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Option No. 3 for Iraq: Three divisions - USA TODAY Tue, 01 Jul 2014 20:38:51 GMT

USA TODAY

Option No. 3 for Iraq: Three divisions USA TODAY BAGHDAD — Iraq's parliament met briefly Tuesday with a view to start forming a new government, and with the focus on whether Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki can stay in power. Another looming question, though, is should this war-torn country be divided ... Sunnis, Kurds shun Iraq parliamentReuters The 'Sons of Iraq,' Abandoned by Their American AlliesWall Street Journal As Iraqi Violence Rages, Lawmakers Fail to Reach Deal on New GovernmentNew York Times Bloomberg -CNN -The Guardian all 512 news articles »

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300 more US troops headed to Iraq - CBS News Wed, 02 Jul 2014 00:14:58 GMT

CBS News

300 more US troops headed to Iraq CBS News WASHINGTON - The U.S. is sending another 300 troops to Iraq to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy and elsewhere in the Baghdad area to protect U.S. citizens and property, officials said Monday. The new injection of manpower brings the total number of ... Obama sending 200 American troops to Iraq to secure US Embassy, airportFox News Obama authorizes 200 more troops for IraqWashington Post Iraq Reinforcements: Return of the '5 O'Clock Follies'?TIME The Hill -NBCNews.com -Aljazeera.com all 466 news articles »

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Envoy Says Iraq Can't Wait for US Military Aid - TIME Tue, 01 Jul 2014 17:54:37 GMT

New York Times

Envoy Says Iraq Can't Wait for US Military Aid TIME SHARE. WASHINGTON — Iraq is increasingly turning to other governments like Iran, Russia and Syria to help beat back a rampant insurgency because it cannot wait for additional American military aid, Baghdad's top envoy to the U.S. said Tuesday. Iraq Must Not Come ApartNew York Times Iraq crisis: Republicans see ISIS as threat to America, Dems not as muchChristian Science Monitor Iraqi ambassador: Baghdad turning to Iran, Russia for military aid after ...U.S. News & World Report Los Angeles Times all 5,505 news articles »

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Putin's Pilots Set to Fly Over Iraq - Daily Beast Tue, 01 Jul 2014 11:21:52 GMT

Daily Beast

Putin's Pilots Set to Fly Over Iraq Daily Beast The Russian assistance to Iraq is not a strategic decision by Moscow to commit to a long-term security relationship with Iraq, the sources said, but rather a limited measure to address the ISIS crisis. It's also a convenient way to draw a public ... Iraq Warplanes: When Subsonic is Faster than SupersonicTIME Russian Jets and Experts Sent to Iraq to Aid ArmyNew York Times Russia's Military Bid in IraqU.S. News & World Report Christian Science Monitor -Asharq Alawsat English -The Wire all 75 news articles »

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For Iraq, Potential Leader With a Tarnished Past - New York Times Tue, 01 Jul 2014 02:30:34 GMT

New York Times

For Iraq, Potential Leader With a Tarnished Past New York Times At first championed by the Bush administration's neoconservatives as a potential leader of Iraq, Ahmad Chalabi ended up persona non grata, effectively barred from the wartime American Embassy here. Now, in an improbable twist of fate, Mr. Chalabi is ... Iraq war booster may become country's next prime ministerLive 5 News all 14 news articles »

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Iran Ready to Send Arms to Iraq to 'Fight Against Terrorism' - NBCNews.com Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:48:37 GMT

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Iran Ready to Send Arms to Iraq to 'Fight Against Terrorism' NBCNews.com MOSCOW - Tehran has not received any request from Iraq to supply it with weapons but would be ready to do so if asked, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, a deputy foreign minister, said during a visit to Moscow that ... UPDATE 2-Iran says ready to provide Iraq with arms to fight "terrorism"Reuters Iran deputy FM: US wants to create a 'second Ukraine' in IraqHaaretz On Russia's growing involvement in IraqThe Hill (blog) Al-Arabiya -CNBC.com all 197 news articles »

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Mortars Fired at Samarra Mosque Stoke Fears of Renewed Iraq Civil War - NBCNews.com Tue, 01 Jul 2014 13:06:08 GMT

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Mortars Fired at Samarra Mosque Stoke Fears of Renewed Iraq Civil War NBCNews.com Not the gates of Baghdad – which militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) - have vowed to overrun – but the gates of one of Shiite Islam's holiest sites, and a potential trigger for all-out civil war. Sign up for breaking news alerts ... and more »

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Iraqi Kurds to Vote on Independence - TIME Tue, 01 Jul 2014 16:38:35 GMT

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Iraqi Kurds to Vote on Independence TIME The partition of Iraq lurched closer to reality on Tuesday when the head of the country's already quasi-autonomous Kurdish region publicly declared he would schedule a referendum on independence. Polls and previous votes indicate that the measure is ... Kurdistan and the future of IraqFinancial Times Obama, Free Iraq's KurdsBloomberg View What Iraq's Kurds want, and why it may get complicatedWashington Post (blog) Bloomberg -Al Jazeera America -Today's Zaman all 443 news articles »

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Iraq Instability And Oil Prices - Forbes Tue, 01 Jul 2014 16:49:59 GMT

Forbes

Iraq Instability And Oil Prices Forbes With the ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) jihadist militant group gaining ground, Iraq is currently the center of Middle East instability. The central grievances that have led to this crisis are national policies that appear to discriminate ... Oil Prices Soar as Iraq Tumbles Into ChaosTIME WTI Trades Near Three-Week Low Before Supply Data; Brent SteadyBloomberg Oil market slides on profit...Rappler The Australian all 648 news articles »

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US sending more troops to Iraq - CNN Mon, 30 Jun 2014 22:04:09 GMT

CNN	US sending more troops to Iraq CNN Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- The United States is increasing its military presence in Iraq, ordering 300 more troops to the violence-ravaged nation, the Pentagon announced Monday. The new troops will provide security for the U.S. Embassy, the Baghdad airport ...