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Troops in Iraq Rout Sunni Militants From a Key Dam - New York Times Tue, 19 Aug 2014 01:42:54 GMT

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Troops in Iraq Rout Sunni Militants From a Key Dam New York Times WASHINGTON — Iraqi and Kurdish ground troops overran Sunni militants and reclaimed Iraq's largest dam on Monday, President Obama said, as American warplanes unleashed a barrage of bombs in an expansion of the limited goals laid out by the ... Backed by US strikes, Iraq Kurds retake strategic dam: officialsReuters Obama: Iraq Has Regained Control of Mosul DamABC News Britain dragged deeper into Iraq conflict: 150 more special forces on way as ...Daily Mail abc40 -BBC News all 3,571 news articles »

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Britain Says Iraq Campaign Will Last 'Weeks and Months' - New York Times Mon, 18 Aug 2014 12:10:44 GMT

New York Times

Britain Says Iraq Campaign Will Last 'Weeks and Months' New York Times LONDON — As Kurdish forces in Iraq, backed by United States airstrikes, fought for strategic gains against Sunni militants, Britain's defense minister was quoted on Monday as telling air force personnel that the campaign against the insurgents would ...

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Obama sending Holder to Ferguson, claims progress in Iraq - USA TODAY Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:51:52 GMT

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Obama sending Holder to Ferguson, claims progress in Iraq USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Faced with a pair of violent crises, President Obama said Monday he is seeing progress in Iraq and announced he is dispatching Attorney General Eric Holder to monitor the unrest over a police shooting in a St. Louis suburb. Hours after ... Obama would much rather talk about Iraq than FergusonWashington Post (blog) Obama calls for calm in Ferguson, claims progress in IraqW*USA 9 President on violence in Ferguson: 'Let's seek to heal'fox8.com all 5,218 news articles »

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Poll: How far should US go in Iraq? - USA TODAY Mon, 18 Aug 2014 23:01:13 GMT

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Poll: How far should US go in Iraq? USA TODAY Americans are increasingly inclined to say the United States has a responsibility to respond to rising violence in Iraq, a USA TODAY/Pew Research Center Poll finds, although most also express fears about getting pulled back into a extended conflict there. Support for U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq; Concern About Getting Too InvolvedPew Research Center for the People and the Press Turning Point in Iraq?Wall Street Journal Public Offers Support for Obama's Iraq InterventionInter Press Service Firstpost all 63 news articles »

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Pope backs military force to protect Iraq minorities - USA TODAY Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:40:51 GMT

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Pope backs military force to protect Iraq minorities USA TODAY James Bretzke, a priest and professor of moral theology at Boston College, said popes in recent history have all lined up against any military intervention, including World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War and, most recently, the U.S. invasion of ... Pope Says It's OK To 'Stop' Aggressors In Iraq To Protect MinoritiesNPR (blog) Pope punts on American airstrikes in Iraqfox2now.com Pope Francis OKs protecting Iraq minorities, wants UN OKPolitico Boston Globe -Jackson Free Press -Yahoo News all 197 news articles »

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15 New US Airstrikes in Northern Iraq - ABC News Mon, 18 Aug 2014 16:23:45 GMT

15 New US Airstrikes in Northern Iraq ABC News Steve Warren, said Monday the U.S. had no indication of the dam's imminent failure, but the airstrikes were part of a broader U.S. mission to help protect Iraq's critical infrastructure. The dam was captured by the Islamic State group earlier this month.

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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 ... Iraq's new prime minister-designate vows to fight corruption, terrorismFox News Iraq's Maliki finally steps aside, paving way for new governmentReuters Engineer, café owner and now Iraq's leader: Nation's new PM lived in Britain ...Daily Mail Wall Street Journal -Los Angeles Times -BBC News all 4,503 news articles »

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US sanctions senior Isis member as Iraq bombing campaign intensifies - The Guardian Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:28:05 GMT

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US sanctions senior Isis member as Iraq bombing campaign intensifies The Guardian The designation came as US fighter jets, bombers and drones on Monday launched 15 strikes against Isis positions around one of Iraq's most important pieces of infrastructure, a third day of support for a difficult effort by Iraqi forces to retake the ...

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US Widens Air Campaign in Northern Iraq - Wall Street Journal Mon, 18 Aug 2014 11:06:22 GMT

Wall Street Journal

US Widens Air Campaign in Northern Iraq Wall Street Journal BAGHDAD—The U.S. widened its air campaign against Sunni extremists in Iraq, sending bombers for the first time in support of a Kurdish ground offensive to retake the Mosul Dam and promising to keep up strikes until the strategic post is out of the ...

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How Iraq's black market in oil funds ISIS - CNN Mon, 18 Aug 2014 11:30:14 GMT

How Iraq's black market in oil funds ISIS CNN London (CNN) -- Luay al-Khatteeb spoke to CNN about the impact of ISIS' march through northern Iraq, and the militant group's control of some oil fields. He explained how they used the oil fields to raise funds, and how it could impact global prices ... Obama's War in Iraq Marks the Return of the Global War on TerrorDaily Beast Video: Does Cameron have an Iraq policy? Or is he just making it up?Spectator.co.uk (blog) Dem Iraq Vet: If Our Mission Isn't to Take Out ISIS, 'We've Got a Real Problem ...PJ Media all 56 news articles »