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Maliki's Bid to Keep Power in Iraq Seems to Collapse - New York Times Wed, 13 Aug 2014 01:41:05 GMT

New York Times

Maliki's Bid to Keep Power in Iraq Seems to Collapse New York Times BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki's defiant fight to retain power in Iraq appeared to collapse on Tuesday after his former backers in Iran, the military and his own party all signaled that he could no longer expect their support. He issued ... US ready to help new Iraq leader, Iran welcomes choiceReuters 130 advisers heading to northern IraqUSA TODAY Pentagon: Effectiveness of U.S. airstrikes in Iraq remains limited13WMAZ Fox News -The Guardian -CBS News all 3,201 news articles »

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Iraq Isn't Syria: Congress on Board This Time - ABC News Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:29:18 GMT

Modesto Bee

Iraq Isn't Syria: Congress on Board This Time ABC News Almost a week into the Obama administration's emergency action in northern Iraq, the campaign is attracting surprisingly broad bipartisan support. Republicans have issued several I-told-you-so statements and called for stronger action, and dovish ... Tim Kaine wants congressional authorization of Iraq airstrikesWashington Post (blog) Sen. Kaine: Iraq action needs Congress's OKThe Hill The Contradictions in President Obama's Promises on IraqThe Atlantic all 86 news articles »

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Report: US to Send 100 More Military Advisers Help Iraq's Yazidis - The Wire Tue, 12 Aug 2014 22:31:58 GMT

The Wire

Report: US to Send 100 More Military Advisers Help Iraq's Yazidis The Wire The United Nations estimates that as many as 30,000 Yazidis may still be trapped in northern Iraq, fleeing the advance of the aggressive and violent Islamic State. On Sunday, there were reports that as many as 500 Yazidis had been slaughtered by ... US considers more military advisers for IraqCNN Iraq's Yazidis Flee ISIS MilitantsNBCNews.com Fatal helicopter crash in Iraq injures New York Times journalistLos Angeles Times BBC News -CBS News -New York Times all 1,129 news articles »

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Heeding the Wisdom of Iraq's First King - New York Times Tue, 12 Aug 2014 22:07:22 GMT

Heeding the Wisdom of Iraq's First King New York Times LONDON — As the world watches Iraq's seemingly endless cycle of violence with horror, it's worth recalling that it wasn't always like this. Iraqis weren't always held hostage to megalomaniacal tyrants, strongmen or one-party rule. Nor were they led by ...

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US Sends 130 More Troops to Iraq - ABC News Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:19:09 GMT

The Guardian

US Sends 130 More Troops to Iraq ABC News Another 130 U.S. troops arrived in Iraq on Tuesday on what the Pentagon described as a temporary mission to assess the scope of the humanitarian crisis facing thousands of displaced Iraqi civilians trapped on Sinjar Mountain and evaluate options for ... John Kerry insists any US moves in Iraq will not involve combat troopsThe Guardian More than 100 US advisers headed to Northern Iraq as airstrikes continueQ13 FOX Iraq: US sends more military advisers to KurdistanBBC News Washington Post -fox2now.com -Aljazeera.com all 594 news articles »

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Americans Support Air Strikes In Iraq, But Strongly Oppose Sending In Troops - Huffington Post Tue, 12 Aug 2014 22:30:17 GMT

Christian Post

Americans Support Air Strikes In Iraq, But Strongly Oppose Sending In Troops Huffington Post Demonstrators call for the end to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorism during a Kurdish demonstration in front of the White House on August 9, 2014, in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama warned Saturday that the U.S. offensive in Iraq ... Iraq and the Risks of InactionNew York Times (blog) Emboldened ISIS Barbarically Slaughtering Christians In Iraq as Obama Plays GolfChristian Post Why the West intervenes in Iraq but not SyriaHaaretz CBC.ca -FRANCE 24 -WND.com all 158 news articles »

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The US's Timid Third Iraq War - TIME Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:32:22 GMT

Wall Street Journal

The US's Timid Third Iraq War TIME The conflicting signals were a sign of an Administration determined to do just enough to avert a humanitarian catastrophe without launching a third U.S.-Iraq war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and ... Why Iran Fears Iraq's KurdsDaily Beast Exploiting the ISIS Vulnerabilities in IraqWall Street Journal Iraq Explained: What You Need to Know About the Current CrisisNBCNews.com Slate Magazine -SFGate -CBS News all 163 news articles »

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Iraq conflict: What you need to know - USA TODAY Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:16:20 GMT

USA TODAY

Iraq conflict: What you need to know USA TODAY The Obama administration has started arming Kurdish forces battling the Islamic State militant group, also referred to as ISIS or ISIL, in northern Iraq, officials said Monday. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said, "ISIL has obtained some heavy ... Obama Pushed for Regime Change in IraqDaily Beast Obama's doctrine: Inaction on Syria led to Iraq crisisWashington Times Obama's 'Drive-By' War in IraqFox News (blog) Huffington Post -Financial Times -Washington Post (blog) all 10,222 news articles »

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UK troops must help the Kurds, says Iraq War hero Colonel Tim Collins - Telegraph.co.uk Tue, 12 Aug 2014 21:03:45 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

UK troops must help the Kurds, says Iraq War hero Colonel Tim Collins Telegraph.co.uk The Government is also sending up to eight heavily-armed Tornado fighter bombers to Iraq to carry out surveillance, and defence sources have indicated that Britain is prepared to join air strikes if the crisis descends into genocide. Mr Cameron, who ... UK politicians 'terrified' of military intervention in Iraq – former generalRT UK warplanes over Iraq: But as Britain's drawn deeper into crisis, holidaying ...Daily Mail On Iraq, the public's conscience stirs but MPs are impotentThe Guardian Reuters UK -BBC News -BBC News all 80 news articles »

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Tony Abbott says Australia does not rule out military action in Iraq - The Guardian Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:35:32 GMT

The Guardian

Tony Abbott says Australia does not rule out military action in Iraq The Guardian Abbott spoke by telephone with David Cameron on the grave situation in Iraq earlier on Tuesday, when he also held meetings with the foreign secretary Philip Hammond, defence secretary Michael Fallon and Jon Day, chairman of the joint intelligence ... Tony Abbott: Australian troops could return to IraqSydney Morning Herald Abbott open to sending troops to Iraq to prevent genocide by Islamic StateThe Australian Iraq crisis: Tony Abbott says Australia poised to join humanitarian effort; UN ...ABC Online The Guardian Nigeria all 55 news articles »