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Pentagon Says Militants' Siege in Iraq Is Over - New York Times Thu, 14 Aug 2014 01:35:12 GMT

New York Times

Pentagon Says Militants' Siege in Iraq Is Over New York Times With humanitarian crises around the world, a look at why President Obama decided to use military force to help the Yazidis, a religious minority in Iraq. Video Credit By Emily Hager and Carrie Halperin on Publish Date August 12, 2014. Image CreditRodi ... Officials: U.S. Special Forces Land on Sinjar Mountain in IraqKTLA Pentagon: Iraq evacuation mission 'far less likely'MSNBC Iraq evacuation may not require US troops on Mount SinjarUSA TODAY Huffington Post -NBCNews.com -ABC News all 3,818 news articles »

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US Could Use Ground Troops to Aid Rescue of Iraq Refugees - New York Times Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:33:39 GMT

US Could Use Ground Troops to Aid Rescue of Iraq Refugees New York Times He acknowledged that any ground troops in Iraq would face dangers, even if they were there to help the refugees find a safe way off the mountain. He said that like American forces anywhere, the troops would have the ability to defend themselves if they ...

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Fox News Poll: Majorities disapprove of Obama on Iraq, Israel and Ukraine - Fox News Thu, 14 Aug 2014 01:06:05 GMT

Fox News

Fox News Poll: Majorities disapprove of Obama on Iraq, Israel and Ukraine Fox News Voters are generally dissatisfied with how President Obama is handling the world's hot spots -- most give him a thumbs-down for the job he is doing on Iraq, Israel and Ukraine. At the same time, they approve of U.S. airstrikes he's ordered against ISIS ... Poll: Majority of voters approve of US airstrikes in IraqWashington Post (blog) all 19 news articles »

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Hitting ISIS Where It Hurts - New York Times Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:40:45 GMT

Hitting ISIS Where It Hurts New York Times Washington — When the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria poured out from the eastern deserts of Syria into Iraq's second-largest city last month, it was an image out of the eighth century: bearded Islamist marauders summarily executing unbelievers ...

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Officials: More US advisers being sent to Iraq - CNN Wed, 13 Aug 2014 12:30:00 GMT

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Officials: More US advisers being sent to Iraq CNN Faysh Khabur, Iraq (CNN) -- The United States is sending more troops to northern Iraq, a move that U.S. officials told CNN on Tuesday is necessary to help in the rescue of tens of thousands of Yazidis trapped in the mountains by extremists who have ...

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Pentagon sends 130 more troops to northern Iraq as US military role deepens - U.S. News & World Report Wed, 13 Aug 2014 18:21:01 GMT

Pentagon sends 130 more troops to northern Iraq as US military role deepens U.S. News & World Report While the U.S. and Iraqi militaries dropped food and water to the starving members of Iraq's Yazidi minority, the Kurds took it on themselves to rescue them, a sign of how Syria's Kurds, like Iraq's, are using the region's conflicts to establish their ...

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Will Iraq's Nuri al-Maliki go without a fight? 5 things to know - CNN Wed, 13 Aug 2014 16:11:41 GMT

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Will Iraq's Nuri al-Maliki go without a fight? 5 things to know CNN Iraq's unofficial power-sharing agreement dictates that the President is a Kurd, the Speaker of Parliament a Sunni and the Prime Minister a Shia. This division of power among Iraq's three main groups has helped to prevent Maliki's growing ... Maliki Plans to Carry Bid for Power to Iraq CourtsNew York Times Iraq PM 'will not quit' without court rulingAljazeera.com US considering range of options to rescue Iraq's YazidisWashington Post Huffington Post -Wall Street Journal -Reuters all 3,091 news articles »

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US troops land on Iraq's Mt Sinjar to plan for Yazidi evacuation - The Guardian Wed, 13 Aug 2014 20:56:47 GMT

The Guardian

US troops land on Iraq's Mt Sinjar to plan for Yazidi evacuation The Guardian A team of US marines and special forces landed on Mount Sinjar in Iraq on Wednesday to assess options for a potential rescue of of 30,000 Yazidi civilians threatened by Islamic extremists and worn down by lack of food. The personnel flew in on V-22 ...

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Iraq crisis: International boost to arms and aid supply - BBC News Wed, 13 Aug 2014 16:14:06 GMT

BBC News

Iraq crisis: International boost to arms and aid supply BBC News More arms and aid are being sent to Iraq, in a growing international push to tackle jihadist militants and help those who have fled their advance. The US says it is considering airlifts and the creation of safe passages for fleeing civilians - but ...

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Iraq militants changing tactics, complicating US airstrike mission - Fox News Wed, 13 Aug 2014 19:36:03 GMT

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Iraq militants changing tactics, complicating US airstrike mission Fox News Islamic militant forces in northern Iraq appear to be shifting tactics in the face of the newly launched U.S. airstrike campaign, Defense officials say, posing a new challenge to the Obama administration as it seeks to at least slow the terrorists ...