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Kurds from Iraq wage holy war in Syria with one eye on home - Reuters Tue, 04 Feb 2014 10:15:19 GMT

The Daily Star

Kurds from Iraq wage holy war in Syria with one eye on home Reuters The trend is alarming for Iraqi Kurdistan, a region that has managed to shield itself from the violence afflicting the rest of Iraq and nearby Syria, and to attract investment from some of the world's largest oil companies. "Definitely, it's a big ... Kurds from Iraq wage 'holy war' across the borderThe Daily Star all 19 news articles »

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Contractors flood into Iraq to give Al-Qaeda a run for the money - RT Tue, 04 Feb 2014 12:58:02 GMT

RT

Contractors flood into Iraq to give Al-Qaeda a run for the money RT An assault operation against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), a faction of Al-Qaeda currently occupying Fallujah, is promising to be a serious undertaking implying the use of the utmost in firepower, so Baghdad is buying $6 billion ... Role of US Contractors Grows as Iraq Fights InsurgentsWall Street Journal Iraq to host international counter-terror conferenceAl-Shorfa all 7 news articles »

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Iraq car bombs cause carnage around Baghdad - CBS News Mon, 03 Feb 2014 16:06:50 GMT

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Iraq car bombs cause carnage around Baghdad CBS News BAGHDAD -- A new series of car bombings in and around Baghdad on Monday killed at least 16 people, officials said, as Iraq's Shiite-led government grapples with a stubborn Sunni extremist-led insurgency in the western Anbar province. In the town of ... Iraq says kills 57 Islamist militants in Sunni provinceReuters Maliki girds for Fallujah assault, stakes are high for IraqUPI.com Iraq struck by deadly car bomb attacksAljazeera.com DAWN.com all 647 news articles »

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Al-Qaeda disavows any ties with radical Islamist ISIS group in Syria, Iraq - Washington Post Mon, 03 Feb 2014 23:46:45 GMT

Truthdig

Al-Qaeda disavows any ties with radical Islamist ISIS group in Syria, Iraq Washington Post BEIRUT — Al-Qaeda formally dissociated itself from its onetime affiliate in Iraq and Syria on Monday, culminating months of feuding and exposing the dwindling influence of the group's leadership over an emerging new generation of radicals. The ... Al Qaeda severs ties with militant group in Syria and IraqLos Angeles Times Islamic State of Iraq and Levant Too Extreme for Al-Qaida (Not the Onion)Truthdig Arab intelligence, Al Qaida concluded Iraq's ISIL was an Assad assetWorld Tribune Valley News -MiamiHerald.com -Deutsche Welle all 454 news articles »

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America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are not 'ended' - Human Events Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:42:34 GMT

Human Events

America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are not 'ended' Human Events “When I took office, nearly 180,000 Americans were serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today, all our troops are out of Iraq. More than 60,000 of our troops have already come home from Afghanistan. With Afghan forces now in the lead for their own security ... Hadley and Gates on IraqCato Institute (blog) More than half of Americans believe the U.S. failed in Afghanistan, IraqDeseret News all 23 news articles »

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Congress Asked to Approve $700 Million Air Base Equipment Package for Iraq - Motley Fool Wed, 05 Feb 2014 03:27:35 GMT

Congress Asked to Approve $700 Million Air Base Equipment Package for Iraq Motley Fool The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Tuesday of plans to sell the government of Iraq a set of Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems plus associated equipment, parts, logistical support, and training worth a total estimated ...

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NSA spied on Germany's Schroeder over Iraq War opposition - report - RT Tue, 04 Feb 2014 20:26:31 GMT

RT

NSA spied on Germany's Schroeder over Iraq War opposition - report RT The US eavesdropped on former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder over his staunch criticism of the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, says a new report by German journalists. Schroeder was added to the NSA espionage targets list as number 388 by 2002, ... Report: NSA spied on Merkel's predecessor over opposition to Iraq warFox News all 65 news articles »

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6 gunmen killed as police retake Iraq ministry, security sources say - CNN Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:45:14 GMT

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6 gunmen killed as police retake Iraq ministry, security sources say CNN The United Nations said 2013 was the deadliest year in Iraq since 2008, with almost 8,000 people killed in violence, most of them civilians. Fears of all-out sectarian war have increased since fighting broke out at the end of last year to the west of ... Armed men storm government building in IraqAljazeera.com Militant assault on Iraq ministry building kills 24RT Suicide bombers storm Iraq ministry building, 24 killedReuters The Guardian -New York Times -Washington Post all 419 news articles »

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Learning From Iraq, Katrina and Other Policy Disasters - Bloomberg Tue, 04 Feb 2014 18:25:32 GMT

Learning From Iraq, Katrina and Other Policy Disasters Bloomberg The other part of it was the Iraq war. Not that anyone cared at the time, but I had supported the war, and yet the whole thing was such a mess, I wondered how I had not applied some of my basic skepticism (which I learned at the feet of conservatives ...

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Iraq: Sunni bloc boycotts parliament over Anbar crisis - Asharq Alawsat English Tue, 04 Feb 2014 16:48:43 GMT

Iraq: Sunni bloc boycotts parliament over Anbar crisis Asharq Alawsat English Iraqi forces have been besieging Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters in the western Iraqi governorate for weeks, with the country's Sunni and Shi'ite communities trading accusations regarding who is responsible for the violence and just ... Nujaifi, Mladenov discuss Anbar crisisAswat Al Iraq all 4 news articles »