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US airstrikes bring early gains in Iraq - USA TODAY Mon, 11 Aug 2014 01:38:58 GMT

USA TODAY

US airstrikes bring early gains in Iraq USA TODAY WASHINGTON — A series of U.S. airstrikes Sunday against militants in Iraq appeared to back up President Obama's promise of targeted attacks that could continue for months. U.S. Central Command reported Sunday that pilots and drones hit specific, small ... Iraq's political situation appears dire after prime minister fiercely digs inWashington Post Kurdish forces retake 2 towns from ISIS in northern IraqFox News Kurdish Forces Reverse Militant Gains as US Continues Airstrikes in IraqWall Street Journal New York Times -CNN -Bloomberg all 9,416 news articles »

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Was there a coup in Iraq? What we know and what we don't know - Vox Mon, 11 Aug 2014 00:57:10 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Was there a coup in Iraq? What we know and what we don't know Vox The Iraqi political system is in crisis. Late Sunday, at 12 am Baghdad time, was the deadline for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to form a new governing coalition in the country's parliament. He missed the deadline, Maliki announced that he would be ... Iraq Special Forces Of Maliki Deployed In BaghdadHuffington Post Political Crisis Deepens in IraqWall Street Journal Maliki defiant as his special forces deploy in BaghdadReuters Washington Times -ABC News -TheBlaze.com all 189 news articles »

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Iraq Says U.S. Airstrikes Have Been Effective Against Islamic State - Huffington Post Sat, 09 Aug 2014 14:28:36 GMT

Iraq Says U.S. Airstrikes Have Been Effective Against Islamic State Huffington Post KHAZER CAMP, Iraq (AP) — President Barack Obama justified the U.S. military's return to fighting in Iraq Saturday by saying America must act now to prevent genocide, protect its diplomats and provide humanitarian aid to refugees trapped by Islamic ...

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Officials: ISIS recruiting on the rise in Sunni areas of Iraq - CNN Sun, 10 Aug 2014 04:00:13 GMT

CNN

Officials: ISIS recruiting on the rise in Sunni areas of Iraq CNN (CNN) -- Abu Raad pleaded with his son not to volunteer. But there was nothing he says he could say to talk his 19-year-old son out of joining ISIS, which refers to itself as the Islamic State and is formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and ...

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Obama returns to the quagmire he exited in Iraq - Los Angeles Times Sun, 10 Aug 2014 23:23:48 GMT

New York Magazine

Obama returns to the quagmire he exited in Iraq Los Angeles Times Other than insisting no U.S. combat troops will return to Iraq, Obama's advisors outlined few clear limits and no definitive end to America's latest military mission, which began Friday with airstrikes against Sunni militants and drops of humanitarian aid. Obama says tackling Iraq's insurgency will take timeReuters President Obama Says Operation in Iraq Is 'Going to Take Some Time'New York Magazine Obama 2012: No Troops In Iraq, No Status of Forces AgreementBreitbart News The Hill -ABC News -The Weekly Standard (blog) all 738 news articles »

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Thousands of Yazidis rescued, Iraqi Human Rights Ministry spokesman says - CNN Sun, 10 Aug 2014 17:13:08 GMT

CNN

Thousands of Yazidis rescued, Iraqi Human Rights Ministry spokesman says CNN (CNN) -- The U.S. military carried out a new series of airstrikes Sunday against ISIS targets in Iraq, while some 20,000 Yazidi Iraqis who had been trapped on Mount Sinjar were rescued and taken to the Syrian-Iraqi border. Iraqi Ministry of Human ...

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Obama Signals Lengthy US Role in Iraq - Wall Street Journal Sun, 10 Aug 2014 15:28:13 GMT

Obama Signals Lengthy US Role in Iraq Wall Street Journal ERBIL, Iraq—President Barack Obama signaled the likelihood of an enduring U.S. military involvement in Iraq, but said airstrikes and other aid would only help contain the threat from Sunni extremists until the country's leaders form a new government ...

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The U.S. Had to Intervene in Iraq Because ISIS's Goals Are Absolutely Terrifying - Slate Magazine Sun, 10 Aug 2014 13:49:35 GMT

Slate Magazine

The U.S. Had to Intervene in Iraq Because ISIS's Goals Are Absolutely Terrifying Slate Magazine The war that is now unfolding in Iraq is something different, and something much scarier. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria steals with the best of them, and I don't doubt that some of the fighters who've attached themselves to its cause are thrill ...

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US Continues Airstrikes in Northern Iraq - TIME Sun, 10 Aug 2014 14:46:03 GMT

US Continues Airstrikes in Northern Iraq TIME The Pentagon continued Saturday to direct airstrikes against Iraqi militants and carry out supply drops for vulnerable refugees after President Barack Obama said he doesn't have an end date in mind for American aerial involvement in Iraq.

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Iraq accuses Islamic State of Yazidi atrocity, US make new strikes - Reuters UK Sun, 10 Aug 2014 20:33:40 GMT

Iraq accuses Islamic State of Yazidi atrocity, US make new strikes Reuters UK The U.S. Central Command said drone aircraft and fighter jets had hit Islamic State armed trucks and mortar positions near Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region which had been relatively stable throughout Iraq's years of turmoil until the ...