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Dozens Killed at Sunni Mosque in Iraq After Attack on Shiite Leader - New York Times Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:41:31 GMT

CNN

Dozens Killed at Sunni Mosque in Iraq After Attack on Shiite Leader New York Times BAGHDAD — Dozens of Sunni worshipers were killed during a militant raid on a rural mosque in central Iraq on Friday, an attack that security officials said had followed the attempted assassination of a local Shiite leader. It was not immediately clear ... Iraq mosque massacre: 65 deadCNN Shia militia attack on Sunni mosque in Iraq leaves scores deadThe Guardian Militants kill at least 64 in Iraq mosque attackFox News ABC News -Aljazeera.com -Wall Street Journal all 460 news articles »

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Iraq, Syria and the Islamic State A war that crosses national boundaries - The Economist Sat, 23 Aug 2014 02:46:29 GMT

The Economist

Iraq, Syria and the Islamic State A war that crosses national boundaries The Economist With American aerial help and the advice of nearly 400 American advisers on the ground, Iraq's government forces and the Kurdish Peshmerga have made gains elsewhere, too. Most of the tens of thousands of Yazidis stranded on Sinjar mountain since IS ... US Won't Let Borders Hamper Fight Vs. ExtremistsABC News Iraq crisis: liveTelegraph.co.uk How Isis came to beThe Guardian CNN -CBC.ca -War on the Rocks all 10,182 news articles »

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In Iraq, Dread Is in the Air - New York Times Thu, 21 Aug 2014 15:38:29 GMT

New York Times

In Iraq, Dread Is in the Air New York Times Many soldiers, reporters and commentators have compared the Iraq war to a deadly, sickening version of the Bill Murray movie “Groundhog Day” — a war not of decisive battles but of seemingly endless efforts to take individual streets and towns, only to ...

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Iran denies report linking Iraq cooperation to nuclear talks - Reuters Fri, 22 Aug 2014 09:29:25 GMT

Reuters

Iran denies report linking Iraq cooperation to nuclear talks Reuters On Thursday a story from the official Iranian News Agency (IRNA) cited by several news organizations including Reuters reported Foreign Minister Javad Zarif as saying that if Iran agreed to “do something in Iraq, the other side in the negotiations will ... Iran links Iraq role to lifting of Western sanctionsThe Daily Star Iran FM offered work on Arak, not Iraq, for lifting sanctionsAl-Monitor all 241 news articles »

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Westboro Baptist Church Says It Will Go to Iraq to Protest ISIS - Advocate.com Fri, 22 Aug 2014 23:37:16 GMT

Advocate.com

Westboro Baptist Church Says It Will Go to Iraq to Protest ISIS Advocate.com In a move certainly worthy of its status as the fringiest of the far-right fringe hate groups, the Westboro Baptist Church congregation says it's going to accept an offer by a popular Australian comedian to fly members to Iraq to protest the beheading ... Westboro Baptist Church Accepts Comedian's Offer of Free Trip to IraqGawker Anti-Gay Westboro Baptist Church Plans on Picketing in IraqChinatopix all 82 news articles »

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Obama: ISIS a 'cancer,' US to continue operations in Iraq - CNN Thu, 21 Aug 2014 02:20:17 GMT

Obama: ISIS a 'cancer,' US to continue operations in Iraq CNN (CNN) -- The United States launched a series of airstrikes Wednesday against ISIS forces in Iraq, the same day President Barack Obama vowed to act against the militant group following its beheading of an American journalist and its threat to kill another.

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What Does It Mean to Compare Ferguson to Iraq? - The New Yorker Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:29:00 GMT

The New Yorker

What Does It Mean to Compare Ferguson to Iraq? The New Yorker “This isn't Iraq—it's Ferguson,” commentators noted, as social and news media were flooded with pictures of the Ferguson police firing tear gas and arresting journalists. Given the timing, the association of Ferguson with Iraq—and perhaps with the ... and more »

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For David Cameron, Tangles of Horror in Iraq and Syria - New York Times Thu, 21 Aug 2014 12:29:00 GMT

New York Times

For David Cameron, Tangles of Horror in Iraq and Syria New York Times LONDON — For a century and more, Iraq has been the graveyard of Western dreams, often literally, from the defeat of British colonial forces in the First Battle of Kut in 1916 to the bloodshed that flowed from the American-led invasion in 2003. But ... What's the PM's next move on Iraq?BBC News Britain in IraqThe Economist all 195 news articles »

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Young Kurds From Turkey Flock To Iraq And Syria To Fight - Huffington Post Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:44:48 GMT

Reuters

Young Kurds From Turkey Flock To Iraq And Syria To Fight Huffington Post While the trend is nothing new, the unrest raging in neighboring Syria and Iraq has lured even more young Kurds from Turkey -- some younger than 18 -- who deem their struggle and the conflicts over the border as one and the same. Young men and women ... Hoshyar Zebari: Iraq and the United States face a common enemy in the Islamic ...Washington Post US judgment due on Iraq-KRG oil disputeFinancial Times 'Terrorists' help US in battle against Islamic State in IraqReuters Al-Monitor all 204 news articles »

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Officials: Commanders want more Iraq airstrike power - USA TODAY Thu, 21 Aug 2014 03:15:03 GMT

USA TODAY

Officials: Commanders want more Iraq airstrike power USA TODAY WASHINGTON — U.S. military commanders in the Middle East are urging the Pentagon to intensify the air war against Islamic State targets in Iraq, two Defense Department officials said Wednesday. Top officers at Central Command, which oversees military ...