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US launches airstrikes to help retake large Iraq dam captured by Islamic State - Fox News Sun, 17 Aug 2014 01:45:18 GMT

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US launches airstrikes to help retake large Iraq dam captured by Islamic State Fox News The United States on Saturday launched several more air strikes in Iraq at Islamic State, including ones targeting members of the Islamic militant group who are positioned around the country's largest dam, near Irbil. Islamic State captured the Mosul ... Islamic Fighters Kill Scores of Yazidi Men in IraqABC News US confirms Iraq air strikes on Isis fighters near key Mosul damThe Guardian In Iraq, captured Yazidi women fear the Islamic State will force them to wedWashington Post Los Angeles Times -USA TODAY -Wall Street Journal all 751 news articles »

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On a Helicopter, Going Down: Inside a Lethal Crash in Iraq - New York Times Sat, 16 Aug 2014 18:52:40 GMT

New York Times

On a Helicopter, Going Down: Inside a Lethal Crash in Iraq New York Times Alissa J. Rubin, a veteran Times foreign correspondent, was injured on Tuesday in a helicopter crash in Kurdistan and dictated the following article from her hospital bed in Istanbul, where she was evacuated from Iraq. She suffered broken bones and a ... Iraq dispatch: disabled Yazidi boy 'hours from death' is rescued from Iraq's ...Telegraph.co.uk Challenge for US forces in Iraq: align military mission with the politicalChristian Science Monitor Iraq Yazidis fear for thousands kidnapped by jihadistsYahoo South Africa all 126 news articles »

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Obama: No Iraq rescue; further airdrops unlikely - azcentral.com Sat, 16 Aug 2014 21:43:58 GMT

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Obama: No Iraq rescue; further airdrops unlikely azcentral.com "We're going to be working with our international partners to provide humanitarian assistance to those who are suffering in northern Iraq wherever we have capabilities and we can carry out effective missions like the one we carried out on Mount Sinjar ... Back in Iraq: We Only Want to Save YouTruth-Out Does Obama Need Congressional OK to Continue Air Strikes in Iraq?TheBlaze.com Reality bites Obama in IraqFox News MiamiHerald.com -The Hill -Fort Worth Star Telegram all 328 news articles »

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Parishioners pray for end to persecution of Iraq's Christians - Boston Globe Sat, 16 Aug 2014 23:31:12 GMT

Parishioners pray for end to persecution of Iraq's Christians Boston Globe NEWTON -- The sound of overlapping prayers chanted in Arabic and English filled Mary Immaculate of Lourdes parish Saturday evening as parishioners joined the Iraqi community to pray for peace and an end to the persecution of Christians in Iraq.

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Rebels ask for Iraq-style strikes in Syria - Aljazeera.com Sat, 16 Aug 2014 15:17:47 GMT

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Rebels ask for Iraq-style strikes in Syria Aljazeera.com Syria's opposition has called for international intervention targeting the Islamic State group, just days after the US began limited strikes against fighters from the same group in neighbouring Iraq. Earlier, US officials had asked the Syrian ... Jihadis accused of new massacres in Iraq and SyriaBBC News Syrian rebels call for Iraq-style US airstrikes against ISISRT (blog) UNSC takes aim at jihadist supporters in Iraq and SyriaDeutsche Welle New York Times -euronews all 1,054 news articles »

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Iraq and the Islamic State - The Economist Sat, 16 Aug 2014 06:06:33 GMT

The Economist

Iraq and the Islamic State The Economist On August 10th Fouad Masum, Iraq's newly installed Kurdish president (and the man who supervised Mr Maliki's master's dissertation in Arabic language and literature in Erbil) appointed Haider al-Abadi to the post of prime minister, which had been ... Iraq's Last ChanceNew York Times Iraq's new prime minister must get Sunnis on side if he wants to defeat IsisThe Guardian Iraq's Third Largest Ethnic Group Is Also On The Run From The Islamic StateHuffington Post The Independent -Reuters -The Spokesman Review all 298 news articles »

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Plight of Iraqi Minorities Worsens With Forced Conversions and Killings - New York Times Sat, 16 Aug 2014 20:21:12 GMT

New York Times

Plight of Iraqi Minorities Worsens With Forced Conversions and Killings New York Times When that time ran out, fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria stormed in, killing the men and rounding up the women and children, a survivor and Iraqi officials said Saturday. The extent of the killings on Friday in Kocho, a tiny, isolated ...

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US Launches Airstrikes in Battle to Retake Iraq's Mosul Dam From ISIS - NBCNews.com Sat, 16 Aug 2014 13:25:51 GMT

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US Launches Airstrikes in Battle to Retake Iraq's Mosul Dam From ISIS NBCNews.com U.S. fighter planes pounded targets in northern Iraq as a joint military operation kicked off to retake the country's largest dam from ISIS militants, officials said. U.S. military officials said FA-18 fighter bombers and armed drones conducted nine ...

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How to Save Iraq and Honor American Sacrifice - Wall Street Journal Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:25:44 GMT

Wall Street Journal

How to Save Iraq and Honor American Sacrifice Wall Street Journal The disaster in Iraq has deepened and crystallized over the past 10 days. Terrorist forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS, seized the Mosul Dam, the country's largest and most important source of hydroelectric power, and overran ... EU Foreign Ministers Back Military Support for Kurds in Northern IraqNew York Times Iraq crisis: Yazidi villagers 'massacred' by ISBBC News Iraq leaders say they can't defeat militantsUSA TODAY Fox News -Daily Beast -Politico all 5,743 news articles »

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Iraq 'doomed' if new prime minister Abadi fails to bridge sectarian divide - The Guardian Sat, 16 Aug 2014 06:24:55 GMT

The Guardian

Iraq 'doomed' if new prime minister Abadi fails to bridge sectarian divide The Guardian Iraq risks being torn apart by warring sects unless Haider al-Abadi, the new prime minister, can gather the country's estranged factions behind him and form a government, senior Iraqi politicians said on Friday. "This is all or nothing," said one ...