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Escaped Inmates From Iraq Fuel Syrian Insurgency - New York Times Thu, 13 Feb 2014 23:13:43 GMT

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Escaped Inmates From Iraq Fuel Syrian Insurgency New York Times Security forces in the Iraqi city of Ramadi clashed this week with members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a militant group that worked for a year to free fellow Sunnis from prison. Reuters. BAGHDAD — A series of daring but little noticed ... Escaped inmates from Iraq feed Syrian insurgencyWorcester Telegram Where Did Syria Extremists Come From? Iraq's PrisonsNewser ISIS, al-Qaeda compete for supremacy in global jihadAl-Monitor Al-Bawaba -Foreign Policy (blog) all 26 news articles »

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UN: Clashes in Iraq's Anbar displaced 300000 - Aljazeera.com Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:24:34 GMT

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UN: Clashes in Iraq's Anbar displaced 300000 Aljazeera.com Violence in Iraq's Sunni-dominated Anbar province, where armed groups fully control one city and parts of another, has displaced up to 300,000 people in six weeks, the United Nations has said. The province has been hit by a surge in fighting between ... Bombs kill at least 17 across Iraq: police and medicsReuters Iraq turns to Sunni tribes, but distrust remainsWashington Post all 336 news articles »

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Suicide Bomb Trainer in Iraq Accidentally Blows Up His Class - New York Times Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:00:38 GMT

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Suicide Bomb Trainer in Iraq Accidentally Blows Up His Class New York Times BAGHDAD — If there were such a thing, it would probably be rule No. 1 in the teaching manual for instructors of aspiring suicide bombers: Don't give lessons with live explosives. In what represented a cautionary tale for terrorist teachers, and a ... Iraq: Suicide bombing tutor kills himself and 20 pupils in training camp gaffeeuronews Iraq: 21 Die as Militants Accidently Blow Themselves UpABC News Militants accidentally set off own car bomb at training camp in Iraq, leaving ...Fox News CNN -TIME -CBS News all 560 news articles »

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Islamist insurgents seize parts of north Iraq town - Reuters Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:27:04 GMT

Islamist insurgents seize parts of north Iraq town Reuters The mayor of Sulaiman Pek said the militants belonged to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a Sunni group that was involved in the takeover of the city of Falluja last month and is also active in neighboring Syria. "We are still inside ...

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Liverpool fan in Iraq has to explain: 'I'm not Luis Suarez' - The Independent Thu, 13 Feb 2014 23:53:35 GMT

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Liverpool fan in Iraq has to explain: 'I'm not Luis Suarez' The Independent One is an incredibly gifted footballer paid millions of pounds a year. The other is a fan from Iraq. However, based on looks alone there is little between them. An Iraqi man who looks incredibly like Luis Suarez has come to light in a revelation that ... Luis Suárez Lookalike Takes Liverpool And Iraq By Storm (VIDEO)Huffington Post UK Luis Suarez lookalike mobbed by Liverpool fans on visit to Anfield from IraqExpress.co.uk 'Leave me alone, I'm not Luis Suarez!' says look-a-like Liverpool fan from IraqDaily Star all 146 news articles »

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Iraq speaker escapes assassination bid - Aljazeera.com Mon, 10 Feb 2014 23:31:12 GMT

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Iraq speaker escapes assassination bid Aljazeera.com Mosul and surrounding Nineveh province, where al-Nujaifi's brother Atheel is governor, are two of Iraq's most violent areas, with attacks regularly targeting security forces, government officials as well as civilians. In another blast, at least 21 ...

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We Did Not 'Lose' Iraq - Foreign Policy (blog) Wed, 12 Feb 2014 22:37:27 GMT

We Did Not 'Lose' Iraq Foreign Policy (blog) In late December, the al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) seized considerable territory in the predominantly Sunni Anbar province. Its gains included neighborhoods in the city of Fallujah, the site of an epic U.S. battle against al ...

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UN concerned over situation in Iraq's Fallujah - Sacramento Bee Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:26:10 GMT

UN concerned over situation in Iraq's Fallujah Sacramento Bee BAGHDAD -- The United Nations said Thursday it is concerned over the plight of civilians caught up in fighting in Iraq's besieged city of Fallujah, occupied by al-Qaida-linked militants and other Sunni insurgent groups since late December. The U.N.'s ...

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Iraqi pipeline attacks raise fears of threat to oil - UPI.com Thu, 13 Feb 2014 08:05:14 GMT

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Iraqi pipeline attacks raise fears of threat to oil UPI.com BAGHDAD, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Fifteen soldiers were killed this week guarding an oil pipeline in northern Iraq, the first assault to involve so many casualties amid concerns an al-Qaida insurgency in western Iraq is spreading to vital oil-producing regions. Turkey – Iraq - Kurdistan: oil triangleThe Voice of Russia Iraq Considers More Actions Against Exxon for Kurd Oil VentureBloomberg Iraq-Turkey Oil Pipeline CompleteAINA Iraq Oil Report all 20 news articles »

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Violence in Iraq's Anbar province 'displaces 300000' - BBC News Thu, 13 Feb 2014 06:20:21 GMT

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Violence in Iraq's Anbar province 'displaces 300000' BBC News Up to 300,000 people have now been displaced by the fighting between Sunni militants and security forces in Iraq's western province of Anbar, the UN says. Militants led by the jihadist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) took over parts of the ...