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Will UK stand for yet another war in Iraq? - CNN Wed, 17 Sep 2014 00:05:01 GMT

Will UK stand for yet another war in Iraq?
CNN
But the PM must now mobilize the British public for another campaign in Iraq, mindful that the last one was widely opposed. Revulsion at the beheading of three hostages will likely provide a bedrock of support. There are a wide variety of options ...

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US General Open to Ground Forces in Fight Against ISIS in Iraq - New York Times Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:55:40 GMT

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US General Open to Ground Forces in Fight Against ISIS in Iraq
New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama's top military adviser said Tuesday that he would recommend deploying United States forces in ground operations against Islamic extremists in Iraq if airstrikes proved insufficient, opening the door to a riskier, more ...
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Iraq Parliament Rejects Interior, Defense Nominees - ABC News Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:59:24 GMT

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Iraq Parliament Rejects Interior, Defense Nominees
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Control over the two powerful security portfolios has long been a source of tension among Iraq's feuding political factions, and the failure to agree on the candidates marked the latest in a series of delays in forming a unified government that can ...


US airstrikes target Islamic State in Iraq - USA TODAY Tue, 16 Sep 2014 14:10:19 GMT

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US airstrikes target Islamic State in Iraq
USA TODAY
The U.S. military's Central Command said both fighter and attack aircraft conducted separate airstrikes Sunday and Monday in support of Iraqi forces southwest of Baghdad and near Sinjar, Iraq. The strikes were described as the first to provide direct ...
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Shiite Militias Pose Challenge for US in Iraq - New York Times Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:23:09 GMT

New York Times

Shiite Militias Pose Challenge for US in Iraq
New York Times
Asked about complaints of discrimination and police abuse against Sunnis under the previous government, Mr. Aboudi said the whole question was backward: “I think Shiites are the real marginalized and persecuted community in Iraq. We have more ...


Leadership at last! But where will the Iraq war machine take Australia? - The Guardian Tue, 16 Sep 2014 11:52:28 GMT

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Leadership at last! But where will the Iraq war machine take Australia?
The Guardian
Yet we saddle up knowing nothing of the historical or cultural context of what has gripped northern Iraq and Syria. No one in the war party has made the most cursory attempt to get to grips with the forces that are at play. Instead, the reflex position ...
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Iraq Conference Opens in Paris as France Urges 'Global' Fight on Jihadists - Newsweek Mon, 15 Sep 2014 09:27:11 GMT

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Iraq Conference Opens in Paris as France Urges 'Global' Fight on Jihadists
Newsweek
French President Francois Hollande and Iraq's President Fuad Masum attend the opening of an international conference bringing together about 30 countries to discuss how to cooperate in the fight against Islamic State militants in Paris. Christian ...
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Kurds retake Christian villages from Iraq militants - Al-Arabiya Tue, 16 Sep 2014 19:53:21 GMT

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Kurds retake Christian villages from Iraq militants
Al-Arabiya
Kurdish peshmerga forces on Tuesday recaptured seven Christian villages in northern Iraq in clashes with militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an officer and a cleric said. Tens of thousands of Iraqi Christians, most of them ...
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Iraq parliament rejects PM security nominees - Aljazeera.com Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:00:09 GMT

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Iraq parliament rejects PM security nominees
Aljazeera.com
Lawmakers convened on Tuesday as US jets carried out an air strike near Baghdad for the first time since launching an aerial campaign in early August, and French warplanes flying from the United Arab Emirates began reconnaissance missions over Iraq.
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Islamic State Funds Push Into Syria and Iraq With Labyrinthine Oil-Smuggling ... - Wall Street Journal Tue, 16 Sep 2014 09:46:14 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Islamic State Funds Push Into Syria and Iraq With Labyrinthine Oil-Smuggling ...
Wall Street Journal
The Islamic State is funding its rapid push into Syria and Iraq with a labyrinthine oil-smuggling operation that starts at seized Syrian oil fields, goes through makeshift refineries and can end up in jerrycans carried by mules into the hilly ...
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