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Iraqi PM orders troops to make stand in Samarra; US sends aircraft carrier - CNN Sun, 15 Jun 2014 00:21:02 GMT

New York Times

Iraqi PM orders troops to make stand in Samarra; US sends aircraft carrier CNN Irbil, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq's leader directed his troops to make their stand against advancing Sunni militants in a flashpoint city home to a revered Shiite mosque, an order that highlights the sectarian fighting tearing the country apart. Prime Minister ... Iraq Rebels Stall North of Baghdad as Residents Brace for a SiegeNew York Times The view from Kurdistan: Divide Iraq in order to save itAljazeera.com US Relocates Carrier as Iraq Sectarian Battle Lines HardenBloomberg Washington Post -NPR (blog) -USA TODAY all 9,603 news articles »

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US moving aircraft carrier closer to Iraq - USA TODAY Sat, 14 Jun 2014 23:56:49 GMT

USA TODAY

US moving aircraft carrier closer to Iraq USA TODAY As insurgents took more territory in Iraq on Saturday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel ordered an aircraft carrier into the Persian Gulf as the U.S. weighs options for responding to the situation. The aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush will move ... US aircraft carrier repositioned in case needed in IraqFox News US Aircraft Carrier Ordered to Persian Gulf in Wake of Iraq UnrestNBCNews.com Pentagon orders aircraft carrier to Gulf to add Iraq military optionYahoo News The Guardian -ABC News all 180 news articles »

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Bush's toxic legacy in Iraq - CNN Sat, 14 Jun 2014 22:32:20 GMT

CNN

Bush's toxic legacy in Iraq CNN (CNN) -- ISIS, the brutal insurgent/terrorist group formerly known as al Qaeda in Iraq, has seized much of western and northern Iraq and even threatens towns not far from Baghdad. From where did ISIS spring? One of George W. Bush's most toxic legacies ... The Iraq Mess: Place Blame Where It Is DeservedNew Yorker (blog) Iraq War Quotes: Failed American Legacy Leaves Trail of Verbal BlundersInternational Business Times Misguided US invasion spawned crisis in Iraq: analystsYahoo News NBCNews.com -Center for Research on Globalization -Fox News all 137 news articles »

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US seeing signs Iran engaged in Iraq strife, official says - Fox News Sat, 14 Jun 2014 22:31:02 GMT

Fox News

US seeing signs Iran engaged in Iraq strife, official says Fox News The defense official told Fox News the United States had been watching the swift gains made by the Sunni group known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) for months, adding "this didn't just happen." "This is bad," the official said, adding ... Iranian President: We Will Help Iraq if Washington Joins FightNBCNews.com Iran sends troops into Iraq to aid fight against Isis militantsThe Guardian Iran says envisages Iraq role with US if Washington tackles regional militantsReuters UK TIME -Wall Street Journal -Al Jazeera America all 620 news articles »

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ISIS, with gains in Iraq, closes in on founder Zarqawi's violent vision - Washington Post Sun, 15 Jun 2014 02:15:16 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

ISIS, with gains in Iraq, closes in on founder Zarqawi's violent vision Washington Post On the eve of the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, a 36-year-old Jordanian who called himself “the Stranger” slipped into the suburbs of Baghdad armed with a few weapons, bags of cash and an audacious plan for starting a war he hoped would unite Sunni ... Iraq insurgency leader: 'I'll see you in New York'New York Post Iraq crisis: the bare faced ISIS executioner who spreads terror with his open ...Telegraph.co.uk Unmasked: The public face of the ISIS terror army threatening to destroy IraqDaily Mail all 47 news articles »

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Rekindled Iraq Conflict Stirs US Veterans - Wall Street Journal Sat, 14 Jun 2014 20:23:25 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Rekindled Iraq Conflict Stirs US Veterans Wall Street Journal When an al Qaeda offshoot earlier this week routed Iraqi army troops, took Iraq's second-largest city, Mosul, and kicked off an insurgent drive, it took U.S. and Iraqi leaders by surprise. But it wasn't a surprise to some of the U.S. troops who served ... Iraq War vets angry, distraught as insurgents gain ground13WMAZ US vets watch in frustration as insurgents undo sacrifices in IraqCBS News Iraq Violence Opens Up Old Wounds for VetsNBCNews.com all 130 news articles »

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Oil thirst rising as Iraq unrest boosts prices - USA TODAY Sat, 14 Jun 2014 08:14:25 GMT

USA TODAY

Oil thirst rising as Iraq unrest boosts prices USA TODAY As Iraq's mounting unrest pushes crude oil prices to their highest levels this year, a report Friday predicts that global oil demand will increase, but Iraq's supplies may not be at "immediate" risk. "Concerning as the latest events in Iraq may be ... Fears About Iraq Continue to Push Up Oil PricesNew York Times As Iraq fighting rages, gas prices climbCBS News Iraq's oil industry faces setback to revivalCNBC.com Politico -Los Angeles Times -Dallas Morning News all 1,538 news articles »

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Obama to Iraq: Your Problem Now - New Yorker (blog) Sat, 14 Jun 2014 19:13:27 GMT

New Yorker (blog)

Obama to Iraq: Your Problem Now New Yorker (blog) When Andrea Mitchell, of NBC, asked Senator John McCain, who had been railing against the Obama Administration's decision to withdraw troops in Iraq, whether Maliki could really be persuaded to change his ways, McCain replied, “He has to, or he has to ... Obama: The US Won't Send Troops Back Into Combat In IraqHuffington Post Cool calculationsThe Economist (blog) Obama says no combat troops to Iraq; US weighs airstrikesCNN Chicago Tribune -Deseret News -NBCNews.com all 632 news articles »

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Who's to blame for Iraq crisis - CNN Sat, 14 Jun 2014 13:22:16 GMT

Who's to blame for Iraq crisis CNN (CNN) -- Observers around the world are stunned by the speed and scope of this week's assaults on every major city in the upper Tigris River Valley -- including Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city -- by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. But ...

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Tony Blair rejects 'bizarre' claims that invasion of Iraq caused the crisis - The Guardian Sun, 15 Jun 2014 00:18:27 GMT

The Guardian

Tony Blair rejects 'bizarre' claims that invasion of Iraq caused the crisis The Guardian Tony Blair has strongly rejected claims that the 2003 US-UK invasion of Iraq was to blame for the current crisis gripping the country, pointing the finger instead firmly at the Maliki government and the war in Syria. In a passionate essay published on ... Blair: Don't blame me for meltdown in Iraq: Astonishing 'essay' by ex-PM: he ...Daily Mail Tony Blair Iraq essay full text: We have to liberate ourselves from the notion ...The Independent Blair denies Iraq violence result of 2003 invasionYahoo News ABC Online -Schenectady Gazette (blog) -Yahoo News UK all 30 news articles »