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Next Leader May Echo Maliki, but Iraqis Hope for New Results - New York Times Wed, 20 Aug 2014 02:13:10 GMT

The Guardian

Next Leader May Echo Maliki, but Iraqis Hope for New Results
New York Times
Both men come from the same Shiite Islamist movement whose members, after decades of clandestine opposition to Saddam Hussein and the Sunni elite that dominated his rule, were asked to govern Iraq in an inclusive way that accommodated the Sunnis ...
Those who destroyed Iraq – the US and UK – must go back to fix their mistakesThe Guardian
Haunted by History: Why Peace in Iraq Is So Hard to Find [An Illustrated ...KQED (blog)
Views of Maliki encapsulate Iraq's stark sectarian splitLos Angeles Times
Slate Magazine (blog) -USA TODAY -Brookings Institution (blog)
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UN Plans Ambitious Operation to Help Displaced Iraqis - New York Times Wed, 20 Aug 2014 02:10:14 GMT

CBS News

UN Plans Ambitious Operation to Help Displaced Iraqis
New York Times
This photograph released by the U.S. Department of Defense shows a crew member counting halal meals inside a C-130 Hercules during a humanitarian airdrop last week over Iraq. Credit Sgt. Vernon Young Jr./U.S. Air Force, via European Pressphoto ...
Emboldened by US strikes, Iraq goes on offenseCBS News
Iraq conflict: Obama hails recapture of dam from ISISCBC.ca
'No' from one Iraq villager triggered Islamic State mass killingsReuters
The Guardian -Wall Street Journal
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Poll: How far should US go in Iraq? - USA TODAY Tue, 19 Aug 2014 13:08:41 GMT

USA TODAY

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
Iraq still subject to jurisdiction of great powersThe Western News
I fear our panic stricken politicians are leading us into another bloody ...Daily Mail

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Neither Obama Nor Congress Seems Eager for a Vote on Military Action in Iraq - New York Times Tue, 19 Aug 2014 22:43:25 GMT

Mother Jones

Neither Obama Nor Congress Seems Eager for a Vote on Military Action in Iraq
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Mingling with Senate Democrats at the White House earlier this summer, President Obama had a tart comeback to the suggestion that he should seek a vote of Congress before deepening American military involvement in Iraq. “Guys, you ...
Don't Like the War in Iraq? Blame Congress.Mother Jones
Obama sending Holder to Ferguson, claims progress in IraqUSA TODAY
President Obama cites progress in Iraq, announces Holder is heading to FergusonPBS NewsHour
The Hill -Huffington Post
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Obama would much rather talk about Iraq than Ferguson - Washington Post (blog) Tue, 19 Aug 2014 14:03:12 GMT

Fox News

Obama would much rather talk about Iraq than Ferguson
Washington Post (blog)
The numbers don't fully convey Obama's clear preference for discussing Iraq over Ferguson. Both on Monday and during his comments last week, Obama led with Iraq. When asked questions after his comments Monday, he was clearly more energized when ...
President Obama Provides an Update on the Latest in Iraq and Ferguson, MissouriThe White House (blog)

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Video claims to show US journalist beheaded in Iraq - Las Vegas Review-Journal Wed, 20 Aug 2014 01:45:40 GMT

PBS NewsHour

Video claims to show US journalist beheaded in Iraq
Las Vegas Review-Journal
WASHINGTON — A video by Islamic State militants Tuesday purported to show the cold-blooded execution of American journalist James Foley as retribution for U.S. airstrikes in Iraq. The White House, his family and employer said they could not determine ...
Islamic State video purports to show beheading of US journalistReuters
Video shows ISIS beheading US journalist James FoleyCNN
Journalist James Foley reportedly killed in IraqPBS NewsHour
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Iraq Crisis: Islamic State Militants Driven From Mosul Dam - Wall Street Journal Tue, 19 Aug 2014 08:24:37 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Iraq Crisis: Islamic State Militants Driven From Mosul Dam
Wall Street Journal
BADRIYA, Iraq—Looking out from his hilltop post over the fighting for the Mosul Dam, the Kurdish special-forces commander fretted that his 5,000 troops didn't have the firepower to dislodge Islamist insurgents. Less than 10 miles away, about 80 ...


Iraq crisis: Islamic State's message to America - 'We will drown you all in blood' - The Independent Tue, 19 Aug 2014 19:40:01 GMT

The Independent

Iraq crisis: Islamic State's message to America - 'We will drown you all in blood'
The Independent
After showing footage of a US soldier apparently being killed by a sniper and a photo of an American beheaded during the Iraq occupation, a statement in English reads: “We will drown all of you in blood”. In a previous message posted by Isis on Twitter ...


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 ...


Islamic State militants threaten US over air strikes in Iraq - euronews Tue, 19 Aug 2014 17:07:49 GMT

euronews

Islamic State militants threaten US over air strikes in Iraq
euronews
The militants have seized large parts of Iraq and threatened to march on Baghdad. Speaking from the White House US President Barack Obama condemned the Islamic State group as having a hateful ideology. “Let's remember: ISIL poses a threat to all Iraqis ...