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Kurdish Forces Retake Parts of Iraq's Largest Dam - NBCNews.com Sun, 17 Aug 2014 22:36:28 GMT

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Kurdish Forces Retake Parts of Iraq's Largest Dam
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ERBIL, Iraq — Kurdish forces took over parts of Iraq's largest dam on Sunday less than two weeks after it was captured by the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) extremist group, Kurdish security officials said — as U.S. and Iraqi planes aided ...
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The coming disintegration of Iraq - Washington Post Sun, 17 Aug 2014 17:15:12 GMT

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The coming disintegration of Iraq
Washington Post
Nouri al-Maliki may have agreed to step down as prime minister of Iraq on Thursday, but the damage he has wrought will define his country for decades to come. The stunning collapse of the Iraqi state in its vast northern and western provinces may be ...
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Britain expands role in Iraq as warplanes monitor Isis positions - The Guardian Sun, 17 Aug 2014 23:04:09 GMT

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Britain expands role in Iraq as warplanes monitor Isis positions
The Guardian
Britain is stepping up its military involvement in the fight against jihadi forces from the Islamic State in Iraq after the defence secretary Michael Fallon confirmed that British warplanes are flying deeper into Iraq in a mission that could last ...
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US Must Forge New Ties With Iraq to Tackle ISIS Threat - TIME Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:54:25 GMT

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US Must Forge New Ties With Iraq to Tackle ISIS Threat
TIME
President Obama and Secretary Kerry played their cards right not to undertake a broad scale air campaign against the advancing forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) so long as Nouri al-Maliki held on as Prime Minister. Maliki had ...
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Up to a Point: Shrugging Our Way Back to War in Iraq - Daily Beast Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:22:12 GMT

Up to a Point: Shrugging Our Way Back to War in Iraq
Daily Beast
I was on the patio honoring the cocktail hour and reading the paper when my son, who was supposed to be mowing the lawn, said, “Dad, is America at war in Iraq?” “Usually,” I said. “Let me check.” And, sure enough, there on page 5 of The Daily Bugle, ...

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On a Helicopter, Going Down: Inside a Lethal Crash in Iraq - New York Times Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:05:31 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 ...

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US Airstrikes Aim at Islamic State Hold on Iraq Dam - Wall Street Journal Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:45:46 GMT

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US Airstrikes Aim at Islamic State Hold on Iraq Dam
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Mr. Obama and other top administration officials have said the successful formation of Iraq's new government under Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi would allow the U.S. to provide additional humanitarian and counterterrorism support. Mr. Al ...


Iraq Kurdish forces launch ground offensive to retake key dam, as US ... - Fox News Sun, 17 Aug 2014 11:55:54 GMT

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Iraq Kurdish forces launch ground offensive to retake key dam, as US ...
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Kurdish forces have launched a ground offensive to seize control of Iraq's strategic Mosul dam from Islamic militants, as U.S. airstrikes continued for a third day. Multiple well-placed U.S. defense sources told Fox News that U.S. airstrikes involving ...


Iraq: Five key priorities - The Hill Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:21:37 GMT

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Iraq: Five key priorities
The Hill
President Obama has committed almost 1,000 U.S. troops back into Iraq. It is a huge move for a president whose opposition to the war in that nation was a key element in his political rise. It also brings a whole host of complicated problems in its wake.
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Iraq says Kurds advance in retaking Mosul dam - CBS News Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:14:00 GMT

Iraq says Kurds advance in retaking Mosul dam
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ERBIL, Iraq - An Iraqi security official says Kurdish forces have taken over parts of the country's largest dam, which was captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria extremist group earlier this month. Kurdish officials say that peshmerga forces ...