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Extremists Attack Iraq's Biggest Oil Refinery - New York Times Thu, 19 Jun 2014 02:48:27 GMT

New York Times
Extremists Attack Iraq's Biggest Oil Refinery
New York Times
BAGHDAD — Refinery workers, witnesses and an Iraqi Army officer reported the seizure of Iraq's biggest oil refinery by Sunni extremists on Wednesday after army helicopter gunships failed to repel their attack. But other Iraqi officials, including the ...
Joint Chiefs chairman: Iraq has asked for US air power to counter militantsCNN
US military leaders warn of difficulty of conducting airstrikes in IraqWashington Post
Iraq requests US air strikes as Isis insurgents tighten grip on oil refineryThe Guardian
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Obama to Congress: I don't need new permission on Iraq - CNN Thu, 19 Jun 2014 02:05:53 GMT

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Obama to Congress: I don't need new permission on Iraq
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Washington (CNN) -- I'll let you know what's going on, but I don't need new congressional authority to act, President Barack Obama told congressional leaders Wednesday about his upcoming decision on possible military intervention in Iraq. The White ...
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GOP leader: Obama may act in Iraq without signoffWashington Post
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Social media battle augments Iraq bloodshed - CNN International Wed, 18 Jun 2014 22:05:10 GMT

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Social media battle augments Iraq bloodshed
CNN International
(CNN) -- It's a truth of warfare in the digital era: Bullets and bombs often are augmented by status updates and tweets. The bloody conflict taking place in Iraq is no different. And Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, a terror group so extreme ...

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Militants, Iraq security forces clash at country's largest oil refinery - Fox News Wed, 18 Jun 2014 19:44:14 GMT

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Militants, Iraq security forces clash at country's largest oil refinery
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An official at Iraq's largest domestic oil refinery says Sunni militants have taken over 75 percent of the facility following clashes with Iraqi security forces. "The militants have managed to break in to the refinery. Now they are in control of the ...

UN agency raises disaster designation in Iraq as refugees flood into Kurdistan - Washington Post Thu, 19 Jun 2014 02:06:38 GMT

UN agency raises disaster designation in Iraq as refugees flood into Kurdistan
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IRBIL, Iraq — The United Nations children's agency UNICEF on Wednesday upgraded Iraq's latest crisis to a level 3 humanitarian disaster — its most severe designation — as U.N. officials said they were scrambling to provide basic services while ...

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Obama eyes 'special forces' option in Iraq, meeting with Hill leaders - Fox News Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:43:13 GMT

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Obama eyes 'special forces' option in Iraq, meeting with Hill leaders
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President Obama huddled with top congressional leaders on Wednesday to discuss ramping up U.S. involvement in the Iraq crisis, and is said to be leaning toward sending U.S. special forces into the country. White House officials stress that several ...

A Third Iraq War? - New Yorker (blog) Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:43:06 GMT

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A Third Iraq War?
New Yorker (blog)
At the height of the second Iraq war, the George W. Bush Administration sent more than a hundred and seventy thousand troops; a few other nations provided an additional eleven thousand. Washington paid its own bills—estimated at $1.7 trillion, plus ...

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40 Indian workers kidnapped amid violence in northern Iraq - Los Angeles Times Wed, 18 Jun 2014 20:34:33 GMT

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40 Indian workers kidnapped amid violence in northern Iraq
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Demonstrators show support for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in the Iraqi city of Mosul, near where Indian officials says about 40 construction workers from their country were kidnapped. (Associated Press). Parth M.N., Shashank Bengali contact ...
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Where is the accountability on Iraq? - Washington Post Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:36:14 GMT

Where is the accountability on Iraq?
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Can someone explain to me why the media still solicit advice about the crisis in Iraq from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)? Or Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)? How many times does the Beltway hawk caucus get to be wrong before we recognize that maybe, just ...

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Iranian Leader Vows to Protect Holy Sites in Iraq - New York Times Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:21:54 GMT

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Iranian Leader Vows to Protect Holy Sites in Iraq
New York Times
As Sunni militants continued their incursion in Iraq, President Hassan Rouhani of Iran warned Wednesday that Tehran would defend revered Shiite holy sites in Iraq against the “killers and terrorists” battling Iraq's government, news agencies reported.
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