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US veterans despondent over al-Qaeda's resurgence in Iraq - Washington Post Sat, 11 Jan 2014 02:32:30 GMT

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US veterans despondent over al-Qaeda's resurgence in Iraq
Washington Post
The towering former three-star general keeps a wooden box on his desk with the photos of 257 service members who died in Iraq under his command, sorted by date. During quiet moments, usually a couple of times a week, Mark Hertling opens the lid, ...
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Thousands flee fighting in Iraq's Fallujah - Aljazeera.com Fri, 10 Jan 2014 15:01:04 GMT

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Thousands flee fighting in Iraq's Fallujah
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Pro-government fighters and Iraqi security forces have recently been involved in an operation against al-Qeada linked fighters of the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL). Most of the people fleeing are staying in hotels or with family and friends ...
Iraq denounces Kurdish oil exports via pipeline to TurkeyAsharq Alawsat English
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Iraq denounces Kurd oil exports via pipeline to TurkeyArab News
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US ambivalence runs deep as Iraq violence revives - Los Angeles Times Sat, 11 Jan 2014 01:59:16 GMT

US ambivalence runs deep as Iraq violence revives
Los Angeles Times
Today, with ground that Marines fought and died for under control of insurgents flying the banner of Al Qaeda, and growing fears of another civil war, Iscol admits he has deeply conflicting views about the U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq in 2011 ...

Obama administration under pressure to turn attention back to Iraq - Fox News Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:48:33 GMT

Obama administration under pressure to turn attention back to Iraq
Fox News
WASHINGTON – As Al Qaeda-aligned insurgents make unprecedented post-war gains in Iraq, U.S. military officials and others in the Obama administration are keeping their distance -- despite mounting calls to ratchet up involvement amid fears the country ...

Iraqi Ambassador: Iraq Turning to Russia for Aid - Voice of America Fri, 10 Jan 2014 22:35:40 GMT

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Iraqi Ambassador: Iraq Turning to Russia for Aid
Voice of America
And while Iraq appreciates current U.S. counterterrorism support, the Iraqi ambassador to the U.S., Lukman Faily says the government is turning to Russia for military equipment while the U.S. Congress deliberates President Barack Obama's latest request.
Grim Sequel to Iraq's WarNew York Times
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Why US Troop Deaths in Iraq Were Worth It - TIME Thu, 09 Jan 2014 12:50:20 GMT

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Why US Troop Deaths in Iraq Were Worth It
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It's difficult to deal with lives lost in Iraq. It's difficult to — with lives lost that are lost to a car accident of a military member or a suicide of a military member because we're brother- and sister-in-arms, and there's a relationship there that ...
Odierno: We Left Iraq in Good ShapeDefense One
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Republicans fault Obama administration for surge of Iraq violence - Washington Post Fri, 10 Jan 2014 01:25:26 GMT

Republicans fault Obama administration for surge of Iraq violence
Washington Post
Republican lawmakers Thursday blamed the Obama administration for the stunning resurgence of Iraq's al-Qaeda franchise and called on the White House to take assertive steps to help Baghdad beat back militant uprisings in the country's west. The charges ...

What's really going on in Iraq's Anbar Province? (+video) - Christian Science Monitor Fri, 10 Jan 2014 00:56:01 GMT

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What's really going on in Iraq's Anbar Province? (+video)
Christian Science Monitor
With the civil war raging in Syria and a porous border between Syria and Iraq's Anbar and Nineveh Provinces that has allowed militants – many of them jihadis in the style of Al Qaeda – to flow back and forth pretty much at will, Iraq's central ...

The American Legacy in Iraq - CounterPunch Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:50:53 GMT

The American Legacy in Iraq
CounterPunch
The last thing the U.S. should do is become militarily embroiled in the conflict raging again in Iraq. But for Americans to shake their heads in lofty disdain and turn away, as if they have no responsibility for the continued bloodletting, is ...

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Who lost Iraq - Politico Fri, 10 Jan 2014 02:54:02 GMT

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Who lost Iraq
Politico
Lt. Gen. Michael Barbero did three tours of duty in Iraq. The first time in 2003 in Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's hometown. Then during the U.S. troop surge as a key aide to Gen. David Petraeus and again from 2009 to 2011, overseeing the training of Iraqi ...