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

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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 ... Bomber in Iraq Kills 22 Recruits Seeking to Fight Al QaedaNew York Times What's really going on in Iraq's Anbar Province?Christian Science Monitor US Leverage in Iraq Tested As Fears of Civil War MountWall Street Journal PBS NewsHour -Bloomberg all 3,362 news articles »

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Grim Sequel to Iraq's War - New York Times Thu, 09 Jan 2014 08:15:28 GMT

Grim Sequel to Iraq's War New York Times What Mr. Obama ended was the United States military presence in Iraq, but the fighting did not stop when the last troops left in 2011; it simply stopped being a daily concern for most Americans. While attention shifted elsewhere, the war raged on and ...

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Over Iraq, lots of flak, less real pressure on White House - Politico Fri, 10 Jan 2014 00:45:55 GMT

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Over Iraq, lots of flak, less real pressure on White House Politico The crisis in Iraq may have to get a lot hotter before it raises the mercury inside the White House. Hawks, surviving neo-conservatives from the George W. Bush years and a few key Republicans in Congress say Iraq is a disaster that belongs lock, stock ... Boehner calls for Obama to take more action in IraqCBS News Boehner: US Should Help Iraq in Anti-Terror FightABC News Boehner Wants Obama to Take 'More Active Role' in Iraq (Updated)Roll Call (blog) Voice of America -Reuters all 137 news articles »

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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 TIME 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 ... US general: Not time to send American troops back to IraqNBCNews.com (blog) Odierno: We Left Iraq in Good ShapeDefense One Al Qaida gains in Iraq concern US Army chiefNews & Observer Fox News all 100 news articles »

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Republicans fault Obama administration for surge of Iraq violence - Washington Post Fri, 10 Jan 2014 01:25:26 GMT

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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 ... Iraq ambassador says White House can do more against Al QaedaFox News Setbacks in Iraq revive doubts: Your SayUSA TODAY McCain, Graham call for more US leadership in IraqWashington Times Al Jazeera America -Ya Libnan all 23 news articles »

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Iraq Holding off on an Offensive Against Al-Qaida - ABC News Thu, 09 Jan 2014 21:01:42 GMT

Iraq Holding off on an Offensive Against Al-Qaida ABC News Iraq's government is holding off on waging an all-out offensive to retake two key cities from al-Qaida because of fears that civilian casualties could incite Sunni anger and push moderate tribal leaders to side with the extremists, analysts and ...

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As US Rushes Weapons to Iraq, New Assault on Fallujah Threatens Explosion of ... - Democracy Now Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:25:08 GMT

As US Rushes Weapons to Iraq, New Assault on Fallujah Threatens Explosion of ... Democracy Now He has returned twice a year since then and made several documentaries, including Roadtrip Iraq and Fallujah: A Lost Generation? He recently wrote the article for Le Monde Diplomatique, "Syria's Conflict Spreads to Iraq: Violence and Power Struggles.". and more »

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Iraq: politics could be the solution, not the problem - Christian Science Monitor Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:05:24 GMT

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Iraq: politics could be the solution, not the problem Christian Science Monitor Last year was the most violent in Iraq since at least 2008, and this year is off to a terrible start, with jihadis and their Sunni Arab allies in Anbar Province having driven central government forces out of the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi. The ...

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Deal struck to drive out fighters in Iraq - Aljazeera.com Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:39:09 GMT

Deal struck to drive out fighters in Iraq Aljazeera.com Iraq's military and some tribal leaders have struck a deal to drive out al-Qaeda-linked fighters in Anbar amid continued clashes and shelling in the predominantly Sunni Arab western province. Pro-government Sunni tribes have asked the Iraqi military to ...

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Senator Signals Support for Sending Helicopters to Iraq - New York Times Thu, 09 Jan 2014 04:28:21 GMT

Senator Signals Support for Sending Helicopters to Iraq New York Times WASHINGTON — A powerful Senate Democrat signaled Wednesday that he might allow the transfer of AH-64 Apache helicopters to Iraq as the government in Baghdad struggles to recapture key territory seized by Islamic extremists in the western part of the ...