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Islamic State militants fight for Iraq's two biggest dams - Fox News Tue, 05 Aug 2014 11:49:50 GMT

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Islamic State militants fight for Iraq's two biggest dams Fox News Militants from the Islamic State are battling ferociously to control one of Iraq's most vital resources: water. Fighters with the group launched a three-pronged attack over the weekend in a drive to capture Haditha Dam, in western Iraq, a complex with ... Iraq Backs Kurdish Fight Against JihadistsWall Street Journal Iraq is hoping for peacemakersDeutsche Welle Iraq's Yazidis In dangerThe Economist (blog) Newsweek -New York Daily News all 1,362 news articles »

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4 Young Men Head for Iraq, Citing Fight for Islam, and India Wonders if More ... - New York Times Tue, 05 Aug 2014 18:20:51 GMT

New York Times

4 Young Men Head for Iraq, Citing Fight for Islam, and India Wonders if More ... New York Times Muslim men left a mosque last month in Kalyan, India, on the outskirts of Mumbai. Four young men from the city were apparently recruited over the Internet to fight with Islamists in Iraq. Credit Kuni Takahashi for The New York Times. Continue reading ... India shaken by case of Muslim men missing in IraqTimes of India all 7 news articles »

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ISIS claims gains, takes control of Iraq's largest hydroelectric dam - CNN Sun, 03 Aug 2014 21:15:11 GMT

ISIS claims gains, takes control of Iraq's largest hydroelectric dam CNN (CNN) -- Fighters with the militant group the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria reached the triangle border between Iraq, Syria and Turkey, it said in a message posted on Twitter on Sunday. ISIS took control of Iraq's largest hydroelectric dam on Iraq's ...

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ISIS takeover of key infrastructure brings new fears for Iraq's future - Fox News Mon, 04 Aug 2014 18:50:50 GMT

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ISIS takeover of key infrastructure brings new fears for Iraq's future Fox News The Islamic State's fight to takeover Monday of Mosul Dam, Iraq's largest dam, has the region on edge over the terrorists' control of key infrastructure. The dam is the fourth largest in the Middle East and provides about 30 percent of Iraq's electricity.

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Sunni Extremists in Iraq Seize 3 Towns From Kurds and Threaten Major Dam - New York Times Mon, 04 Aug 2014 03:10:28 GMT

New York Times

Sunni Extremists in Iraq Seize 3 Towns From Kurds and Threaten Major Dam New York Times BAGHDAD — Sunni extremists seized control of three towns in northern Iraq on Sunday after fierce battles with Kurdish security forces, sending thousands of people fleeing to the nearby mountains and threatening the country's largest dam. In the ...

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Iraq orders air force to help Kurds fight IS - Aljazeera.com Mon, 04 Aug 2014 17:28:19 GMT

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Iraq orders air force to help Kurds fight IS Aljazeera.com Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has ordered his air force to back Kurdish forces against Islamic State fighters for the first time after the armed group made another dramatic push through the north, state television reported on Monday. The ...

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US Backs Sunni Plan to Fight Islamic State Jihadists in Iraq - Wall Street Journal Wed, 06 Aug 2014 01:04:03 GMT

Wall Street Journal

US Backs Sunni Plan to Fight Islamic State Jihadists in Iraq Wall Street Journal BAGHDAD—The U.S. is holding talks with Sunni Muslim officials in Iraq who have requested help in organizing grass-roots fighting forces to counter an extremist militant group seizing territory across the country. The meetings follow an outreach by ... The Extremist Threat to Iraq GrowsNew York Times Iran's elite Guards fighting in Iraq to push back Islamic StateReuters Iraq's largest coalition still undecided on prime minister, delaying ...Fox News Jordan Times -Al-Arabiya all 125 news articles »

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Iraq's Biggest Dam at Risk as Islamists Fight Kurds for Control - Bloomberg Mon, 04 Aug 2014 21:35:05 GMT

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Iraq's Biggest Dam at Risk as Islamists Fight Kurds for Control Bloomberg Kurdish security forces clashed with a breakaway al-Qaeda group that's trying to extend its control in northern Iraq by seizing the country's largest dam. Fighting is raging near the Mosul dam, and it is a “no man's land,” Sheikh Ahmed Al-Simmari, a ...

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ISIS Seizes More Towns and Possibly Control of Iraq's Biggest Dam - The Wire Sun, 03 Aug 2014 23:02:03 GMT

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ISIS Seizes More Towns and Possibly Control of Iraq's Biggest Dam The Wire ISIS took control of Iraq's largest hydroelectric dam on Iraq's Tigris River, which provides power to the city of Mosul about 50 kilometers (31 miles) to the south, the commander of the Peshmerga Kurdish fighters who had been defending the facility ...

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Thousands flee after militants seize towns in Iraq - Fox News Mon, 04 Aug 2014 09:22:32 GMT

Thousands flee after militants seize towns in Iraq Fox News IRBIL, Iraq – Militants with the Islamic State extremist group on Sunday seized two small towns in northern Iraq after driving out Kurdish security forces, further expanding the territories under their control, officials and residents said. The fresh ...