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Obama sending up to 300 soldiers to Iraq as advisers, says move is limited - Washington Post Sat, 21 Jun 2014 01:03:58 GMT

The Economist

Obama sending up to 300 soldiers to Iraq as advisers, says move is limited Washington Post President Obama authorized additional military assistance for Iraq's fight against advancing Islamist militants Thursday, but made clear that he will continue to hold back more substantive support, including U.S. airstrikes, until he sees a direct ... Secret US Plan to Aid Iraq Fizzled Amid Mutual DistrustWall Street Journal Barack Obama's reluctance to use force mirrors American public opinionThe Economist The good and the bad: President Obama's military options in IraqCNN New York Times -Forbes -Fox News all 12,895 news articles »

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300 US advisers heading for Iraq, but what will they actually do? - CNN Sat, 21 Jun 2014 01:17:45 GMT

CNN

300 US advisers heading for Iraq, but what will they actually do? CNN Washington (CNN) -- How big of a threat is ISIS really? The White House wants to find out and is deploying as many as 300 military advisers to Iraq to assess the might of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The jihadi group's rash battlefield ... Iraq's Hold on Border Crossings Weakening as at Least 34 Are Killed in BattleNew York Times Islamic State of Iraq and Syria aims to recruit Westerners with videoLos Angeles Times Iraq crisis: Isis militants release video to recruit foreign fightersThe Independent RT -The Atlantic -Haaretz all 613 news articles »

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More than 1 million Iraqis have fled their homes as ISIS continues armed siege - CNN Sat, 21 Jun 2014 00:02:31 GMT

CNN

More than 1 million Iraqis have fled their homes as ISIS continues armed siege CNN Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- More than 1 million Iraqis have been forced from their homes by conflict this year, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday -- a number likely only to rise as Islamist militants and Iraqi security forces battle for control. A ... UNHCR: More than 1 million displaced in IraqWDIV Detroit all 42 news articles »

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Iraq Government Plays Up Obama Support for Fight Against Sunni Rebels - Wall Street Journal Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:54:41 GMT

Iraq Government Plays Up Obama Support for Fight Against Sunni Rebels Wall Street Journal BAGHDAD—Iraq's pro-government satellite television station on Friday played up Barack Obama's support for Baghdad's fight against Sunni Muslim militants but overlooked what the U.S. president suggested was the sectarian and authoritarian governing ...

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What Happens If US Troops Run Into the Iranian Military in Iraq? - ABC News Fri, 20 Jun 2014 20:48:36 GMT

ABC News

What Happens If US Troops Run Into the Iranian Military in Iraq? ABC News On the heels of President Obama's announcement that up to 300 U.S. military advisers will be sent to Iraq to help combat the threat from a Sunni terror group, an awkward question was raised: What happens if the U.S. troops, many of them Special Forces ... US seeks legal protections for military teams going to IraqCBS News Iran sent 'small numbers' of operatives into Iraq: USYahoo News Legal Questions Hold Up US Special Forces in IraqVoice of America NEWS.com.au all 68 news articles »

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Kurdish Peshmerga Fight Endless Stream of ISIS Militants in Iraq - NBCNews.com Fri, 20 Jun 2014 21:24:24 GMT

NBCNews.com

Kurdish Peshmerga Fight Endless Stream of ISIS Militants in Iraq NBCNews.com KHANEQUIN, Iraq -- Delta Force-trained commander Polad Talabani has few illusions about the scale of the task facing his elite team which has been ordered to halt the march of militants aiming to seize Baghdad. Talabani, who is in charge of the Kurdish ... Kurdish Fighters Mull Whether to Defend IraqTIME In Chaos, Iraq's Kurds See a Chance to Gain GroundNew York Times Iraq Crisis: Who's In Control Of What? Map Shows Cities Under ISIS ...International Business Times CBS News -Bloomberg -NPR (blog) all 331 news articles »

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Obama's tough choices in Iraq - Washington Post Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:43:06 GMT

Obama's tough choices in Iraq Washington Post President Obama came nearly full circle on Iraq on Thursday, sending military advisers back to cope with that country's disintegration as U.S. officials lobbied for replacement of the prime minister that the United States helped install. These were the ...

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Rand Paul: Ask Dick Cheney about Iraq War - Politico Fri, 20 Jun 2014 18:26:05 GMT

Politico

Rand Paul: Ask Dick Cheney about Iraq War Politico Paul's response comes after Cheney and his daughter Liz published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal criticizing the president for the ongoing conflict in Iraq where militants have begun to take over some of the country's largest cities. (Also on ... Back to Iraq: Where Are the War's Famous Faces Today?NBCNews.com Rand Paul Doesn't Blame Obama For Iraq CrisisTIME Architects of Iraq Invasion Return to Blame ObamaBloomberg New Yorker (blog) -CNN -Wall Street Journal (blog) all 561 news articles »

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Obama on New Military Advisers to Iraq - New York Times Fri, 20 Jun 2014 03:33:27 GMT

New York Times

Obama on New Military Advisers to Iraq New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama said Thursday that he would deploy up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to help its struggling security forces fend off a wave of Sunni militants who have overrun large parts of the country, edging the United States back ...

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An enclave strategy for Iraq - Washington Post Fri, 20 Jun 2014 19:37:27 GMT

Washington Post

An enclave strategy for Iraq Washington Post Can Iraq hold together? It's worth examining what is happening in that country through a broader prism. If you had looked at the Middle East 15 years ago, you would have seen a string of strikingly similar regimes — from Libya and Tunisia in the west ... and more »