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Obama Pushes Iraqis to Mend Sectarian Rifts - New York Times Mon, 16 Jun 2014 01:06:33 GMT

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Obama Pushes Iraqis to Mend Sectarian Rifts New York Times While Mr. Obama has ordered unmanned surveillance flights over Iraq to gather intelligence for possible strikes on militant positions, the official said, the White House's emphasis, when Mr. Obama returns to Washington on Monday from a weekend in ... Terrifying execution images in Iraq; US Embassy in Baghdad relocates some staffCNN Militants post apparent images of mass killing in IraqBoston Globe Iraq Crisis Puts Heat on MideastWall Street Journal Reuters -The Guardian all 11,178 news articles »

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Rebels' Fast Strike in Iraq Was Years in the Making - New York Times Sun, 15 Jun 2014 20:04:20 GMT

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Rebels' Fast Strike in Iraq Was Years in the Making New York Times ERBIL, Iraq — When Islamic militants rampaged through the Iraqi city of Mosul last week, robbing banks of hundreds of millions of dollars, opening the gates of prisons and burning army vehicles, some residents greeted them as if they were liberators ...

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US evacuates embassy as bombs, fighting rock Iraq - USA TODAY Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:35:31 GMT

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US evacuates embassy as bombs, fighting rock Iraq USA TODAY The U.S. State Department said in a statement that an undisclosed number of staffers will be moved to Amman, Jordan, or U.S. consulates elsewhere in Iraq not immediately threatened by the insurgent group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL. US evacuating Baghdad embassy staff as Islamic militants ramp up attacksFox News Rise of Shiite militias poses a threat to IraqChron.com Iraq conflict leads to US moving out some embassy staffThe Spokesman Review The Guardian -IBNLive all 220 news articles »

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Obama, don't get sucked into Iraq III - CNN Sun, 15 Jun 2014 18:15:23 GMT

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Obama, don't get sucked into Iraq III CNN (CNN) -- The Obama administration likely will succumb to growing pressure to "do something" kinetic and dramatic in Iraq, and when it does, it will most likely be air and missile strikes against ISIS targets. This could relieve the political pressure ... US aircraft carrier repositioned in case needed in IraqFox News John McCain on Iraq: US pays heavy 'price'Politico US won't intervene in Iraq in absence of political reform by Iraqis, Obama saysWashington Post Huffington Post -New Yorker (blog) -The Guardian all 863 news articles »

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US vets 'heartbroken' as civil war overtakes Iraq - USA TODAY Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:19:27 GMT

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US vets 'heartbroken' as civil war overtakes Iraq USA TODAY Now the 55-year-old Warren, Mich., resident worries that everything he and hundreds of thousands of other American soldiers fought — and died — for will be lost as al-Qaeda-inspired militants rampage through Iraq, embroiling the country in a ... and more »

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Bush's toxic legacy in Iraq - CNN Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:31:43 GMT

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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 ... ISIS, with gains in Iraq, closes in on founder Zarqawi's violent visionWashington Post The Iraq Mess: Place Blame Where It Is DeservedNew Yorker (blog) 'Who lost Iraq?' The political fight over America's longest warChristian Science Monitor International Business Times -NBCNews.com -Yahoo News all 115 news articles »

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ISIS posts gruesome photos of apparent mass killing in Iraq - Washington Post Sun, 15 Jun 2014 20:30:24 GMT

ISIS posts gruesome photos of apparent mass killing in Iraq Washington Post BAGHDAD — Al-Qaeda renegades on Sunday posted gruesome photos showing the purported execution of dozens of men in a province north of Baghdad as Iraq's grim descent into a new round of bloodletting continued unchecked. Fighters with the Islamic ...

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Iran President: We'll Help Battle Militants in Iraq if Asked - TIME Sun, 15 Jun 2014 19:43:34 GMT

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Iran President: We'll Help Battle Militants in Iraq if Asked TIME Iran's president said Saturday the country would consider assisting U.S. efforts to fend off violent Sunni militants threatening Iraq's heartland, as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered an aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf to prepare for “military ... Iranian President: We Will Help Iraq if Washington Joins FightNBCNews.com Iraq crisis presents an opportunity for Iran's RouhaniWashington Post Iran warns against military intervention in IraqTimes of India Los Angeles Times -Reuters UK all 686 news articles »

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Militants' Advance In Iraq Agitates Oil Markets - NPR Sun, 15 Jun 2014 13:40:46 GMT

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Militants' Advance In Iraq Agitates Oil Markets NPR When Sunni militants began seizing broad swathes of territory across northern Iraq last week, global oil markets shrugged it off. After all, instability in Iraq is nothing new. But that all changed on Wednesday, when the insurgents swept into the oil ... and more »

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5 Principles for Iraq - New York Times Sun, 15 Jun 2014 12:05:01 GMT

5 Principles for Iraq New York Times THE disintegration of Iraq and Syria is upending an order that has defined the Middle East for a century. It is a huge event, and we as a country need to think very carefully about how to respond. Having just returned from Iraq two weeks ago, my own ...