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Militant Leader in Rare Appearance in Iraq - New York Times Sat, 05 Jul 2014 20:59:54 GMT

New York Times

Militant Leader in Rare Appearance in Iraq New York Times Until then, there had been very few photographs on the Internet of the insurgent known as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. But on Friday he delivered a public sermon in a city once under American control ... Video purportedly shows ISIS leader delivering sermon in IraqFox News Islamic State's 'caliph' lauds Iraq rebellionAljazeera.com Move Over, America: Russia Responds to ISIS By Sending Warplanes to IraqMotley Fool USA TODAY -The Independent -NBCNews.com all 302 news articles »

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Iranian pilot killed fighting in Iraq - Aljazeera.com Sat, 05 Jul 2014 11:41:36 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Iranian pilot killed fighting in Iraq Aljazeera.com An Iranian pilot has been killed while fighting in Iraq, in what is thought to be the first military casualty that Tehran officially acknowledged during battles against Sunni fighters led by the Islamic State group. Iran's official IRNA news agency ... Iran confirms death of Iranian pilot in IraqWashington Post Iranian pilot 'killed fighting in Iraq': state mediaYahoo News How Iran Could Help Iraq Fight ISILRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Wall Street Journal -Press TV all 46 news articles »

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Have The Islamist Militants Overreached In Iraq And Syria? - NPR (blog) Sat, 05 Jul 2014 19:01:26 GMT

NPR (blog)

Have The Islamist Militants Overreached In Iraq And Syria? NPR (blog) While it may bring them even greater attention, it's also likely to be an overreach that will open riffs with its current partners, the Sunni Muslims in Iraq who welcomed the militant group in early June. They all share the goal of overthrowing Iraq's ... Iraq's Sunni insurgency waged by convenient bedfellowsLos Angeles Times The Struggle for Iraq's FutureABOUT US EDITOR'S NOTE About Us The Cairo Review of Iraq crisis: As Shia shrines are targeted and Tikrit is strangled, the ...The Independent (blog) Sydney Morning Herald all 462 news articles »

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Indian Nurses Trapped in Iraq Return Home - TIME Sat, 05 Jul 2014 14:05:51 GMT

TIME

Indian Nurses Trapped in Iraq Return Home TIME More than 40 Indian nurses who were trapped in a region of Iraq that was seized by Sunni extremists have arrived home in India. When armed rebels launched a wave of attack across the region last month, 46 Indian nurses found themselves trapped in the ... Indian nurses stranded in Iraq return homeAljazeera.com Indian nurses freed from Iraq return to Kochi, welcomed by Kerala CMIBNLive 46 Indian Nurses Stranded in Iraq Return HomeABC News Hindustan Times -NDTV -Reuters India all 976 news articles »

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Pentagon leaders: Iraq probably needs outside help to retake seized territory - Washington Post Fri, 04 Jul 2014 01:35:25 GMT

USA TODAY

Pentagon leaders: Iraq probably needs outside help to retake seized territory Washington Post Dempsey said the Iraqi army had “stiffened” its resistance to a fast-moving insurgency led by the Sunni fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, which has renamed itself Islamic State and declared a caliphate on land it controls. He said ... US troops won't fight in Iraq battles, Hagel saysUSA TODAY US Military Role in Iraq Will Be Different This Time, Top Brass SaysABC News (blog) US Military Sees Iraq Incapable of Uprooting Islamic MilitantsWall Street Journal Voice of America -U.S. News & World Report all 216 news articles »

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Ahmad Chalabi: from pariah to Iraq's next prime minister? - The Guardian Sat, 05 Jul 2014 23:06:06 GMT

The Guardian

Ahmad Chalabi: from pariah to Iraq's next prime minister? The Guardian Iraq has very much had a "back to the future" feel since the jihadists rode into town: political torpor, ethnic tension and – albeit a decade older – familiar faces. Solutions remain elusive, though. "None of us like the guy," said a senior cabinet ... Ahmed Chalabi: Right man, wrong time for Iraq's once-exiled opposition leader?The Independent all 9 news articles »

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As Iraq fractures, Kurds find best opportunity yet to gain leverage - Washington Post Sat, 05 Jul 2014 02:09:16 GMT

CNN

As Iraq fractures, Kurds find best opportunity yet to gain leverage Washington Post KIRKUK, Iraq— As this country veers further toward a breakup, one group is maneuvering the crisis with far more leverage than the others: Iraqi Kurds. Here in the contested oil-rich region of Kirkuk, Iraq's Kurdish minority has been steadily ... Poised to Gain in Iraq Crisis, Kurds Face New Barriers to AutonomyNew York Times Joint Chiefs chairman won't rule out more US military involvement in IraqCNN Kurdish Leader Sets Path to Independence VoteWall Street Journal Aljazeera.com -The Independent -Rudaw all 935 news articles »

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Iraq veterans in Afghanistan stung by Iraq's turmoil - Washington Post Sun, 06 Jul 2014 00:59:44 GMT

Iraq veterans in Afghanistan stung by Iraq's turmoil Washington Post Kabul — Col. Samuel Whitehurst had been consumed with work in the last days of his brigade's nine-month deployment in eastern Afghanistan when alarming news about his former battleground in northern Iraq began to reach him. Whitehurst fired off an ...

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Why we stuck with Maliki — and lost Iraq - Washington Post Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:37:12 GMT

Why we stuck with Maliki — and lost Iraq Washington Post I volunteered to serve in Iraq after watching the tragedy of 9/11 from the Texas governor's conference room. The son of Iraqi immigrants, I was dispatched to Baghdad by the Office of the Secretary of Defense for a three-month assignment that ultimately ... and more »

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ISIS jihadists demolish mosques, shrines in northern Iraq (PHOTOS) - RT Sat, 05 Jul 2014 17:22:30 GMT

RT

ISIS jihadists demolish mosques, shrines in northern Iraq (PHOTOS) RT Islamic militant sect, ISIS, which has been rampaging across the north and west of Iraq since last month, has been demolishing sacred sites such as shrines and mosques around the historic northern city of Mosul in Nineveh province. Photographs from the ... Images show shrines demolished in IraqDeutsche Welle In Iraq, Islamic State jihadists destroy ancient mosques, shrinesTimes of India ISIS destroys shrines, Shiite mosques in IraqAl-Arabiya all 18 news articles »