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Iraq to split in three: So why not? - CNN Tue, 08 Jul 2014 11:46:36 GMT

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Iraq to split in three: So why not? CNN (CNN) -- Iraq is tearing itself apart. Its government has lost control of large parts of the country; intercommunal violence is rife and al Qaeda is resurgent. A description not of 2014 but 2006 -- and a situation that led Joseph R. Biden, then a U.S ... Iraq VP to US: Stay Out of Our Civil WarDaily Beast Sunni Tribes to Fight Until Iraq's Maliki Goes, Chief SaysBloomberg Iraq delays formation of a new government, as country veers further toward ...Washington Post USA TODAY -Los Angeles Times -Wall Street Journal all 767 news articles »

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Floodgates open as ISIS takes over swaths of both Syria and Iraq - CNN Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:11:28 GMT

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Floodgates open as ISIS takes over swaths of both Syria and Iraq CNN (CNN) -- After three years of seesaw battles with the regime, Syrian rebels now face another daunting challenge: fending off radical Sunni militants who are taking over swaths of the country. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has gained ... Someone Is Launching Airstrikes on Iraq, But No One Knows WhoVICE News Extremists in Iraq need a history lesson: PhillipsCNBC.com ISIS Destroys Mosques and Shrines in Iraq: PicturesNewsweek NBCNews.com -Breitbart News -Reuters India all 1,841 news articles »

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Remains of long-lost temple discovered in Iraq - Fox News Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:31:43 GMT

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Remains of long-lost temple discovered in Iraq Fox News The column bases were found in a single village while the other finds, including a bronze statuette of a wild goat, were found in a broad area south of where the borders of Iraq, Iran and Turkey intersect. [See Photos of the Life-Size Statues & Other ... Lost City: Remains of Ancient Temple Discovered in IraqNBCNews.com all 12 news articles »

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Iraq: 'Terrorists' Seize Ex-Chemical Weapons Site - ABC News Wed, 09 Jul 2014 00:11:52 GMT

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Iraq: 'Terrorists' Seize Ex-Chemical Weapons Site ABC News Iraq's U.N. Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim told U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a letter that "armed terrorist groups" entered the Muthanna site on June 11, detained officers and soldiers from the protection force guarding the facilities and ... Iraq tells UN 'terrorist groups' seized former chemical weapons depotReuters Iraq says chemical weapons, including sarin, seized by Islamic StateCBC.ca Iraq: Islamic State militants seize chemical weapons siteHaaretz all 78 news articles »

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ISIS Set to Destroy Biblical History - Daily Beast Mon, 07 Jul 2014 09:46:53 GMT

ISIS Set to Destroy Biblical History Daily Beast It has been closed for years for restoration, ever since it was looted along with many of Iraq's other institutions in the wake of the culturally oblivious American-led invasion of 2003. But the Mosul Museum was on the verge of reopening, at last, and ...

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Saudi jails four over plan to fight in Iraq - Aljazeera.com Tue, 08 Jul 2014 02:24:25 GMT

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Saudi jails four over plan to fight in Iraq Aljazeera.com A Saudi court has sentenced four people to jail terms for trying to go to Iraq to join the fighting there and for supporting al-Qaeda's operations abroad, state news agency SPA has said. The four, one of whom was sentenced in absentia, were given ... Mortar Bombs Land in Saudi Arabia Near Iraq BorderVoice of America Three shells fired from Iraq strike Saudi territoryAsharq Alawsat English UPDATE 2-Mortar bombs land in Saudi Arabia near Iraq borderReuters UK Middle East Eye -Gulf Business News -Daily Times all 253 news articles »

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Iraq War Vet Lived to See Birth of 'Burn Pit' Registry for Ill Troops - NBCNews.com Tue, 08 Jul 2014 09:08:05 GMT

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Iraq War Vet Lived to See Birth of 'Burn Pit' Registry for Ill Troops NBCNews.com A new federal registry of U.S. troops and veterans possibly sickened by toxic smoke in Iraq and Afghanistan has gathered nearly 11,000 eligible names -– including the ill airman who inspired the site but expected to die before it launched. “What I ... and more »

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Senators want more on US Iraq plans - Politico Tue, 08 Jul 2014 23:43:34 GMT

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Senators want more on US Iraq plans Politico Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey did not soothe senators' concerns about the U.S. approach in Iraq following a closed-door briefing Tuesday. Afterward, Republicans accused the Obama administration of ... Senators frustrated after closed-door Iraq briefingThe Hill Senators criticize White House for lack of clarity in IraqNavyTimes.com US Senator Blasts Obama's Handling of Iraq CrisisVoice of America DefenseNews.com all 12 news articles »

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Taking aim at ISIS: Women train with AK-47s to defend the streets of Baghdad - CNN Tue, 08 Jul 2014 11:10:25 GMT

Taking aim at ISIS: Women train with AK-47s to defend the streets of Baghdad CNN Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- With one hand, Zahra Hassan clutches a purse that matches her red blouse and skirt trimmed in blue. In the other, she holds an AK-47. Peering through her blue veiled hijab, the traditional Muslim head cover, the petite 25-year ...

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How Iran is pushing US aside in Iraq - CNN Mon, 07 Jul 2014 15:45:15 GMT

CNN	How Iran is pushing US aside in Iraq CNN (CNN) -- United States leaders have rightly said that defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and resolving Iraq's deepening civil war will require urgent political change in Baghdad. But the military assistance that Iran and Russia are speeding ...