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US Launches More Airstrikes Against ISIS in Iraq - NBCNews.com Sat, 30 Aug 2014 22:53:27 GMT

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US Launches More Airstrikes Against ISIS in Iraq NBCNews.com U.S. fighter jets and drones Saturday launched five more airstrikes against Islamist militants in Iraq Saturday, destroying targets near the Mosul Dam, the military said. Strikes destroyed an armed vehicle, fighting position, weapons and a building ... US operations in Iraq costing $7.5ma day as Obama deliberates strategyThe Guardian Pentagon: Iraq Operations Costing US More Than $7.5 Million A DayTIME US, Partner-nations Conduct Humanitarian Airdrop in IraqDepartment of Defense Hilton Head Island Packet -Newsweek all 330 news articles »

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US military carries out airstrikes, aid drops to Iraqi town surrounded by ISIS - CNN Sun, 31 Aug 2014 02:06:52 GMT

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US military carries out airstrikes, aid drops to Iraqi town surrounded by ISIS CNN Tens of thousands of Yazidis fled to Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq as ISIS fighters made deadly advances on their villages. They became trapped on the mountain, leading to air drops of water, food and other supplies, and eventually airstrikes to ... Report: ISIS selling Yazidi women in SyriaKSAT San Antonio all 55 news articles »

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Iraq army battles to lift IS siege of Amerli - Aljazeera.com Sat, 30 Aug 2014 21:38:18 GMT

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Iraq army battles to lift IS siege of Amerli Aljazeera.com Iraq has launched a major operation to liberate the town of Amerli which has been besieged by Islamic State fighters for more than two months. The operation to retake town started on Saturday with Iraqi troops and Shia militia involved in the fighting ... Besieged Iraqi town buoyed by airstrikes, launch of offensive against militantsWashington Post Iraq forces begin Amerli moves against Islamic StateBBC News US planes drop aid and strike IS positions near Iraq's AmerliBBC News Business Insider -RTE.ie all 70 news articles »

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Miliband calls for tougher action on Britons travelling to Iraq and Syria - The Guardian Sat, 30 Aug 2014 22:52:53 GMT

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Miliband calls for tougher action on Britons travelling to Iraq and Syria The Guardian "The increase in the threat level is related to developments in Syria and Iraq where terrorist groups are planning attacks against the west," May said. "Some of those plots are likely to involve foreign fighters who have travelled there from the UK and ... UK raises terror threat level, citing risks out of Syria, IraqCNN Abbott govt plans to fly arms to Iraq for fight against IS: reportThe Australian Britain raises its terrorism threat level over Syria, IraqReuters UK HITC -Jamaica Observer all 762 news articles »

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Australia to Fly Guns and Ammunition Into Iraq - ABC News Sat, 30 Aug 2014 23:52:15 GMT

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Australia to Fly Guns and Ammunition Into Iraq ABC News Australian military aircraft will fly guns and ammunition into Iraq to help fight Islamic State militants, Australia's prime minister said on Sunday. "The United States government has requested that Australia help to transport stores of military ... Australia to deliver arms in IraqSydney Morning Herald Tony Abbott: any Iraq involvement will continue to be humanitarianThe Guardian Australia to join multinational airlift against Islamic State in IraqThe Australian Yahoo News -Sky News Australia all 164 news articles »

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Obama Cools Talk of Strikes Against Islamic State in Iraq or Syria - Wall Street Journal Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:18:38 GMT

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Obama Cools Talk of Strikes Against Islamic State in Iraq or Syria Wall Street Journal While a series of airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq and humanitarian-aid drops thus far conducted by U.S. forces have had some success in blunting the progress of the fighters, a longer-term strategy needs to be outlined publicly in order to ... John Kerry says 'airstrikes alone' will not defeat 'genocidal' Isis militantsThe Guardian Obama Says 'We Don't Have a Strategy Yet' for Fighting ISISTIME Dempsey: Regional plan key to militants' defeat in IraqUSA TODAY MSNBC -Foreign Policy (blog) -New York Post all 5,217 news articles »

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Iraqi Christians report a decade of blood - U-T San Diego Sat, 30 Aug 2014 23:03:10 GMT

Iraqi Christians report a decade of blood U-T San Diego The day the statue of Saddam Hussein was torn down in Baghdad's Firdos Square in April 2003 — a day that was the basis for some of the most iconic and debated images of the war in Iraq — Sam, an Iraqi Christian who had a job at a barber shop just ... and more »

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SAS troops, Hornets in frame for Iraq mission - The Australian Sat, 30 Aug 2014 22:55:37 GMT

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SAS troops, Hornets in frame for Iraq mission The Australian The government has consistently ruled out the deployment of Australian combat forces on the ground in Iraq. However, special forces such as the SAS are not conventional combat ground forces. Their deployment would not breach the government's ... Australia signs up to join US in air strikes on IraqThe Guardian all 45 news articles »

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Iraq crisis: Sunni rebels 'ready to turn on Islamic State' - BBC News Fri, 29 Aug 2014 23:47:28 GMT

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Iraq crisis: Sunni rebels 'ready to turn on Islamic State' BBC News The tribal and military rebels, who had been fighting government forces since January, played a role in the spectacular advances scored after IS - in its previous guise as Isis - erupted into Iraq from Syria in June and captured the second city, Mosul ... Iraq Has a New PresidentThe New American all 34 news articles »

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Pentagon: Fighting ISIS in Iraq Costs $7.5 Million a Day - NBCNews.com Fri, 29 Aug 2014 18:05:54 GMT

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Pentagon: Fighting ISIS in Iraq Costs $7.5 Million a Day NBCNews.com The United States' military operations against ISIS militants in Iraq have cost an average of $7.5 million per day since they began in mid-June, the Pentagon said Friday. That means the department would have spent about $500 million since it became ...