... News Analysis: Fighting ISIS trigger new hope for Kurdish independenceDefense Update all 5 news articles »

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In and Out of Time in Iraq - The New Yorker Fri, 05 Dec 2014 16:46:23 GMT

The New Yorker

In and Out of Time in Iraq The New Yorker I fell out of time in the summer of 2004. I fell back in about seven years later, on September 11, 2011. The first fall was slow, more of a slide than a drop. It began as I moved around Baghdad, in the summer of 2003, with a growing sense of unease. and more »

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New US military command established for Iraq and Syria operations - Washington Post Fri, 05 Dec 2014 22:19:34 GMT

New US military command established for Iraq and Syria operations Washington Post The U.S. military has established a new command that will oversee operations in both Iraq and Syria, military officials said Friday. Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve has taken charge of the mission in both countries. It is led by ... US back in Iraq, renews push to oust Assad of Syria: AnalystPress TV all 3 news articles »

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Shiite Militias Win Bloody Battles in Iraq, Show No Mercy - Wall Street Journal Fri, 05 Dec 2014 18:34:58 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Shiite Militias Win Bloody Battles in Iraq, Show No Mercy Wall Street Journal JURF AL-SAKHER, Iraq—In a makeshift barracks about 40 miles south of Baghdad, Ahmed al-Zamili flipped through pictures on his mobile phone: an Islamic State fighter's corpse hanging from a crude noose, a dead man on the ground clutching an AK-47 ... News Analysis: Iraq's Abadi strives to correct path of key state institutionsXinhua all 7 news articles »

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Correction: Iraq-US story - Yahoo News Fri, 05 Dec 2014 16:30:23 GMT

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Correction: Iraq-US story Yahoo News "We have the assurances that we need from the government of Iraq on privileges and immunities," he said. "It's in the basis of our formal written communications between our governments and also based on the strategic framework agreement that is the ... AP Interview: US Troops Have Immunity in IraqABC News all 180 news articles »

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Examining a Rare Nerve-Agent Shell That Wounded American Troops in Iraq - New York Times Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:29:03 GMT

New York Times

Examining a Rare Nerve-Agent Shell That Wounded American Troops in Iraq New York Times After that report, another veteran of the Iraq war came forward with a set of photographs of the Army's initial examination and liquid sampling of the sarin shell. The veteran asked not to be identified, and said he had not taken the photographs. But ...

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Officials: Bombings Kill 10 People in Iraq - ABC News Sat, 06 Dec 2014 14:25:43 GMT

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Officials: Bombings Kill 10 People in Iraq ABC News A string of bombings targeting Shiites killed 10 people Saturday around Baghdad, Iraqi officials said. Police officials said the first attack took place Saturday morning when a bomb exploded near a market in the Shiite section of the town of Mahmoudiya ... Bombs in Shi'ite, Kurdish districts kill 35 in IraqReuters Two bombings kill seven people in Iraq: officialsFrontier Post Iraq car bomb attacks in Kirkuk and Baghdad kill 35BBC News Deseret News all 370 news articles »